Lions Club Collected 179 Coats This year the Charlestown Lions Club collected 179 coats for people in need. They were delivered to Anton’s Cleaners in Somerville to be cleaned free of charge. After the cleaning, they will be delivered to…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Police Briefs 01-17-2019
Charlestown Beat Larceny 01/07/19 – A victim on Bunker Hill Street reported unknown person(s) removed her daughter’s cell phone from her backpack. The Find My Phone app showed the phone was in the area of O’Reilly Way, and the matter…
What Would Dr. Martin Luther King Think?
When one considers that it has been almost 51 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated, it is easy to understand why so many of our fellow Americans today have so little understanding of who he was and what…
TOWNIE SPORTS 01-17-2019
CYHA UPDATE (as of Dec. 30)•MITES: The Mite 1 Townies have been on a tear this winter as they sit at 11-2 through Dec. 30 and are in first place with the Waltham Mites 4 closing in…The Mites 2 are…
Charlestown Gym Hockey League
Dan Ryan Swearing In
CNC Hears about Mystic Project, Medford-Bunker Hill Connector
At their Jan. 8 meeting, The Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) had a special presentation from the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) regarding the Charlestown Lower Mystic Project. MyRWA Greenways Director Amber Christoffersen and TerraCorps Member Zoe Davis told the CNC…
Neighborhood Round Up
Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard 2019 Annual Membership Drive Join the Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard as a new or renewing member and enjoy access to members only benefits at more than 10 local businesses and restaurants. Stay…
Students Demonstrate Core Values and Earn Gifts for their Family
The Edwards Middle School held its annual holiday raffle on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 20 and 21, and it was an opportunity for sixth-grade students to “buy” gifts for family and friends for the holidays. Rather than paying for gifts…
Charlestown sees 22-Percent Reduction in Part One Crime for ‘18
Charlestown saw a 22-percent reduction in violent and property crimes in 2018 from the previous year. According to Boston Police, 328 Part One crime incidents were reported in District A-15 in all of last year, compared with 423 during the…