The Charlestown Working Theater (CWT) is one of 137 organizations that support arts and culture from across the city that will share in $303,476 in grant money from the Boston Cultural Council (BCC). Mayor Martin J. Walsh made the announcement…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
DiDomenico Foundation St.Patrick’s Party is March 6
Senator Sal DiDomenico will once again be hosting the Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on March 6, 2015, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Bunker Hill Knights of Columbus in Charlestown. In addition to a traditional Irish dinner, the…
Tony V May Have the Right Idea
Recently, the Boston Globe did a great story on snow humor and right there on the front page of the Metro section was a full color photo of Tony V acting as a live space saver, sitting on a beach…
The Jeff Allison Story
Jeff Allison finally got to speak to Charlestown after the first scheduled date to speak was cancelled to 26 inches of snow back in January. It got rescheduled I’m told and plenty of folks showed up. The event was at…
Letter to the Editor
Showing pride Dear Editor: During this exceptional snowy winter, Charlestown residents showed pride in their community by clearing away snow from hydrants in complying with the fire department’s “adopt-a-hydrant” campaign. But as the city continues to remove snow from Boston…
Annual Brian McGonagle Tournament Held Sunday
This past Sunday the 21st annual Brian J. McGonagle Tournament was held at Emmons-Horrigan-O’Neil Rink where teams from Charlestown and the North Shore competed for three days to see who was best. The Revere/Everett Squirt team took home second place…
North Washington St. Bridge Plans Gets a New Look:Residents Like the Look, But Concerns Over Auto Capacity
Charlestown residents and members of the Charlestown Preservation Society’s (CPS) Design Review Board cheered the beautiful and modern design of the proposed, $90 million North Washington Street Bridge, but jeered the fact that the proposal didn’t seem to have expanded…
Neighborhood Gets Passing Grade for Sidewalk Shoveling
As compared to other neighborhoods in Boston – and given the tight quarters of the neighborhood – Charlestown residents pulled their weight when it came to grabbing a shovel and getting to work throughout the Snowmageddon of the previous month.…
BPS Superintendent Search Narrowing
It has come down to four candidates in the Boston Public Schools superintendent search for a job that many in the City and School Department have found – after an exhaustive 12-month process – to be one of the foremost…
Harvard/Kent to See Extended School Hours
It’s official. After the Boston Teachers Union voted in favor of extending the school day by 40 minutes at the Harvard/Kent School in Charlestown school the Boston School Committee voted in favor of the proposal. The historic vote was the…