The Charlestown Mite A team began the season in the Fall of 2013 with big changes. Its former league, the Greater Boston Youth Hockey League (GBYHL) had recently folded. The GBYHL’s former teams, which were primarily comprised of teams from…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Obituaries 04-10-2014
Daniel Canney, III Of Charlestown Daniel E. Canney, III of Charlestown died suddenly on April 8. He was the beloved son of Daniel E. and Margaret T. (Meehan) Canney; loving brother of Michael G. Canney of Charlestown, Catherine T. Donahue…
Townie Pride: State Rep. Dan Ryan: First Resident to Be Elected to Seat since 1978
With no Republican challenger Charlestown resident Dan Ryan easily won the Second Suffolk District State Representative seat during Tuesday night’s special election. His victory brings the seat back to Charlestown for the first time in nearly 40 years. In Charlestown…
Lema Leaving Police Post Here
Longtime District 1 Community Police Sergeant Thomas Lema is leaving his post here after 18 years of service to the Charlestown community. Lema has been promoted to Lieutenant for the Boston Police Department and friends and colleagues will hold a…
LaMattina Leads Charge Against Wynn Casino
Last Wednesday evening, City Councilor Sal LaMattina testified at the Casino Commission hearing and expressed his frustration over the whole process and feels Charlestown and Boston proper should be considered a Host Community and allowed to vote on the casino…
PPAF Congratultes Ryan on Win
The Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund (PPAF) celebrated Dan Ryan’s victory tonight in the election for the 2nd Suffolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. PPAF is the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. Martha “Marty” Walz,…
CNC Announces Winners of Appreciation Awards
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) is pleased to announce the following members of the Charlestown community have been selected as the recipients of the 2014 Community Appreciation Awards: 2014 PETER L. LOONEY CHARLESTOWN COMMUNITY APPRECIATION AWARDEES Special Committee Recognition Award:…
Our Fallen Heroes
People in this world may be divided by political views, race, sexual orientation, and religion but there is one group of people that are blind to this and will run into a burning inferno and save your life regardless if…
Casino Public Input Hearing
More than 400 people gathered at the South Boston Convention Center on Tuesday, March 25, to sound off at the public input hearing on the Revere Mohegan Sun casino project in front of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC). Residents from…
Push Is on to Approve Proposed Charlestown Maritime Center
There is a regional push to get the state to quickly approve the proposed organic material processing and transportation facility at 200 Terminal Street in Charlestown known as the Charlestown Maritime Center. The MWRA has begun a co-digestion program for…