Joseph Plunkett Of Somerville, formerly of Charlestown Joseph T. Plunkett of Somerville, formerly of Charlestown, died on May 27. He was 80 years old. A U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, he was a member of The Somerville American…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Ribbon Cutting Official Grand Opening at Grasshopper Café
-By Joshua Resnek The Grasshopper Café, the newest and best addition to the Charlestown culinary scene, began operating in January. It is, arguably, the best and the only true to life, real time breakfast place in this neighborhood (unless you…
Six Harvard-Kent Students Awarded $1,000 Scholarships
The Harvard-Kent Elementary School has a very unique program that honors scholars and leaders annually and this year’s program was extra special. On Thursday, May 12 six students were awarded $l,000 scholarships in the sixth annual ceremony. The total awarded…
Sports 05-26-2011
Help keep me in the “loop” If a parent has any info/photo of their child participating in a sports or recreational activity (elementary school, high school, college, or otherwise), please E-Mail me at [email protected] and I will be sure to…
Memorial Day 2011
For those who have lost a son or a daughter, a father or a mother, a dear friend or even a neighbor to the ravages of war, Memorial Day is a time to remember and to celebrate the lives of…
Police Briefs 05-26-2011
05/20/11 – Open/Gross Lewdness A victim reported that, while walking near Rutherford Avenue and Sullivan Square, a silver sports utility vehicle pulled up next to her. Thinking the driver had a question she looked over. The suspect then raised his…
Obituaries 05-26-2011
Helen ‘Marcy’ Gauthier Of Somerville and Charlestown Helen M. “Marcy” Gauthier of Somerville and Charlestown died on May 18. She was the daughter of the late Lester and Mary H. (MacDonald) Gauthier; granddaughter of the late Harry and Mary MacDonald;…
Charlestown Launches into its Boating Season
-By Luke O’ Neill The hum of traffic droned on nearby on the Charlestown Bridge. The clanging and dinging of boat masts rang throughout Constitution Marina. Water gently lapped boats’ bows. On one boat, the jibber-jabber of Boston sports radio…
Mayor’s Aide Jack Kelley Moving On
–By Joshua Resnek One of the mayor’s most popular and hard working aides in the neighborhoods of Boston, Jack Kelley, is moving on. Kelley, who grew up in Charlestown and who has worked for the mayor in Charlestown almost 5…
The Rain
Two years ago, there was no sun, no warmth, no beach no nuthin as some would tend to say around here about a spring that never arrived and a summer that was absent without leave. Two years ago, it rained…