Following the State Auditor’s certification last week that Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) net state tax revenues exceeded allowable revenues per Chapter 62F by $2.941 billion, the Baker-Polito Administration has announced details regarding the return of this excess revenue to taxpayers.…
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Construction Update: North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead to October 1
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below. Scheduled Work •…
John F. Kennedy Family Service Center To Host Continuing Our Legacy Gala Sept. 30
The John F. Kennedy Family Service Center, (www.kennedycenter.org), a nonprofit organization with the mission to improve the lives of individuals and families in need, is honoring change makers and community heroes that share its commitment to serving Charlestown. Honorees include…
Art in the Park
BPD: Charlestown Sees 11-Perecnt Spike in Part One Crime From Last Year
With the summer of ’22 on the books, Charlestown had seen an 11-percent increase in Part One crime from the previous year, according to Boston Police. Between Jan. 1 and Sept. 4 of this year, 194 incidents of Part One…
Wu Challenges 2020 Us Census Count
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston is challenging the United States Census Bureau’s 2020 Census Population count of Boston’s total population. Based on research by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), the…
Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library Host Author Fr. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J.
“Nazis of Copley Square: the Forgotten Story of the Christian Front” will be a book presentation by author Fr. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J. and hosted by the Friends of the Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library. Thursday, September 22, 6:30 pm.…
MGH Institute Students Deliver Health and Service Into Charlestown and Beyond
Caitlin Clarizia was sitting at a long, rectangular table in the Kennedy Center in Charlestown. Next to the first-year Doctor of Occupational Therapy student was Joanne Leslie, a long-time neighborhood resident. The pair was studiously working on making a Boston…
BPD: Charlestown sees 11-perecnt spike in Part One crime from last year
With the summer of ’22 on the books, Charlestown had seen an 11-percent increase in Part One crime from the previous year, according to Boston Police. Between Jan. 1 and Sept. 4 of this year, 194 incidents of Part One…
Wu challenges 2020 US Census count
Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston is challenging the United States Census Bureau’s 2020 Census Population count of Boston’s total population. Based on research by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), the population count of 675,647…