Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the winners of the 26th annual Mayor’s Garden Contest with a grand prize provided by JetBlue, prize packages donated by Mahoney’s Garden Centers, and additional support from in-kind sponsor Polar Beverages. The Mayor’s Garden Contest…
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BPDA Seeks Input From Residents
By Stephen Quigley Members of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) team are going the extra mile to get as much feedback as possible from the Charlestown community for the PLAN:Charlestown initiative. The process of providing a vision for…
Boston Awarded Grant To Expand Access to Apprenticeship Programs
Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD), an affiliate of the Boston Planning & Development Agency, was recently awarded $3 million from the US Department of Labor to create and expand equitable pre-apprenticeship pathways to…
News Briefs
Christ Church to Hold Photography Exhibit/Competition Christ Church Charlestown is planning to hold a photography exhibit/competition in October. The event is called through Our Eyes – Photo Competition and Exhibit. Budding photographers can get their camera on the following days:…
Venom and Mayhem
Wu Announces Strategies To Enhance Coastal Resilience in Charlestown and East Boston
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Mayor Michelle Wu announced Coastal Resilience Solutions for East Boston and Charlestown (Phase II), a comprehensive framework to understand coastal flood risk, options for coastal resilience solutions, and timelines for implementation in parts of East Boston…
Elected Officials and Transit Advocates Call for Suspending Fares for All MBTA Riders
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Elected officials, advocates, and riders are calling for suspending fare collection across the entire MBTA system during the month-long shutdowns of the Orange Line (beginning August 19) and the Green Line north of Government Center (beginning…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Huang Named to Dean’s List at Tufts University Tufts University student Lina Huang, of Charlestown, class of 2022, was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester. Huang is one of more than 4,000 students named to Dean’s List…
Wu, BPDA Introduce Policy To Promote Diversity Within Private Development Projects
Mayor Michelle Wu and Chief of Planning Arthur Jemison announced last week that the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors will vote on a new policy introducing diversity, equity and inclusion into the review process for large…
Pier 5 Association Announces Two New Board Members
The Pier 5 Association is pleased to announce the addition of two new Board members. We welcome their commitment and expertise in reaching our goal of transforming the historic Pier 5 in the Charlestown Navy Yard into an open space…