Special to the Patriot-Bridge With nearly 40% of food going unsold and uneaten and tens of millions of people facing food insecurity in the United States (including over 500,000 in Massachusetts alone), food recovery organization, Spoonfuls, debuted its “Pledge to…
Massachusetts House Passes Bill Authorizing Chapter 90 Funding
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill that includes $200 million for the state’s Chapter 90 program, which provides municipalities with a funding source for transportation-related improvements, including road and bridge repairs, as well as $175 million for specific…
News Briefs
Ryan “Duce” Morrissey Scholarship Fund The Friends of Ryan “Duce” Morrissey Scholarship Fund committee is pleased to announce that 2024 will be their 10th year of providing scholarships. This year, a total of $35,000 will be awarded. Scholarships in the…
Construction Update
Construction look-ahead for the North Washington Street Bridge through May 11 is as follows: Scheduled Work • Removal of temporary Paul Revere Park abutment • Cofferdam installation Work Hours • Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. •…
Gardens for Charlestown Hold Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Wu Files FY25 Budget
Love Your Block on April 20
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Love Your Block is a Citywide community service event comes to Charlestown on this Saturday, April 20. The Office of Civic Organizing OOCO) invite community members to lead in hosting a neighborhood cleanup or joining a cleanup…
Local Runner Receives One of the Fastest Bostonian Awards at the 128th Boston Marathon
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced the recipients of the second annual awards for the Fastest Bostonians, given to the Boston man, woman, and non-binary runner with the quickest finish times at…
MGH Charlestown Healthcare Center Medical Minute
By Lori Hooley RN, Ben Bearnot MD, and Jim Morrill MD Alcohol Awareness Month Q&A For all of recorded history, alcohol has been a part of American culture and many cultures around the world, well known for making us feel…
Local Authors Release New Book
Charlestown Nursery School is thrilled to announce that Jean Martin Cadène and Nancy Wovers Cadène, along with Isabella Cadene, have just released a beautiful photo book entitled “Pond, Lake, River, Sea: Life Along the Path of the Mystic.” This second…
Historic Houses of the Month: The Charlestown Savings Bank Building – One Thompson Square
By Nancy Hayford Kueny The most interesting commercial building in Charlestown is the Charlestown Savings Bank at One Thompson Square, truly a landmark. Built in 1876, it is a magnificent example of High Victorian Gothic Style and was designed by…
MHS Hosts Making History Gala With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Doris Kearns Goodwin
On Thursday, June 6, the Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) will host its Making History Gala at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. The event will feature renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin. The evening will commence…