Special to the Patriot-Bridge Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Director Brian Golden announced that he will conclude his tenure after serving for more than eight years as the chief executive of the agency. As the BPDA’s chief executive, Golden…
News Briefs
Friends of Ryan “Duce” Morrissey Scholarship Fund Awards Dinner Set for May 21 The Friends of Ryan “Duce” Morrissey Scholarship Fund Awards Dinner will take place Saturday May 21, at 7:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Unemployment Overpayment Relief Plans
The Baker-Polito Administration announced plans to provide expanded relief to unemployment claimants with overpayment obligations. The announcement follows a decision by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to approve in part the Commonwealth’s request to provide certain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance…
Massachusetts RMV Announces Road Test Applicants Will Need Own Vehicles
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is informing Class D learner’s permit holders applying for a Massachusetts issued driver’s license that all applicants will be required to supply their own vehicle for road testing beginning on Monday, May 2. …
North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead to April 30
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. Holiday • No…
Massachusetts Unemployment and Job Estimates for March
The state’s March total unemployment rate dropped by four-tenths of a percentage point at 4.3 percent over the month, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts gained…
Earth Day Report, 2022: The Planet Is Doomed
We were around for the first Earth Day in 1970. We clearly recall the incident a year earlier that spurred Congress and President Richard Nixon to create the Environmental Protection Agency when the Cuyahoga River, which feeds into Lake Erie…
Letter to the Editor
Earth Day, Unity in a Community To the Editor: Saturday, April 23, 12 to 3pm, is a day dedicated to “investing in the planet” in Charlestown. We, the Pier5.org plan the day’s activities “investing in each other,” as the cornerstone…
Supporting Charlestown’s Businesses
Baker Highlights Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report at Charlestown’s Wind Tech Testing Center
Last week, Gov. Charlie Baker joined Environmental Secretary Kathleen Theoharides, MassClean Energy Center (MassCEC) CEO Jennifer Daloisio, Rep. Dan Ryan and Rep. Josh Cutler at MassCEC’s Wind Technology Testing Center in Charlestown to provide an update on clean energy jobs.…
Teen Injured in Playground Shooting
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg at a Charlestown playground Sunday and police are still looking for the teen’s assailant. The shooting occurred shortly after noon according to police at a playground near Monument Street and Walford Way.…
City Council Race Heats Up
With special election preliminary for the District 1 City Council seat less than a month away, the two candidates, Gabriela “Gigi” Coletta and Tania Del Rio, have been out in the district canvassing with volunteers, talking to voters about the…