ThinkArgus Founder, Lucas Guerra, announced that Chief Operating Officer, Caitlin Dodge of Charlestown, has been named the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. An experienced and insightful leader with over 15 years of experience, Caitlin assumed responsibilities as the new year…
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission Releases December 2021 Gross Gaming Revenue
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has announced that the month of December 2021 at Plainridge Park Casino (PPC), MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor generated approximately $96 million in Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR). PPC, a category 2 slots facility, is taxed…
Historic Houses of the Month The Greek Revival Cottages
From 1830 and until 1860 the most prevalent style home to be built in Charlestown was the Greek Revival. Some Greek Revivals are grand columned temple-front homes such as the Swallow Mansion at 33 Cordis Street (1845). Another iteration of…
MBTA Launches New Online Digital Youth Pass Application
The MBTA announced the launch of the new digital Youth Pass application available online at mbta.com/youthpass/apply. Providing young adults with more convenient access to this secure, easy-to-use application is another step in providing broader access to the MBTA’s system through…
Baker Administration Announces Additional Measures to Protect Acute Care Hospital Capacity
In response to continuing staffing shortages across the healthcare industry, the Baker-Polito Administration announced several measures intended to ensure acute hospitals can serve those in need of acute care. The Commonwealth’s healthcare system has been facing a critical staffing shortage which has…
Mayor Michelle Wu: Grace Under Pressure
The job of mayor of a large American city never has been easy, but these days the challenges facing our public officials who lead our major metropolitan areas are greater than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a confluence of…
Something Else To Worry About
We were driving on the Expressway the other day and we heard on the radio that the Florida orange crop will be at its lowest output since the 1940s. “What? The 1940s?!?” we thought to ourselves. The point of the…
Local Doctor Returns from Mission Trip
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Just a few weeks ago, Dr. Thomas Mulroy, 38, of Charlestown, was in Chiclayo, Peru, where he cared for indigenous residents in a makeshift clinic in an abandoned warehouse without modern tools or electricity. Making the…
BPDA to Hold Meeting on Sullivan Square Project
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will be hosting a virtual Impact Advisory Group (IAG) meeting on the Draft Project Impact Report (DPIR) for the One Mystic Avenue project. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 19 from 6:00…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Increases to Nearly 30 Percent
The COVID 19 virus continues to spread across Charlestown with 3 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week turning out to be positive. Deaths from the virus are also rising at an alarming rate citywide as…
Bonetti Named Interim Chief of Staff for Councilor/Senator-Elect Edwards
Last week District 1 City Councilor (Senator-elect) Lydia Edwards announced that the North End’s Michael Bonetti will serve as interim Chief of Staff for the office after the departure of Ricardo Patron to the Wu Admionistration. Bonetti has worked for…
News Briefs
Shoveling Today? Remember the Mailbox It takes more than a few flakes to deter letter carriers from making their appointed rounds throughout New England. “But, if they cannot reach your mailbox, they cannot deliver your mail,” said David Guiney, Postmaster…