Special to the Patriot-Brige Mayor Michelle Wu announced the Civic Summit, an event focused on uniting neighbors, civic leaders, and non-profit advocates in a dynamic forum featuring panels with local leaders and advocates. The Civic Summit, organized for the first…
Cardinal O’Malley, Carolers From Ripples of Hope Spread Holiday Cheer at Pine Street Inn
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Pine Street Inn, New England’s leading organization dedicated to ending homelessness, prepared close to 1,000 holiday meals for its guests on Christmas Eve Day at its South End headquarters at 444 Harrison Ave. Cardinal Sean O’Malley…
Wu Announces First Night Public Safety
Mayor Michelle Wu joined City leadership to share the City’s preparations for First Night, Boston’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration. The free and family-friendly event is moving to the newly refurbished City Hall Plaza, and will feature performances, ice sculptures,…
Helping the Veteran: Companies Expanding Clinical Space in Charlestown
Suffolk, Wounded Warrior Project® and Home Base launched expansion of the Home Base National Center of Excellence, which will serve as a dedicated clinical space for Special Operators and Veterans impacted by Traumatic Brain and Polytrauma Injuries from war and…
Healey Proposes Regulations To Strengthen Resilience From Coastal and Inland Flooding
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) today issued draft regulations to strengthen wetlands and stormwater resilience by providing flood control and preventing storm damage to shorelines and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change. The…
Mayor Wu, PowerCorpsBOS Celebrate Third Graduating Cohort
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Mayor Michelle Wu celebrated the graduation of PowerCorpsBOS’ third cohort. PowerCorpsBOS is a green jobs program that creates workforce development opportunities for young adults, particularly from Boston’s environmental justice communities, in fields that address pressing environmental…
Charlestown Library Announces Events for January
This January, The Charlestown Public Library will have the following events at the local Branch of the Boston Public Library: • Children’s Musical Performances with Evan Haller from Music at the Blissful, Friday , January 5, 12 and 26 at 11:00 am…
BPHC Encourages Vaccination As Respiratory Virus Cases Rise
Recent data analyzed by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) shows low vaccination rates and an increase in cases of respiratory viral illness in Boston. BPHC recommends people protect themselves and their communities from getting sick, especially as they travel…
Happy New Year
We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells” when we write our annual New Year’s editorial. But after re-reading the poem in its entirety, we are printing the whole thing, because it sums up —…
The Holiday Spirit Is Alive and Well at the Anchor
BPDA Board Approves Constitution Inn Project
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Independence, a polarizing project that would bring affordable housing and permanent supportive housing (PSH) to the site of the old Constitution Inn, was approved by the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) Board during a…
Coletta Provides Testimony on Constitution Inn Project Here
Special to the Patriot Bridge Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta joined a Boston Planning and Development (BPDA) board meeting last Thursday, December 14 to provide testimony on the Constitution Inn project in the Charlestown Navy Yard. Her comments included an…