CNC General Meeting, Tuesday, January 2, 2024, The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will hold an in-person, public meeting on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, 7-9 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 545 Medford Street, Charlestown. Please bring your questions and neighborhood concerns…
Covering All the Bases: Lynch Honored for All-Around Excellence and Sportsmanship In Girls Softball League
Kathryn Lynch was already enjoying a joyous night at the Charlestown Girls Softball League banquet at the Knights of Columbus. The talented 10-year-old pitcher and first baseman was sitting at a table with her teammates and friends and had received…
Bunker Hill Associates Distribute $25,000 to Charlestown Non-Profits in 2023 Grant Program
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The Bunker Hill Associates are thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s grant awards, supporting a diverse range of impactful initiatives across our community. These grants aim to empower and bolster the efforts of non-profits…
Public Health Warning Issued Related to Recent Sewage Discharge
Special to the Patriot Bridge The following is a public health warning related to several recent sewage discharges, also known as a combined sewer overflow CSO). State regulations require local public health departments to provide notice to the public when…
Merry Christmas
This is the most wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the popular song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories of Christmases-past. We choose just the right tree, decorate…
There’s Still Time To Help Those in Need
The stock market is booming and unemployment is near an all-time low, but there was the depressing news this past week that homelessness among Americans has increased by 12 percent in the past year. The cold, harsh reality for many…
Enjoy the Long Holiday Weekend Safely
The upcoming long-weekend means that most of us will be partaking in traditional gatherings with our families, friends, and co-workers to share the joy of the holiday season. Unfortunately, this also means that many among us will be overindulging in…
Letters to the Editor
On the Constitution Inn and the BPDA Dear Editor, Mayor Wu, BPDA, and City representatives, On December 14, the BPDA board voted on several upcoming developments. Charlestown had two agenda items, both pertaining to the Constitution Inn. It took less…
Hood Park Holds Annual Winter Village
State, Federal Leaders Cut the Ribbon at New Veterans Home in Chelsea Community Care Facility
By Adam Swift There were big names on hand from the State House and Washington, DC last Friday for a ribbon cutting at the new Massachusetts Veterans Home in Chelsea, but the focus was on the services the new state-of-the-art…
Cummings Tech Announces New Biotechnology Associate Program
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology (Franklin Cummings Tech), the only two-year technical federally designated minority-serving institution in Boston, announced that the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education has approved its new Associate Degree in Biotechnology and is now accepting applications…
BPDA Board Scheduled To Vote on Constitution Inn Project Today
Michael Coughlin Jr. The Independence at the Charlestown Navy Yard (previously known as the Helm on Third), a polarizing project that would bring permanent supportive and affordable housing to the site of the old Constitution Inn, is set to go…