A large group of volunteers and neighborhood leaders have mobilized to put together an improvised celebration for the Battle of Bunker Hill Day and the normal celebrations that lead up to that sacred day on the Charlestown calendar – as…
CNC Backs Preservation Society’s Work With Charlestown Working Theatre
The Charlestown Neigh-borhood Council (CNC) backed a plan by the Charlestown Preservation Society (CPS) to work exclusively with the Charlestown Working Theatre to try to secure a Community Preservation Act (CPA) grant for the theatre’s Bunker Hill Street building. The…
PLAN Charlestown Looks at Rutherford/Sullivan, Concerns About Attendance
The PLAN Charlestown planning process held a public working meeting on May 26 to look specifically at the Rutherford Avenue and Sullivan Square areas – a large corridor of the Town that is expected to change dramatically in the next…
City Council Approves Edwards’s City Charter Amendment
Councilor Lydia Edwards cheered the passage of her long-championed Charter Amendment that would reform the way the City Budget is formulated – something that could likely be up for a vote on the Municipal Ballot this coming November. The Council…
Baker Issues Order Rescinding COVID-19 Restrictions
On Friday afternoon, Governor Charlie Baker joined Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Mike Kennealy and Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders to sign an Executive Order terminating the Commonwealth’s State of Emergency effective…
Honoring Bill Lamb: Friends, Colleagues Dedicate City Square Bench in His Honor
Several friends, neighbors and colleagues gathered last Wednesday, May 26, to dedicate a bench to the late Bill Lamb – a long-time Charlestown resident who tragically passed in a boating accident last summer. The memorial bench and bronze plaque in…
Encore Celebrates Full Re-Opening of Casino Property
As the clock approached midnight on May 28, one would have thought it was New Year’s Eve on the gaming floor of the Encore Boston Harbor resort. Excited patrons in masks stood with bubbling enthusiasm as a gaming floor employee…
USS Constitution Opens Lottery for Special Independence Day Underway
The free lottery to win a spot aboard USS Constitution’s July 4th underway demonstration opened today, May 28. To enter the lottery, fill out the entry form in the following link: https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/index.cfm?i=601470&k=0461430D7C57 The lottery is open to the general public…
Former Heritage Club Co-Owner Calls for Investigation Into Edwards, Ryan
In an intense e-mail exchange to the Boston Cannabis Board (BCB) last week, Attorney Maggie Suprey – a former proponent of the Heritage Club marijuana store proposal – passionately called for the BCB and its attorneys to investigate the conduct…
News Briefs
Boston Glory to Have Full Capacity at Home Games In accordance with state and local guidelines, Boston Glory will have full capacity at Hormel Stadium. Boston Glory is a professional ultimate team and member of the 22-team AUDL (American Ultimate Disc League). Featuring…
RISE Construction Commits to Getting New Playground Project Moving at Kennedy Center
Special to the Patriot Bridge A year ago, the leadership team at the Kennedy Center faced some tough news—the playground equipment for the preschoolers would need a total replacement. The patchwork effort of fixing parts of the equipment here and…
Boston Public Library to Welcome Patrons Back into Buildings
The Boston Public Library (BPL) last week announced its plans to reopen its spaces to the public. On Tuesday, the Central Library in Copley Square reopened for limited in-person services, and June 14, those services will be expanded, and all branch…