United Way of Massachusetts Bay and The Boston Foundation announced the first of two rapid distributions of $570,000 to 12 community-based organizations from The Massachusetts Migrant Families Relief Fund. The fund was created last month in partnership to address the…
Artist Eben Haines Premieres Work in Menino Park Along the Charlestown Waterfront
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Now + There Public Art Accelerator Artist Eben Haines premieres Tide House, a provocative, site-specific public art installation in Menino Park along the Charlestown Waterfront. This poetic and thought-provoking work offers a powerful commentary on Boston’s…
Driver of Vehicle Observed Fleeing From Shooting Faces Firearm Charges
A teen was arraigned today in Charlestown BMC on firearm charges stemming from a shooting earlier this month in which 14 rounds were fired, District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. David Riley, 19, was charged with carrying a firearm without a…
Anarchy in Congress
Imagine if a foreign government or some terrorist group were to hack into the U.S. government’s computers and bring all of its operations to a halt. Everyone in the country would be outraged. That is the scenario we are facing…
Can Nuclear Power Save the Planet?
As it becomes increasingly clear that renewable sources of energy — wind, solar, hydropower, and hydrogen fuel cells — are not going to become available on a large scale anytime soon, the only real hope for the U.S. both to…
Letters to the Editor
Scholarship Recipient Extends Gratitude to Charlestown Schoolgirls To the Editor, Thank you so much to the Charlestown Schoolgirls for selecting me to receive the Helen Joan Potter Peneau Memorial Scholarship and the Mimi Wrenn Scholarship. I am so grateful to…
Success at Weatherfest!
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Well over a hundred children and adults passed through Gardens for Charlestown on Sunday morning, September 17, for the second biennial Weatherfest! event. Designed as a fun, family-friendly educational event for all ages, Weatherfest featured the Mobile…
Boston Area Offers Wide Range of School Offerings for Kids of All Ages
A new academic year is just getting underway, but it’s already time for parents and guardians to start thinking about options for next year, and with the Boston area’s wide range of top-notch independent, private, and parochial schools, kids of…
Councilors To Discuss Establishing an Affordable Housing Demolition Permit-Fee
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta, Councilor At-Large Ruthzee Louijeune, and Councilor Brian Worrell will hold a working session to discuss establishing an affordable housing demolition permit fee on Tuesday, October 10 at 10 am via Zoom.…
News Briefs
Charlestown Public-Safety Meeting Set for Sept. 26 at District 15 A Charlestown public-safety meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 6 p.m. at the community room at District 15 headquarters, 20 Vine St. Daytime Bridge Machinery Installation at Chelsea…
Public Health Warning Issued on Recent Sewage Discharge
The following is a public health warning related to a recent sewage discharge, also known as a combined sewer overflow CSO). State regulations require local public health departments to provide notice to the public when these discharges may create a…
Area Groups Form Plastic Free Mass
Over a dozen community and environmental groups have joined forces to form Plastic Free Mass, a new coalition dedicated to ending the use of polluting plastic. The group will push for new policies to protect our Commonwealth’s residents and natural…