The National Parks of Boston is preparing for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 2025, by continuing its $1.4 million preservation and restoration of the historic Bunker Hill Monument. The National Park Service anticipates…
Hayden Announces Youth Advisory Council; Encourages Suffolk County Teens To Apply
District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced the creation of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Youth Advisory Council, which will meet regularly throughout the school year to give Hayden’s office insight into issues such as youth violence, gun possession, bullying, peer pressure,…
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Updates to MBTA Communities Guidelines
The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) has announced updated Guidelines relative to the MBTA Communities law. In response to feedback from municipal leaders in several MBTA Communities, EOHLC is revising the Guidelines to offer cities and towns…
Construction Update
The Construction Look-Ahead for the North Washington St. Bridge until September 2 is as follows: Scheduled Work • Installation of concrete bridge barriers and sidewalks • Off-bridge utility work and cutover to permanent bridge • Off-bridge approach barrier and curb…
Trump and Biden: Worst Candidates Ever?
As it becomes increasingly apparent that the candidates for President in 2024 will be Joe Biden and Donald Trump in a rematch of their 2020 campaign, it is understandable why Americans are so pessimistic about the future direction of the…
Our Age of Anxiety
The Wall St. Journal this past week featured a front page story entitled, “The Booming Business of American Anxiety.” The issue of New York Magazine two weeks ago touched on the same subject with the cover story, “Trauma: America’s Favorite…
Letter to the Editor
Colleen T. Buckley is the 2023 Quinn Scholar To the Editor, As we approach our 55th years of awarding College Scholarships, we are pleased to announce the Colleen T Buckley is the 2023 Quinn Scholar. Colleen is the fourth recipient…
Courageous Sailing Campers Create Art With Sculptor Michael Alfano
By Robin DiGiammarino, President, Navy Yard Garden & Art For a second year, Navy Yard Garden & Art collaborated with Courageous Sailing to provide campers with an opportunity to work with sculptor Michael Alfano. Twenty of Alfano’s sculptures are currently…
Sullivan Square Project Heading to BPDA Board
By Adam Swift After nearly two years of development and public meetings, the 40 Roland St. mixed-used project is getting close to a vote for approval by the Boston Planning and Development Agency Board. The board was expected to schedule…
Local Leaders Praise Funding for Universal School Meals Program
By Adam Swift The Fiscal Year 2024 State Budget includes permanent funding for universal school meals, which will provide free breakfast and lunch to students at every K-12 school in Massachusetts. The universal school meals initiative has been a top…
DiDomenico Celebrates Transformative Budget That Brings Unprecedented Education Funding
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Senator Sal DiDomenico worked alongside his colleagues to secure billions of dollars in this year’s state budget to improve our schools, support educators, expand access to early education and ensure students from all zip codes and…
Wu Announces Grants for Energy Assessments in Affordable Housing Buildings
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH) announced the launch of a grant program aimed at supporting deep green energy retrofits (GERs) and decarbonization efforts in existing affordable housing buildings. Mayor Wu initially announced her intention to…