Blessing of the Animals Oct. 2 The blessing of the animals will take place on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at the Training Field on Winthrop Street in Charlestown. All animals may attend and must be on a leash or in…
Residents to Participate in Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk
Seven residents from Charlestown will participate in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai on Sunday, October 2. Steph Martin, Natalie Gallagher, Jack Gallagher, Juliette Steinkrauss, Stacy Rosenbloom, Alex Brussard, and Kelsey Doherty, along with thousands of other…
Wu Announces Next Steps for Municipal Energy Efficiency Upgrades
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston will begin an inventory of all its exterior lights as a part of Renew Boston Trust (RBT), a self-funding finance mechanism that uses the cost savings from…
Details Listed for Return of $2.941 Billion in Excess Tax Revenue to Taxpayers
Following the State Auditor’s certification last week that Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) net state tax revenues exceeded allowable revenues per Chapter 62F by $2.941 billion, the Baker-Polito Administration has announced details regarding the return of this excess revenue to taxpayers.…
Construction Update: North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead to October 1
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below. Scheduled Work •…
John F. Kennedy Family Service Center To Host Continuing Our Legacy Gala Sept. 30
The John F. Kennedy Family Service Center, (www.kennedycenter.org), a nonprofit organization with the mission to improve the lives of individuals and families in need, is honoring change makers and community heroes that share its commitment to serving Charlestown. Honorees include…
Get the New COVID Shot Now!
We realize that after two and one-half years of dealing with COVID-19, all of us just want to be done with COVID. But the unfortunate reality is that COVID-19 is not done with us, despite what President Biden suggested in…
America Needs Immigrants More Than Ever
For the first time in the history of the world, there are more people on the planet over the age of 65 than under five. For industrial nations such as the U.S., this is a profound change from what has…
Letter to the Editor
What’s Going on at the Ill-Conceived Bunker Hill Housing Development? Anything? To the Editor, Driving by the Bunker Hill Housing Development on Medford Street, one cannot miss the boarded up lumbered buildings that have been the status quo for over…
Art in the Park
BPD: Charlestown Sees 11-Perecnt Spike in Part One Crime From Last Year
With the summer of ’22 on the books, Charlestown had seen an 11-percent increase in Part One crime from the previous year, according to Boston Police. Between Jan. 1 and Sept. 4 of this year, 194 incidents of Part One…
Wu Challenges 2020 Us Census Count
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston is challenging the United States Census Bureau’s 2020 Census Population count of Boston’s total population. Based on research by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), the…