By James Medeiros What’d ya say? Can you speak louder?! That’s what it’s like trying to have a conversation when walking up Lowney Way by Peace Park. The noise coming off the Tobin Bridge can be deafening. I find myself…
Month: April 2021
Letter to the Editor
Zelma Lacey House to Transition Away from Assisted Living Model To the Editor, What a sad surprise to read the article in the April 1 issue of the Patriot-Bridge. My mom lived at Zelma Lacey for six years. She moved…
Zelma Lacey House to Transition Away from Assisted Living Model
Many residents and families of residents at the Zelma Lacey House were shocked last week to find out in a family meeting that the long-time assisted living home on West School Street would transition from a licensed assisted living to…
Recovery on the Harbor Cuts Ribbon
A new resource center for people in recovery opened its doors in East Boston earlier this month that hopes to target the recovery community in Eastie, Winthrop, Revere, Charlestown and Chelsea. Run by North Suffolk Mental Health Association (NSMH) Recovery…
A New Day for an Old Gem; Memorial Hall Begins Major Facelift
For decades, so many have walked up the Green Street hill and wondered aloud how nice it would be to fix up the old Dexter Mansion, now known as Memorial Hall and the home to the Abraham Lincoln Post and…
CNC Corner
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will hold a public meeting on Tuesday April 6 at 7pm. The agenda includes a presentation by the BPDA on developments in Charlestown by the developers of the site at 201 Main Street (over the 99…
The Kennedy Center Working to Keep Charlestown Strong
By Thara Fuller, Director of the Kennedy Center For more than 54 years, and long before the COVID pandemic hit, the Kennedy Center has faced the pandemic of poverty. The needs and challenges faced by the poorest of the poor were…
Edwards Named One of Most Impactful Black Women in Boston
Last week Get Konnected!, a local business networking organization, released its first ever list of Boston’s Most Impactful Black Women and District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards was on the list. Get Konnected! CEO Colette Phillips said the honors included…
Councilors Edwards and Wu file Expanded Parental Leave Ordinance
Boston City Councilors Lydia Edwards and Michelle Wu have filed an ordinance that would codify the recent change to City policy expanding paid parental leave for city employees from six weeks to 12 weeks. The ordinance would also replace the…
Former Mayor Walsh Sworn in as Labor Secretary by Vice President Harris
Last Thursday, former Mayor Martin Walsh was sworn in as the 29th U.S. Secretary of Labor – and the first secretary that is also a member of a trade union – with Vice President Kamala Harris administering the Oath. Walsh…