The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is a UN agency whose tagline is “committed to connecting the world.” This summer, two Muhlenberg College students, including William Moody of Charlestown interned with the ITU’s Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development. The commission focuses…
Month: October 2022
Sullivan matriculates into Hamilton College
Margaret Sullivan, of Charlestown recently matriculated as a member of the Hamilton College Class of 2026. Sullivan, a graduate of Thayer Academy, was selected from a pool of 9,899 applicants from 35 states and 26 countries, and joins a community…
Take a forest bath
When we saw a headline about a “forest bath” in an on-line publication the other day, we initially took its meaning literally. But the article was not about physically bathing in the woods. Rather, it pointed out that there have…
Sundays aren’t fun anymore
Some years back, amid the Patriots’ long string of success, we wrote that New England fans should enjoy the ride, because it inevitably would come to an end. We’ve been Pats’ fans since the 1960s, so unlike younger fans, we’ve…
Letter to the Editor
Boston Vulberable to Sea-level Rise Dear Editor Hurricane’s Ida’s devastating impacts on Florida’s seacoast communities provide a stark warning to Boston which is similarly vulnerable to the combined impacts of storm surges and sea level rise which is universally predicted…
Guest Op-Ed: Misleading and inaccurate Op-ed
By Gerald H. Angoff, MD The submitted Guest Op-Ed from the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) published in the September 29 edition of the Charlestown Patriot-Bridge titled “BPDA Prioritizes Charlestown Community Feedback in Neighborhood Planning Process” contains inaccuracies, omissions…