We’d like to express our congratulations, and thanks, to Mass. Attorney General Andrea Campbell for her efforts in securing the recent landmark $600 million settlement with the major tobacco product companies. In addition to the $600 payment this year, the…
Year: 2024
A Great Summer for the Garden
Thanks to our mild winter, this past spring season was the most glorious in many years in our area. The early profusion of daffodils and tulips was followed by a gorgeous display of flowering crabapple trees, magnolias, and dogwoods, as…
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Coletta Zapata Holds ZBA Appointees Accountable during Council Hearing
Special to the Patriot-Bridge On Monday, Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata utilized what is normally considered a perfunctory city council committee hearing to hold Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) appointees accountable to enforce new East Boston zoning. The Planning,…
Residents Show Their Support for Proposed Cannabis Store on Cambridge Street
By Cary Shuman Residents attended an Aug. 8 public meeting, the first step in the application process for Jack Kelly who is proposing to open a cannabis shop at 31 Cambridge St., Charlestown. Patrick Sweeney, the attorney representing Jack Kelly…
CNC Meeting Dates
CNC Development Committee Meeting, Monday, August 19, 7 PM | 10 Thompson Sq. The Charlestown Neighborhood Council’s Development Committee will hold an in-person public meeting at the Mary Colbert Apartments, 20 Devens Street, on Monday, August 19, at 7 PM. The sole agenda item…
ABCD Receives $700,000 Grant
Special to the Patriot-Bridge ABCD is excited to announce that it has been awarded nearly $700,000 from the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Emergenging Adult Reentry Initiative to expand and support its BRIDGES Returning Citizens Center (BRCC) — a specialized career center which…
Boston Lyric Opera’s Free Outdoor “Street Stage” Series Returns
Boston Lyric Opera’s (BLO) popular mobile performance venue Street Stage continued its summer tour through out the City of Boston and recently in Charlestown with free live performances in Charlestown, Roxbury and South Boston. Sponsored by HarborOne Bank and the…
Boston Announces 24th Annual Gospel Fest
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the lineup for the 24th annual Gospel Fest. This year’s event, which showcases both national and local gospel talent, will take place on Sunday, August 25 at 5:00 p.m. at the Leader Bank Pavilion. “It is…