At about 6:52 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26, officers from District A-15 (Charlestown) responded to a call for an armed robbery in the area of 400 Main St. While en route to the call, officers were notified by the BPD…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Neighborhood Round Up
HARVEST ON VINE FOOD PANTRY The Harvest on Vine Food Pantry this week is requesting bags of rice and cans of ravioli, two of the most popular items that fill the shelves. Any donation on non-perishable foods that you could…
School Committee Approves Appointment of Interim Superintendent
The Boston School Committee on Monday unanimously voted to approve Laura Perille as Interim Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools (BPS). Laura Perille previously served as the President and CEO of EdVestors, a school improvement nonprofit with the mission of…
Police Foil Bank Robber
Boston Police were able to foil the efforts of one bank robber who was found with a roll of allegedly stolen money stuffed down his pants. At about 11:21 a.m. on Thursday, June 28, officers assigned to District A-1 (Downtown)…
CHS Gets State Designation as Early College Program
The Baker – Polito Admin-istration officially designated five early college programs to help high school students better prepare academically for college while also earning college credits at no cost to them, with one of them being Charlestown High School. Early…
Zelma Lacey’s Tabitha Jones wins Marketing Award
Tabitha Jones, Marketing Director at Zelma Lacey House, was named a recipient of the Sales and Marketing Excellence Award by the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association (Mass-ALA) at the organization’s annual Excellence Awards Dinner on May 23. The awards are presented…
Police Briefs 07-05-2018
Charlestown Police Beat Robbery – Commercial 06/27/18 – Officers responded to a Thompson Square liquor store for a reported robbery. On arrival, the storeowner informed police that a male suspect wearing all black had entered the store, pointed a black…
Letters to the Editor
TOWARD PEACE IN THE PEACE PARK Dear Editor: On Tuesday, June 26, the Charlestown Coalition led an event rededicating the renovated Peace Park in Charlestown, followed by a community walk and celebration. I would like to highlight such a positive…
Stay Away, Amazon
As Amazon narrowed its list of city choices for its HQ2 from 238 to 20 in January, journalists, bloggers, and civic leaders were furiously trying to square up the finalists against one another to guess which city would reel in…
School’s Out — Drive Carefully
With the school year having just ended (thanks to all those snow days that lengthened the school year), motorists need to adjust their driving habits to take into account that children will be in our streets all day long and…