The National Parks of Boston 2018 Speaker Series kicks off at the Bunker Hill Museum on March 15 from 7-8 p.m. with a presentation by National Park Service Ranger Curtis White, who will discuss how the attempted collection of taxes…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Police Briefs 03-08-2018
Charlestown Beat Open and Gross Lewdness 03/01/18 – Officers responded to Medford Street for a report of a fight. Information gathered at the scene indicated that a man was exposing himself. As a result of the subsequent investigation, an individual…
Letters to the Editor
WAITING ON COST ANALYSIS Dear Editor: In all the back and forth about the proposals for Austin Street/Rutherford Avenue/Sullivan Square, I am wondering why we have yet to see any cost comparisons of the alternatives. I have made requests to…
Offshore Resources: Digging Up the Facts
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s proposal to expand offshore oil and natural gas drilling has set off a bipartisan uproar among politicians and pundits from coastal states. Critics paint pictures of black beaches, tar balls, and wildlife slicked with oil. They…
Is This Our New Normal?
The intense havoc wreaked by this past weekend’s storm, coming on the heels of the storm of January that similarly brought devastation to many areas throughout the state, has left all of us wondering whether this is the new normal…
Townie Sports
TIGERS CLAW WAY INTO FINALS It wasn’t easy, but talent and effort allowed Pope John XXIII to outlast a scrappy City of Boston Fenway team and notch a 78-71 Division 4 North semifinal triumph. The hard-earned victory over the Panthers…
Dr Tuck Receives Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award
Charlestown resident Inez Tuck, PhD, MBA, MDiv, RN, FAAN, Dean of the School of Nursing at MGH Institute of Health Professions, has received a 2018 Excellence in Nursing Education Award from the New England Regional Black Nurses Association. Dr. Tuck,…
Model Shipbuilding Guild Work at Constitution Museum
Model shipbuilding is an art featured in maritime museums and the finest of fine arts museums, but it’s a skill that doesn’t require patience, according to veteran model shipbuilder Rob Napier – it requires perseverance. After all, he said, patience…
Edwards Schedules One Charlestown Hearing for March 15
Councilor Lydia Edwards has scheduled a City Council hearing in Charlestown to review the One Charlestown development. Edwards, chair of the Housing and Community Development Committee, will hold a hearing on the redevelopment of the Bunker Hill development in an…
CNC Community Corner
GRANT PROCESS UNDERWAY 2018 Spaulding-CNC Community Partnership Fund grant request presentations have begun. There is still an opportunity for Charlestown residents to learn more about some incredible programs led by our community non-profit organizations. The final talks will be on…