When it comes to Charlestown getting a vote on the Wynn casino project, strong emotions from all angles seem to have popped up lately. In a phone conversation that ended “badly,” according to comments by Steve Wynn in Tuesday’s Boston…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Market Basket Prices Rise, Still Much Lower than Competitors
A Boston-based consumer survey group released its comprehensive annual supermarket price survey this week and found that prices are going up overall – most notably at the Market Basket chain where prices have risen by 9 percent since last year’s…
Letter to the Editor
The Charlestown Patriot-Bridge reserves the right to edit letters for space and clarity. We regret that we cannot publish unsigned letters. Please include your street and telephone number with your submission. The Charlestown Patriot-Bridge publishes columns, viewpoints and letters to…
Predicting the Future
Karen is taking a break. In 2009, she asked several Bostonians to predict the future. How did they do? Last June, I bet you didn’t think we’d be here now: Obama as president, Hillary as secretary of state, the economy…
Saving Millions
Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston Department of Public Works are to be congratulated for seizing the opportunity to convert about 70% of the city’s street lighting into LED lights. The initial cost for this project was estimated to be…
Stay Safe
After the long and cold winter that we experienced, all of us are taking every opportunity to get outdoors this summer. However, everyone (including our children) needs to take a moment before dashing outside in view of the warning recently…
Obituaries 08-13-2015
Laurence E. Dewey Formerly of Charlestown Laurence E. “Larry” Dewey, a longtime resident of Somerville and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the Parkland Medical Center in Derry, New Hampshire following a brief…
Local Woman Takes Part in Swim Across America Relay
On July 10, a cloudy Friday morning, Coleen Lynch of Charlestown and about 100 other swimmers from the Boston area – along with former Olympian swimmers – met up at the Boston Harbor Hotel to take part in the 22-mile…
Street Light Conversions Saves Taxpayers Millions
The new electric streetlights may be a brighter white, but they have saved the City some deep green in a hurry. Just one year into the LED (Light-Emitting Diode) streetlight conversion program, the City of Boston estimates that it saved…
WNV Risk Level Raises in Boston
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that they have raised the West Nile Virus (WNV) risk level to “moderate” in Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Revere, Somerville, and Watertown. This change is due to…