A consortium of Charlestown affiliates in Partners HealthCare System will award $6,000 in scholarships to high school seniors from Charlestown pursuing an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in health care. Eligible students for the Charlestown Partners Health Care Merit Scholarship must…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Wynn Could Use Railroad to Ship out Contaminated Soil
Wynn environmental consultants said Monday night that they are looking into the feasibility of shipping out some contaminated soils by rail, and are very high on the idea. Chris Gordon, a Massachusetts based environmental consultant, said at a public meeting…
Townie Tidbits
EASTER THOUGHT ON CHARLESTOWN Having spent about a good dozen years calling Charlestown my home, I have good memories around Easter in Charlestown when I was still living at home with my parents on Winthrop Street. I wasn’t as lucky…
Downtown View: Young Adults Invest in City
This is what older adults think of the newly minted adults—20 to early 30s—living on their block: They have loud parties. They drink too much. They put their trash out at any old time and don’t bag it properly. They…
Residents Are Ready To Fight for ‘Resident Only Parking Changes’
For some folks, it can be work that takes over their lives. For others, it can be a family situation or a home repair emergency. For many in Charlestown, that outlying frustration that can take over their lives involves simply…
Holy Week Schedule at St. John’s
The parish of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 27 Devens St., celebrating 175 years of ministry in Charlestown, invites the community to join us in moving through the most important week in the Christian year with the following services. On Thursday…
Waiting Game Begins on Wynn’s Environmental Report
As meetings with Engaged Charlestown Residents and Wynn officials continue in the neighborhood this month, those involved in the process have circled Friday, April 3, with a big red pen – as it is what many believe could be the…
Boston Opposes Wynn Traffic Plan ‘In Its Entirety’
The City of Boston has issued a comment letter indicating it is absolutely against the entire Wynn traffic plan outlined in the Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Report (SFEIR) filed in February – despite the fact that the Boston Transportation Department…
Easter Sunday
On Sunday, many churches will be overflowing as parishioners go to church to celebrate Easter. Easter is always a magical time for children. As a family, we always held off hiding the Easter candy around the house until after Mass. …
Sports 04-02-2015
Spring/summer track and field registration is open 2015 Spring/Summer Track and Field Registration is now open. Track is open to all youth 5-18 years old Join Town Track Club for an exciting season of jumps,hurdles,sprints,long distance runs,relays,discus and hurdles. Mini meets…