Special to the Patriot-Bridge This summer, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) opens the 2025 Watershed season with Chiharu Shiota: Home Less Home, on view May 22 through Sept.1, 2025. The exhibition features two large-scale installations by the Berlin-based, Japanese artist…
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TSA Publishes Final Rule on REAL ID Enforcement Beginning May 7
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a final rule providing a framework for federal agency phased enforcement of REAL ID requirements. Federal agencies, including TSA, will begin REAL ID enforcement on the deadline—May 7, 2025. Starting…
Rockland Trust Launches Scholarship Program
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Rockland Trust is pleased to announce the launch of its 21st Annual Scholarship Program. This program is open to students who are enrolling in part-time or full-time post-secondary studies for the first time at an accredited…
Federal Funds to Help Mitigate Blue Line Flooding
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The state has secured more than $9.9 million in federal funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. The funding, administrated by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), will…
Project Bread Seeks Applicants for 2025 Council of Experts
Special to the Patriot-Bridge For the second year, Project Bread is building a Council of Experts with Lived Experience. Launched in 2023, the Council of Experts integrates the lived experiences of individuals and families facing food insecurity into Project Bread’s…
Tickets now available for 2025 MYS
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Office of Youth Engagement (OYEA) announced free tickets are now available for the 2025 Mayor’s Youth Summit (MYS), an annual, citywide celebration of the contributions of young people…
Old North Church & Historic Site Presents ‘American Nations’ with Award-winning Journalist and Historian Colin Woodard
Join New England-raised award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard for a special discussion of his book, American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 7 to 8 p.m. In American…
City of Boston Holds First Night Celebration
Part One Crime is Up 23 percent in Charlestown
By Dan Murphy With 2024 drawing to a close, Charlestown had seen a 23-percent increase in Part One crime from the previous year. According to Boston Police, 267 incidents of Part One crime were reported in District A-15 between Jan.…
Charlestown Man Arraigned Monday in Fatal Shooting
Staff Report A Charlestown man was arraigned Monday in Charlestown District Court and held without bail on a murder charge. According to a press release issued by the Boston Police Department, on January 5, 2025, at about 10:41 PM, members of…