About a dozen years ago, the New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tom Friedman wrote a column in which he explained that “global warming” was a misnomer for the coming changes to the earth’s environment. He quoted some…
Serena Williams Is An Inspiration for Everybody
We wish to add our voice to the universal acclaim for tennis star Serena Williams, who played her last match this past week at the U.S. Open. The life story of Serena and her sister Venus, as depicted in the…
Letter to the Editor
Pleased With Councilors’ Actions Dear Editor: We were pleased to see that City Councilors Gabriela Coletta and Julia Mejia are requesting a hearing on the Clougherty Pool, at the urging of the Friends of the Clougherty Pool. Over the course…
Enjoying the Last Days of Summer
Riordan To Give Talk on His New Book
The Charlestown Historical Society is hosting an event at the Bunker Hill Museum on September 7 at 6 p.m. with author Tim Riordan to talk about his new book about the creation of the Boston Police and it’s “inventor” Francis…
Mejia, Coletta Seek Hearing on Clougherty Pool Closure
Special to the Patriot Bridge Boston City Councilor-At-Large Julia Mejia and Councilor Gabriela Coletta offered an order for a hearing on Clougherty Pool closure in Charlestown to be held in the Government Accountability and Transparency Committee. “The Clougherty Pool is…
BPDA Holds Meeting for 60–66 Cambridge St.
By Stephen Quigley At last week’s public meeting held by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) concerning the 60-66 Cambridge Street project, many of the supporters of the project were members of the trade unions. These spokespersons stressed the…
Coletta, Bok Seek Council Hearing on Tree Mitigation Fund
Special to the Patriot Bridge Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta along with co-sponsor Councilor Kenzie Bok, offered an order for a hearing in the council regarding a tree mitigation fund for the City of Boston. “As our City continues to…
Team of Stroke Survivors and Supporters Completes 100 Day Trek
Special to Patriot Bridge On Friday, August 26, a 4,500 mile, 100 day ocean to ocean cycling journey was completed in Boston. This was no ordinary cycling trip but one that focused on the mission to raise awareness about stroke,…
Enjoy a Great – and Safe – Labor Day Weekend
With the weatherman predicting a superb Labor Day weekend, we hope that all of our readers will have a chance to make the most of the final weekend of the summer season. The Summer of ’22 overall has been a…
School’s Back – Drive With Caution
With schools back in session this week after the summer vacation, morning rush-hour commuters need to readjust our driving habits to ensure that we take into account the thousands of children who will be filling our streets during our morning…