We were driving on the Expressway the other day and we heard on the radio that the Florida orange crop will be at its lowest output since the 1940s. “What? The 1940s?!?” we thought to ourselves. The point of the…
Local Doctor Returns from Mission Trip
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Just a few weeks ago, Dr. Thomas Mulroy, 38, of Charlestown, was in Chiclayo, Peru, where he cared for indigenous residents in a makeshift clinic in an abandoned warehouse without modern tools or electricity. Making the…
BPDA to Hold Meeting on Sullivan Square Project
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will be hosting a virtual Impact Advisory Group (IAG) meeting on the Draft Project Impact Report (DPIR) for the One Mystic Avenue project. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 19 from 6:00…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Increases to Nearly 30 Percent
The COVID 19 virus continues to spread across Charlestown with 3 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week turning out to be positive. Deaths from the virus are also rising at an alarming rate citywide as…
Bonetti Named Interim Chief of Staff for Councilor/Senator-Elect Edwards
Last week District 1 City Councilor (Senator-elect) Lydia Edwards announced that the North End’s Michael Bonetti will serve as interim Chief of Staff for the office after the departure of Ricardo Patron to the Wu Admionistration. Bonetti has worked for…
News Briefs
Shoveling Today? Remember the Mailbox It takes more than a few flakes to deter letter carriers from making their appointed rounds throughout New England. “But, if they cannot reach your mailbox, they cannot deliver your mail,” said David Guiney, Postmaster…
Residents Can Now Access Clean Energy and Save on Electric
Residents within Eversource’s service territory now have the option of locally produced, clean renewable energy through the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program. Located 1 hour south of the city on Cape Cod, two new community solar farms, totaling 7…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Student Inducted into National Honor Society at BC High The following students have been inducted into the Robert J. Fulton, SJ Chapter of the National Honor Society at Boston College High School: Charlestown • Blake Reidy (Class of 2023) …
“Captains of USS Constitution: Hail & Farewell” Historic Event
On Wednesday, January 19, at 1 p.m. ET, the USS Constitution Museum celebrates outgoing USS Constitution 76th Commanding Officer (CO), CDR John A. Benda and the incoming 77th CO, CDR Billie June (BJ) Farrell in a free virtual event, “Captains…
The Cooperative Bank Announces Two New Board Members
TCB, The Cooperative Bank today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Clayton D. Samuels and Heather B. Jenkins, to the Board of Directors. “Both Clayton and Heather’s wealth of knowledge and leadership will afford TCB the opportunity for…
Charlestown’s City Councilor Lydia Edwards Becomes Senator-Elect Edwards
On Tuesday, voters in the First Suffolk & Middlesex district went to the polls and elected District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards to serve as their next state senator. Once sworn in Edwards will become the first woman and the…
Eliot School Parents Circulating Petition to Mayor Wu Over Exam School Entrance Plan
Parents at the North End’s Eliot School are fuming over the introduction of the so-called ‘10-point’ penalty placed on some high performing Boston Public Schools in order to level the playing field for entrance to Boston’s exam school like Boston…