Over the last several decades Collette Phillips and the many off-shoots of her high-powered public relations company, including Get Konnected, have built a known brand and clear advocacy for clients from a large space deep in downtown Boston. Now, in…
Related Beal Quickly Files Intentions to Build Lab Space on Newly Purchased Property
Just a few days after saying they were excited to engage the public and elected officials in Charlestown on potential uses for newly-acquired property on Rutherford Avenue, developer Related Beal went ahead and filed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with…
Supt. Cassellius Drops New Recommendations for Exam Schools; Committee Approves
It seems the new Exam School admissions process cannot have a public airing without some sort of dramatic hook – with Supt. Brenda Cassellius intervening on July 14 with a new recommendation that reverts back to assigning coveted seats without…
MassDOT Prioritizes Mystic Pedestrian/Bike Bridge for Federal Infrastructure Funding
The long-hoped-for Mystic River Pedestrian/Bike bridge that would connect a critical missing link for the Northern Strand Trail to Charlestown/Somerville has been prioritized as one of three projects by MassDOT to receive federal infrastructure funding. Last week, MassDOT releases the…
Water Quality Grades for the Mystic and Charles Rivers Announced
For years Save the Harbor/Save the Bay has been releasing beach reports cards that rate the quality of the water at state-run beaches from Nahant to Nantasket. Now the Mystic and Charles River Water Watershed Associations (MRWA & CRWA) and…
Zelma Lacey House Gets State Assistance to Keep Transition on Track
The state Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced last week that the Zelma Lacey House was one of 28 affordable housing projects in this year’s funding round to get tax credit financing – with proponents for the conversion…
Charlestown COVID Update Listed
Throughout June and the beginning of July COVID infections were virtually nonexistent in the neighborhood with an average of 0.10 percent of residents testing positive week after week. However, with new variants of the virus penetrating the US, Charlestown is…
Long-time Turn It Around Leader Leaves for New Position
When Charlestown’s Ginaya Greene-Murray applied to run the Turn It Around youth group in 2017, she wasn’t the typical candidate. Some on the hiring committee didn’t think she had the right experience, and admittedly, she didn’t have the typical youth…
The Boch Center Announces First Holiday Programming for the 2021 Season
Special to the Patriot-Bridge From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on…
TCC to Donate 140,000 Backpacks Full of School Supplies to Children Across the Nation on August 1
Round Room LLC, the nation’s largest Verizon authorized retailer, announces that its TCC and Wireless Zone stores are donating 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children across the U.S. during its ninth annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway. Since 2013, TCC has donated 1.2…
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, Community Banking More Relevant Than Ever
In this pandemic year, the strength of community banks was put to a test. It was a new ballgame. They had to switch to a remote work environment and adjustments were made to help fuel the success of the PPP…
News Briefs
BPDA Board Approves Navy Yard Activation The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors this month addressed activation issues in the Navy Yard’s Shipyard Park. •Charlestown Navy Yard Activation The BPDA is committed to the activation of the…