The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) returns to the Rose Kennedy Greenway for its 2026 Jazz in the Park Summer Concert Series, taking place Thursday evenings, July 9th through August 6th. Artistically directed by Stefano Marchese, the…
News Briefs
One week left to grab your seat at the Kennedy Center’s “A Night of Impact” The countdown to May 28 is almost here, and the Charlestown community is invited. With just one week to go, the John F. Kennedy Family Service…
MBTA Announces June Service Changes
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The MBTA announced service changes in June on the Green, Blue, Framingham/Worcester, and Lowell lines. There are also some Commuter Rail service changes related to World Cup matchdays. Riders can find more information on service changes…
Massport to Attempt Guinness World Records Title for World’s Largest Soccer Ball
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) will showcase the organization’s attempt at the Guinness World Records title for World’s Largest Soccer Ball at Piers Park II in East Boston this June, creating a one-of-a-kind waterfront display that…
Revolutionary Spaces and Suffolk University partner on student art installations for America’s 250th
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Revolutionary Spaces and Suffolk University have partnered to bring student-created art installations to two of Boston’s most iconic Revolutionary landmarks. Suffolk University students’ original public artworks—Echoes of Revolution and Constructing Identity—will be on view this month…
Memorial Day Events in Charlestown
Hero Square dedication On Saturday May 23, at 1 p.m. the American Legion JW Conway Post 26 and Abraham Lincoln GAR Post 11 of Charlestown in coordination with the Office of City of Boston Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata will dedicate…
Let’s Eemember the True Meaning of Memorial Day
Memorial Day is the most solemn of our national holidays, commemorating the Supreme Sacrifice that has been made by an estimated one million of our fellow citizens, which now includes the 15 members of our military who have died in…
Enjoy the Weekend — Safely
Memorial Day weekend marks the traditional start of the summer season, bringing with it the anticipation of sunshine and warmth and of time spent with family and friends. But while we contemplate all of the good things that will occur…
Letters to the Editor
Thank you for honoring me To the Editor, To my friend Moe Gillen, president William Lordan, and the members of the Old Charlestown Schoolboys’ Association, thank you for honoring me with the George E. Murphy Fellowship Award this weekend. I’m…
Guest Op-Ed: Freedom is only Step One: The Best Holiday You’ve Never Heard of
By The Boston Synagogue Staff If you happened to walk through Beacon Hill last month, you likely heard the echoes of Passover—a holiday celebrated with grand Seders/dinners and stories of a dramatic escape from slavery. But in the Jewish calendar,…
Old Charlestown Schoolboys award 15 scholarships
The Old Charlestown Schoolboys Association awarded 15 scholarships Monday night to young men pursuing their education in high school and college. The event was well-attended with a dinner and socializing time to begin, and a program presided over by Schoolboys…
Council City Services Committee focuses on potholes
By Adam Swift The statistics show it has been a bad year for potholes in Boston so far, thanks to heavier than average snow and freeze and thaw cycles this winter. But the city’s Public Works Department is addressing the…