The Construction Look-Ahead through September 14, for the North Washington Street Bridge is as follows: Scheduled Work • Pier 1 V-arm post tensioning • Architectural trellis welding and electrical install • City Square median construction • Steel touch-up painting •…
North Washington Street (Charlestown) Bridge Replacement
Modified traffic configuration at City Square beginning on Friday, September 6 The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that the traffic configuration at the City Square intersection in Boston will be slightly modified to accommodate permanent median construction, beginning…
Lot Lab 2024 Hosts Two Free Public Events this Month
Special to the Patriot-Bridge As part of the ongoing activation and public programming at Lot Lab 2024 in the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston Public Art Triennial is hosting two free public events this month to delve deeper into the meaning…
Red Sox and Pats are Taking the Fans for Granted
For the third year in a row and fifth time in six years, the Red Sox appear doomed to fail to reach the playoffs, a stretch of futility that the Patriots promise to mimic almost precisely if they fall short…
The Hostages are Just Pawns
The brutal deaths this past week of six innocent civilian hostages who were taken captive by the Hamas terrorists on October 7 has shone a bright light on a simple reality: The hostages are nothing but pawns, if even that,…
NEWHealth Launches Weekly Walking Club
BHMA hosts The Return of Lafayette
Sprouts Community Garden Welcomes all to its Annual Celebration September 14
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The Charlestown Sprouts Community Garden is opening its space to the public to celebrate another year of building infrastructure, community, and knowledge of growing food on Saturday, September 14. Offering a wide range of fun activities,…
CNC Meeting Dates
CNC General Meeting, Tuesday September 3, 2024 The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will hold in-person, public meeting on Tuesday September 3, 2024, 7-9 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 545 Medford Street, Charlestown. Please bring your questions and neighborhood concerns to the meeting…
NEWHealth Launches Weekly Walking Club
Special to the Patriot-Bridge North End Waterfront Health (NEWHealth) recently launched a complimentary weekly walking club at their Charlestown site. It is open to people of all ages, both patients and the general public, and the staff leader is also…
Wu Appoints Alas as Executive Director for the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement
Mayor Michelle Wu announced that Dana Alas will serve as the Executive Director for the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement (MOWA). In this role, Alas will lead MOWA, a team dedicated to promoting gender equity by empowering women and removing…
State Health Officials Announce Risk Level Changes for West Nile Virus in Massachusetts
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that due to ongoing evidence of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus (WNV), eight municipalities are now considered to be at high risk from the virus. This elevated risk…