The Evening News with Walter Cronkite evokes a time, the years 1967-1971, and the shift in ideals and experience through the closely observed eyes of Jack Krivitsky. He goes off to college in 1967 straddling two worlds: the upper middle…
Lord Stanley, Meet Captain Chara
One of our photographers grabbed this historic shot Thursday morning of Boston Bruins Captain Zdeno Chara exiting the charter plane at Logan Airport while hoisting the Stanley Cup into the air. A small group of fans were there to cheer…
A Look at Boston from Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill Day 2011
Author James L. Nelson, Monument Orator at Bunker Hill Day Commemorative Exercises
The Bunker Hill Day Commemorative Exercises, sponsored by James W. Conway Bunker Hill Post 26, The American Legion, under the auspices of the city of Boston, will be held on Thursday morning, June 17. These ceremonies will mark the 236th…
Sports 06-09-2011
Help keep me in the “loop” If a parent has any info/photo of their child participating in a sports or recreational activity (elementary school, high school, college, or otherwise), please E-Mail me at [email protected] and I will be sure to…
Bunker Hill Day
The Battle of Bunker Hill stands for heroism against impossible odds. It also marks a moment in history when America – not yet the United States of America – stood up against the power and might of the British Empire…
Police Briefs 06-09-2011
05/30/11 – Violation of Auto Laws A victim on Carney Court reported that her car was taken without her permission. As a result of an investigation, a suspect was placed under arrest in Dorchester. 06/01/11 – Assault and Battery by…
Obituaries 06-09-2011
Rose M. Perotti Lifelong Charlestown resident Rose M. Perrotti died on June 5, she was 84 years old. She was the loving sister-in-law of Josephine Perrotti, sister of the late Concetta Gray, Jaffrey Perrotti Sr. and Eleanor Micarone. She is…
‘Old Ironsides’ Commemorates Memorial Day
Visitors watch from USS Constitution’s pier as the ship fires a 21-gun salute from her saluting battery (cannon) to commemorate Memorial Day.
The Cellular Connection Celebrates Grand Opening
–Special to the Patriot-Bridge The Cellular Connection (TCC), the largest Verizon Wireless Premium Retailer in the United States, recently opened a new store in Charlestown, marking its second entry into the Boston-area market. The new store, located at 25 Austin…
Warren-Prescott Begins Ecuador Sister School Project
-Special to the Patriot-Bridge Warren-Prescott School teachers will be working with teachers in Ecuador this summer to help establish a sister school program in the country’s capital city, Quito. “By establishing a long lasting relationship with another urban school in…
Much to Look Forward To
It was an America at peace with itself this long Memorial Day weekend. The kick-off to the Summer of 2011 went smoothly in New England and here in the Greater Boston area where the weather finally, fully, wonderfully cooperated, sending…