PRIM Board to Vote Against Directors at High-Polluting Portfolio Companies
The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) Board, which oversees the state’s $104.1 billion pension fund, voted unanimously in favor to approve new proxy voting guidelines...
View ArticleHouse of Representatives Passes Driver’s License Bill
In an unprecedented effort to increase safety on the roads, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed legislation that will allow applicants who are unable to prove lawful presence in the...
View ArticleBoston Symphony Violinist Lucia Lin Headlines North Shore Philharmonic Winter...
Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Lucia Lin will play the Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto No. 1 as the featured soloist highlighting the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra Winter Concert on Sunday,...
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Charlestown Resident Competes at U.S. Skating Championships for Boston College Eagles Gemma Parker, a member of BC’s Synchronized Skating team, will be competing with the team at the 2022 U.S....
View ArticleTania Del Rio Releases Plan to Engage Boston’s Unique Resources into...
Candidate for Boston City Council District 1 and BPS mother Tania Del Rio released her vision for the future of BPS, crafted collaboratively with a coalition of community members, parents, and...
View ArticleCare Dimensions Welcomes Gowri Nagaraj of Charlestown to Its Board of Directors
Care Dimensions, the largest hospice and palliative care provider in Massachusetts serving more than 100 communities, is pleased to welcome Gowri Nagaraj of Charlestown to our Board of Directors. She...
View ArticleDaniel Ryan Endorses Gabriela Coletta
Gabriela Coletta, candidate for Boston City Councilor District One, announced the endorsement of Daniel Ryan, State Representative for 2nd Suffolk. Preliminary Election Day is April 5. General...
View Article“Climate Change Is Harming the Planet Faster Than We Can Adapt, U.N. Warns”
That was the headline in the New York Times this past Monday in its story on the report released by the United Nations regarding the ever-increasing damage that man-made pollution is causing to the...
View ArticleA Tragic and Dangerous Time
As we are writing this, the incredibly brave people and government leaders of Ukraine still are holding out against the despicable invaders from Russia. It is clear that Vladimir Putin, the criminal...
View Article2022 Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival Set for July 22-24
The Revere Beach Partnership, in coordination with the City of Revere and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, is excited to announce that it will be hosting the 18th Annual Revere Beach...
View ArticleCoalition Calls for Swift Action on Low-Income Fares
In the wake of the failure by the MBTA board to create a Low-Income Fare for MBTA riders, a popular proposal that garnered overwhelming support in public testimony, the Public Transit Public Good...
View ArticleWu Announces Expansion of Food and Urban Agriculture Initiatives
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the creation of GrowBoston: Office of Urban Agriculture. The new office will be within the Housing Cabinet and will work to increase food production throughout Boston;...
View ArticleMGC Hears Views on Whether Proposed Encore Development Falls Within Its...
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) held a special meeting on Monday to get the public’s input on the proposed development in Everett on the Charlestown line by Encore Boston Harbor. Officials...
View ArticleThe Mayor of Charlestown Race Is Back And It’s the Only Election You Can Buy!
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The Mayor of Charlestown race is back. Originally run by the Charlestown to Charlestown Committee, the Mayor of Charlestown connected Charlestown, Massachusetts to...
View ArticleBaker-Polito Announce Small Business Relief Program
The Baker-Polito Administration announced the launch of a new $75 million grant program to support Massachusetts small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The new program is part of the plan...
View ArticleParamedic Training School Scholarship Program for Massachusetts’s EMTS Announced
Transformative Healthcare announced a $1,000,000 Paramedic Training School scholarship program to enable EMTs aspiring to become Paramedics access to state-of-the-art education at a fraction of the...
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Charlestown Democrats to Elect Delegates to State Convention On Tuesday, March 8, at 6:00 PM, Boston Ward 2 (Charlestown) Democrats will convene virtually to elect 13 delegates and 4 alternates to...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
Beyond Sunsetting Urban Renewal To the Editor, John Lynds’ article in the March 3rd edition of the Patriot-Bridge on sunsetting Boston Urban Renewal exposes a profound defect in Charlestown’s...
View ArticleGuest Op-Ed: Is Vladimir Putin the Devil?
Dr. Glenn Mollette There is nothing good to be said about the Devil. If you don’t believe me, check out Bible. Or, just turn on the television for a reporting of the evil he spreads throughout the...
View ArticleEnergy Relief Is Needed — Suspend the Gasoline Tax
Other than a couple of on-air Fox TV personalities, the vast majority of Americans are outraged about the situation in Ukraine. But there isn’t much that we in the U.S. can do about it directly,...
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