Putin’s Ukrainian Genocide
If you listen to chatter of the pundits and politicians, there seems to a debate about whether Russia is engaging in genocide in Ukraine. Obviously, we aren’t experts in international law. So we...
View ArticleOur Driving Is Worse Than Ever, So This Is No Time to Reduce Traffic Stops
Pundits and some politicians recently have been calling for a reduction in the enforcement of minor traffic offenses by our police. We respectfully, and strongly, disagree. Thanks to a number of...
View ArticleBunker Hill Community College Breaks Ground on New Student Success Center
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) broke ground on a new Student Success Center building on Tuesday, April 26, the first new building in more than a decade for the state’s largest community college...
View ArticleCelebrate May Day in Charlestown
The upcoming weekend has a few local events to help you get out and enjoy the neighborhood. Clean Sweep hosted by Charlestown Dogs, Charlestown Preservation Society and Smoochie Poochies. Meet at...
View ArticleMayor Wu Proposes $106 Million in Investments in Homeownership Programs
Mayor Michelle Wu highlighted her proposal to invest $106 million to expand opportunities for homeownership for Boston residents, including $60 million through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds...
View ArticleDA Hayden Announces Grant Funding Opportunity for Nonprofits
District Attorney Kevin Hayden invited Suffolk County nonprofits to apply for grant funding to support violence and substance use prevention and treatment programming. “I have had the privilege of...
View ArticleCharles River Swimming Day
Special to the Par=triot-Bridge The Charles River Conservancy (CRC) and Charles River Swimming Club (CRSC), in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), are...
View ArticleThe Lyric Stage Company of Boston Presents ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and...
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder with Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak and Book and Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman triumphantly finds its way to the Lyric Stage Company of Boston after originally...
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Earth Day Festival
The Pier 5 Association held an Earth Day Festival at the last remaining undeveloped property on BostonHarbor. Earth Day Fest attendees wait for a free sailboat ride courtesy of Courageous Sailing....
View ArticleObituaries 05-05-2022
Steven DiPrima Boston Police Department Administrative Clerk Steven M. DiPrima (Boston Police Department), a 26 year resident of East Boston and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Friends of City Square Park Concert Dates To the Editor, Friends of City Square Park are looking forward to a wonderful summer with the following four concert dates; June 15, July 13, August 10 and...
View ArticleGuest Op-Ed: Let Us Never Forget Our Solemn Pledge
By Joseph Reagan On Memorial Day, 1945, the war in Europe had ended but the fighting in the Pacific continued, Lt. Gen. Lucian Truscott voiced remarks at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery at Nettuno,...
View ArticleIs Nuclear War Inevitable in Ukraine — and Beyond?
We don’t want to sound like alarmists, but in our opinion, the escalation both in military weaponry and rhetoric by the Western powers and the Kremlin is bringing us closer and closer to the brink of...
View ArticleAlcohol Is Still #1
Americans have been dying prematurely at unprecedented levels in the past two years from a number of causes. COVID-19 has taken away almost one million of our fellow Americans, with the number still...
View ArticleNorth Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead to May 14
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and...
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Annual Scollay Square Members Exhibition at Boston City Hall The Menino Arts Center and the Hyde Park Art Association proudly announce the Annual Scollay Square Members Exhibition at Boston City Hall,...
View ArticleCharlestown Lions Club News
Over the May 1, weekend Moe Gillen, Treasurer if the Charlestown Lions Club, travelled to Falmouth for the MA Lions MD33 State Convention. A Memorial Service was held for all deceased Lions in MA....
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Claire Carino Contemporary in SOWA to Host Sophia Moon Collection May 6
Special to the Patriot-Bridge On Friday, May 6, 6-8 p.m., Sophia Moon will have the opening reception to showcase her recent collection, at Claire Carino Contemporary in SOWA. Sophia Moon is an...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Let’s Get Some Art on the Utility Boxes To the Editor, So many gray and green utility boxes around Charlestown that could use some beautiful, vibrant artwork. Tell your story Charlestown. So much...
View ArticleGuest Op-Ed: I Am Angry But Determined To Protect Roe
By Elizabeth Warren Roe v. Wade has protected the right to a safe and legal abortion for nearly half a century. Over and over again, conservative Supreme Court nominees proclaimed Roe “settled law,”...
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