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To Preserve America’s Past, National Park Service Turns to Innovation | The Pew Charitable Trusts

To Preserve America’s Past, National Park Service Turns to InnovationFunding from Great American Outdoors Act supports intricate repairs at historic sitesARTICLE April 21, 2022 By: Marcia Argust & Thomas St. Hilaire Read time: 3 minProjects:U.S. Public Lands and Rivers ConservationRead Mode SHAREThe Statue of Liberty’s terreplein will be repaired through funding from the Great American …

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House passes $4.2 Billion Economic Development Bill

House passes $4.2 Billion Economic Development Billby John Lynds • July 20, 2022 • 0 CommentsThis week, Rep. Dan Ryan and his colleagues in the House passed a $4.2 billion Economic Development Bill that will make significant investments in Charlestown and across the state.The bill utilizes American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) surplus funds, and bonds …

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Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 12 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residents

Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 12 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residentsby Patriot-Bridge Staff • July 20, 2022 • 0 CommentsMayor Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston beginning Tuesday, July 19 through Thursday, July 21 due to the weather that is forecasted for this time period. Temperatures are expected to be in the mid …

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Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 16 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residents

Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 16 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residentsby Patriot-Bridge Staff • August 4, 2022 • 0 CommentsMayor Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston starting, August 4 through Sunday, August 7, due to the upcoming weather forecasts. High temperatures will reach into the 90s, with the heat index expected to reach …

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Pier 5 Association Announces Two New Board Members

Pier 5 Association Announces Two New Board Membersby Patriot-Bridge Staff • August 18, 2022 • 0 CommentsThe Pier 5 Association is pleased to announce the addition of two new Board members.  We welcome their commitment and expertise in reaching our goal of transforming the historic Pier 5 in the Charlestown Navy Yard into an open space public park for …

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Wu, BPDA Introduce Policy To Promote Diversity Within Private Development Projects

Wu, BPDA Introduce Policy To Promote Diversity Within Private Development Projectsby Patriot-Bridge Staff • August 18, 2022 • 0 CommentsMayor Michelle Wu and Chief of Planning Arthur Jemison announced last week that the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors will vote on a new policy introducing diversity, equity and inclusion into the review process for large …

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Wu Announces Strategies To Enhance Coastal Resilience in Charlestown and East Boston

Wu Announces Strategies To Enhance Coastal Resilience in Charlestown and East Bostonby Patriot-Bridge Staff • August 18, 2022 • 0 CommentsSpecial to the Patriot-BridgeMayor Michelle Wu announced Coastal Resilience Solutions for East Boston and Charlestown (Phase II), a comprehensive framework to understand coastal flood risk, options for coastal resilience solutions, and timelines for implementation in parts of East Boston …

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Wu Challenges 2020 Us Census Count

Wu Challenges 2020 Us Census Countby Patriot-Bridge Staff • September 15, 2022 • 0 CommentsSpecial to the Patriot-BridgeMayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston is challenging the United States Census Bureau’s 2020 Census Population count of Boston’s total population. Based on research by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), the population count of 675,647 for Boston …

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Out with the BPDA – The Bay State Banner

Out with the BPDASal GiarrataniGrowing up in the South End and Lower Roxbury during the ’50s and ’60s, I remember well the planned destruction of numerous city neighborhoods that were deemed too far gone to save (“Is Wu still planning to close the BPDA?” Bay State Banner, Aug. 18).If memory serves me correctly, it was …

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Charlestown Sprouts to Expand, Requests Support from Community

Charlestown Sprouts to Expand, Requests Support from Community by Patriot-Bridge Staff • April 14, 2022 • 0 CommentsThe Charlestown Sprouts Community Garden is expanding this spring by building new gardening beds. As many as 30 gardening families new to Charlestown Sprouts will be able use these beds to grow culturally important food for their families. To support this project, …

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