The Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) has definitely seen better days. The fallout from the John Lynch alleged bribery scandal has trickled down to the ZBA itself and now Mayor Martin Walsh is calling for an investigation into the…
Month: September 2019
BPDA to Seek Permission to Put Out RFP for Power Plant Development
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) is seeking approval from its Board on Thursday, Sept. 12, to advertise a Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop Building 108 (Power Plant) in the Navy Yard. The building has been the focus…
02129 Alliance Calls for Neighbors to Let BPDA Know Preferences
Leaders of the alliance of neighbors and community groups calling for a planning process said this week that it is up to the neighborhood to define the process it wants – also dropping the Master Plan moniker and calling it…
Neighborhood Round Up
Gym Hockey News The season starts this Saturday, 9/14/19. Schedule is: 9:30 am Bryan’s Pals vs A-1/Zume’s 10:30 am. Duce 2. Vs. MPTA Harvest on Vine Food Pantry The Harvest on Vine Food Pantry is requesting boxes of cereal this week. Any donation of non-perishable foods…
For the Record
•Warren-Prescott School Dates: *September 26: School Orientation Night, 5:30 p.m. *September 26: School Site Council Elections, 6 p.m. *Oct. 9: School Site Council, 6 p.m. •Harvard-Kent School Dates: *Sept.19 – OPEN HOUSE from 5-7 p.m. *Sept. 24 – Monthly Parents Meeting…
Time to End the ‘War on Drugs’
For those of us who have been around for longer than we might care to admit, America has been consumed during our lifetime by the never-ending battle to combat drug abuse. It was in 1971 — almost 50 years ago…
Letters to the Editor
Show Up, Speak Up, and Stand Up for a Master Plan for Charlestown Dear Editor, As we continue to gather signatures for our petition to ask for a Master Plan for Charlestown, we are continually amazed by the residents who…
Charlestown Youth Soccer Gets off to Big Start With Revolution, First Games
Charlestown Youth Soccer kicked off last Thursday, Sept. 5, with a fun clinic drawing some 400 kids to Barry Field (The Oilies) to participate with players from the New England Revolution. That was followed up by a weekend full of…
Taking Back the Public Square : Straight Pride Group Seeking to Promote Civil Dialogue on Social Issues, Free Speech
They’ve been labeled Nazis, fascist, racists, evil-doers, and about every other negative moniker one could hang on them, but the organizers behind last weekend’s Straight Pride Parade (a group known as Super Happy Fun America) said they are none of…