The world of school budgets within the Boston Public Schools (BPS) has rarely been marked by intrigue or excitement in years past, but new Supt. Brenda Cassellius said this week that her first budget proposal is different than any previous…
Author: Seth Daniel
Movie Filming on Monument Square More Than What Some Bargained For
When television filming crews showed up on Monument Square and Pleasant Street last week and this Monday, it seemed like a magical affair with fake snow and massive amounts of equipment and television personalities. However, for some in that part…
Cassellius: Edwards School Will Remain Used as a School Building
File this one in the fanatic rumor mill folder. Last week, quite suddenly, there was a major rumor that burst on the scene detailing that the Edwards Middle School was not going to be the saving grace for parents seeking…
New YMCA Configuration Could Ease Child Care Crisis
City Councilor Lydia Edwards said this week that the sale of the YMCA in the Navy Yard could result in a new YMCA that focuses on easing the child care crisis in Charlestown. In a surprise move last week, the…
For Sale: YMCA Announces They Will Sell Constitution Inn, Look for Another Location in Charlestown
Leaders of the Boston YMCA announced this week they plan to sell the Constitution Inn at the Navy Yard, but will continue to operate the Charlestown YMCA there for the next three or four years while they look for a…
Arraignment in Peace Park Case Held Over as Parties Try to Resolve Issues
An arraignment hearing last Friday, Jan. 24, in Jamaica Plain’s West Roxbury District Court in the alleged desecration of the Peace Park on Lowney Way was held over with the hope that the suspect in the case and the victims…
Residents Not Likely to Return to Building After Bunker Hill Fire
The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) reported that no one was seriously injured in a major fire at one of the buildings on Tufts Street in the Bunker Hill Housing development, but with that building within the first phase of the…
Councilor Edwards Looking to Focus on Local Issues in 2020
Councilor Lydia Edwards has a lot of overarching, citywide – even statewide – goals for the new year, but she said by and large her office sees this as a year to focus locally. “We see this as a year…
Chin Family Celebrates More than 100 Years as Townies
When Helen Chin Schlichte and her eight siblings, and numerous extended family members, gathered at her City Square apartment on Christmas Eve, it was the culmination of more than 100 years in the Town coming together in an amazing blend…
Supt. Cassellius Releases Strategy for Public School Plan
After more than six months of visits to all 135 school buildings in the Boston Public School district, and conducting more than 100 community meetings, Supt. Brenda Cassellius submitted her final strategic plan to the Boston School Committee last week.…