As Chair of the City Council’s Committee on Government Operations, Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards will recommend passage of an ordinance extending and enhancing protections for tenants facing displacement by condominium or cooperative conversion, during Wednesday’s weekly Council meeting –…
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Council Holds Hearing on Implementation of Police Reform Task Force Recommendations
The City Council Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, chaired by Councilor Andrea Campbell, held a hearing on March 2 regarding the implementation of recommendations of the Boston Police Reform Task Force. Several councilors expressed their dissatisfaction with the…
DiDomenico Re-Appointed as Senate Assistant Majority Leader
Senator Sal DiDomenico has once again been appointed to the position of Assistant Majority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate, serving as a select member of Senate President Karen Spilka’s leadership team. The Senator has also been tasked with chairing the Senate…
MAYOR ANNOUNCES THE CITY WILL ENTER MODIFIED PHASE 3, STEP 2 OF REOPENING PLAN MONDAY
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez, and the City of Boston today announced, effective Monday, March 1, Boston will move with the Commonwealth into Phase 3, Step 2 of the state’s reopening plan, with…
IAG responds to Bunker Hill project
The new residential building on the Bunker Hill Mall fronting Rutherford Avenue had its first public meeting on Monday night via Zoom with the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) and heard some concerns about parking and design of the building –…
Mayor’s Cup tournament goes full force this week with much action
The Charlestown Youth Hockey Association (CYHA) boys’ and girls’ teams have won seven out of eight early games this week in the revived Mayor’s Cup tournament – paving a way to hopefully bring home several Cups to the Town once…
The Lt. Quinn Scholarship applications are now available
By Kevin Kelly The Lt. Michael P. Quinn Scholarship was established in 1969 and over the past 52 years nearly $250,000 has been awarded to “Townie” high school graduates looking to pursue a college education. Applications to be considered the…
Diner proposed at former Grasshopper Restaurant
The owners of Monument Restaurant have requested an all-alcohol restaurant license and are proposing a new diner concept for where the former Grasshopper Restaurant used to be on Bunker Hill Street. The proposal would apparently run simultaneously with a separate…
Three townhouses and demo proposed at 41 Bartlett St.
The long-time family ownership of the 1830s-era home at the corner of Bartlett and Elm Streets detailed a plan to develop three townhouses with parking on the lot and demolish the two-family home that has been the hub of their…
Edwards files order to discuss implementation of reforms to ZBA
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards has filed a hearing order to discuss the implementation of reforms to the Zoning Board of Appeals that she proposed and were implemented by Mayor Walsh in an executive order in February of 2020. “The…