Did you know that Allston and Brighton come in LAST in voter participation in Boston?
Only 46% of our residents are registered to vote. This is the lowest % in Boston. The citywide average is 60% and some communities have more than 70% registration.
Only 24% of our registered voters actually voted in last November's election. This is also the lowest % in Boston. The citwide average was 36% and some communities were as high as 48%.
So only 11% (7,139 out of 65,561) of the residents of Allston and Brighton voted last fall. In places like South Boston and West Roxbury more than 30% of residents voted. How much better would our community be if our turnout matched the city average of 21%?
How to register to vote in Boston
Map of Boston showing wards and city council districts
Mass Vote election information
Allston activist rewires meaning of 'town meeting'
Allston activist rewires meaning of 'town meeting'
BU's Daily Free Press does a nice story about Allston Brighton 2006.
BU's Daily Free Press does a nice story about Allston Brighton 2006.
Zoning Board of Appeal hearings - Feb 7
The nofitication of these hearings today just came in the mail yesterday, so there isn't much we can do to support or oppose any of these, but in any case, here are today's Board of Appeal hearings for Allston and Brighton:
14 Linden Street
Conditional Use variance to change occupancy to allow a private club serving alcohol
29 Sutherland Road
Variance to change occupancy from 3 family to 4 family
79 Brighton Ave
Change legal occupancy from 2 family to 3 family. Legalize existing first floor unit and extend into basement.
14 Linden Street
Conditional Use variance to change occupancy to allow a private club serving alcohol
29 Sutherland Road
Variance to change occupancy from 3 family to 4 family
79 Brighton Ave
Change legal occupancy from 2 family to 3 family. Legalize existing first floor unit and extend into basement.
2006 Summer Job Registration
Boston Youth Fund: Information for 15-18 year olds to register for summer jobs through the city
Nearly snowless city still needs a sweep
Nearly snowless city still needs a sweep - The Boston Globe: "Appalled by the piles of potato chip bags, pizza boxes, Dunkin' Donuts cups, and general grit and grime he has been seeing day after day, Councilor Jerry P. McDermott of Brighton says the city needs a serious cleanup."
Boston City Council video on-line
City Council Video Library
Watch city government in action!
In the Feb 1 hearing you can watch debate about guest permits for resident parking areas and many other Council hearings that will be coming up.
Watch city government in action!
In the Feb 1 hearing you can watch debate about guest permits for resident parking areas and many other Council hearings that will be coming up.
Overdevelopment - Coming soon to your neighborhood?
Allston-Brighton TAB: Neighbors ask, is it legal?
Owners of the yellow one-family house at 28 Adamson St., Allston, are trying to sell the parcel, with a permit pulled Jan. 10 for five, three-bedroom units, a move that goes against the Allston zoning code.
"This person is deliberately taking advantage of what they hope will be a zoning loophole to make money," said local lawyer and neighbor Cathi Campbell at a community meeting on Saturday.
The lot is zoned three-family and can house only three units, but the developers plan to get around this requirement by building a three-story row house with five condos inside.
Owners of the yellow one-family house at 28 Adamson St., Allston, are trying to sell the parcel, with a permit pulled Jan. 10 for five, three-bedroom units, a move that goes against the Allston zoning code.
"This person is deliberately taking advantage of what they hope will be a zoning loophole to make money," said local lawyer and neighbor Cathi Campbell at a community meeting on Saturday.
The lot is zoned three-family and can house only three units, but the developers plan to get around this requirement by building a three-story row house with five condos inside.
Deval Patrick wins big among delegates
Patrick wins big among delegates - The Boston Globe
Story from the Globe about yesterday's Democratic caucuses and here is a more local point of view.
"Ward 21 (Brighton/Allston) we had 14/18 delegates for Patrick and 2 alternates for Patrick. This was the direct result of Patrick's ward 21 organizers getting a strong turnout and being very well organized. "
Story from the Globe about yesterday's Democratic caucuses and here is a more local point of view.
"Ward 21 (Brighton/Allston) we had 14/18 delegates for Patrick and 2 alternates for Patrick. This was the direct result of Patrick's ward 21 organizers getting a strong turnout and being very well organized. "
City of Boston Email Notifications
City of Boston Subscription Email Services
This site has several different email lists you can join to learn about Snow Emergencies/Parking Bans, School Closings, neighborhood specific meetings, youth events, and more.
This site has several different email lists you can join to learn about Snow Emergencies/Parking Bans, School Closings, neighborhood specific meetings, youth events, and more.
St. E's closing Adult Day Health Center
Allston-Brighton TAB: Elders out of luck
Open Monday through Friday and located in the lower level of St. Gabriel's Church on Washington Street in Brighton, the Adult Day Health Center was begun in 1981 to meet local needs of senior daycare. It offers a wide range of specialized services to people who have mild to moderate physical impairments and who need assistance in maintaining or improving their level of independence.
The center is scheduled to close in April and currently serves about 28 seniors.
Open Monday through Friday and located in the lower level of St. Gabriel's Church on Washington Street in Brighton, the Adult Day Health Center was begun in 1981 to meet local needs of senior daycare. It offers a wide range of specialized services to people who have mild to moderate physical impairments and who need assistance in maintaining or improving their level of independence.
The center is scheduled to close in April and currently serves about 28 seniors.
Suffolk Registry of Deeds website
Suffolk Registry of Deeds
This is an interesting website for property transactions and research. Select "Suffolk" county then Property Search. The database contains deeds, mortgages, liens, and other records of property transactions.
This is an interesting website for property transactions and research. Select "Suffolk" county then Property Search. The database contains deeds, mortgages, liens, and other records of property transactions.
Help Me Hank! Crosswalk crisis
WHDH-TV - Help Me Hank! Crosswalk crisis
Channel 7 News Team helps get a crosswalk light repaired in Allston. If you live in Boston and spot a broken traffic signal, you can call the mayor's 24 hour service line to report it: 617-635-4500.
You can reach Hank Phillippi Ryan, 7 NEWS investigative reporter through this web site.
Channel 7 News Team helps get a crosswalk light repaired in Allston. If you live in Boston and spot a broken traffic signal, you can call the mayor's 24 hour service line to report it: 617-635-4500.
You can reach Hank Phillippi Ryan, 7 NEWS investigative reporter through this web site.
A Retailing Czar, Looking Out for Mom and Pop - New York Times
A Retailing Czar, Looking Out for Mom and Pop - New York Times
New York hires a executive director of retail development to assist neighborhood organizations in their efforts to attract and retain a diversity of businesses that serve local residents.
New York hires a executive director of retail development to assist neighborhood organizations in their efforts to attract and retain a diversity of businesses that serve local residents.
Police Break Up Allston Party
Police Break Up Allston House Party
Police broke up a party at 33 Arden St. (click for map) Saturday night that they said looked like a scene out of the movie "Animal House."
Police broke up a party at 33 Arden St. (click for map) Saturday night that they said looked like a scene out of the movie "Animal House."
Landlord with Allston/Brighton ties lashed for Katrina evictions
Landlord with Boston ties lashed for Katrina evictions - The Boston Globe
Leonard J. Samia, one of Boston's largest and most notorious landlords who owns many buildings in Allston and Brighton, is evicting tenants from a building he owns in the New Orleans suburb of Terrytown. Many say he is using the chaos of the Katrina aftermath to take advantage of these tenants.
Reputation among tenant advocates precedes magnate - The Boston Globe
Residents of Allston and Brighton are familiar with the Samia name. His offices are on Birmingham Parkway in Brighton and he owns many properties here. (I am looking out the window of my house at a For Sale sign he has in front of a property he owns on Mansfield Street.) In 1999, a three-story deck at a Samia-owned apartment building in Allston collapsed, injuring 15 people. As a result, Samia was cited with nine building code violations, including operating an illegal boarding house. City inspectors said the two-year-old deck had been attached to the building with only nails.
Leonard J. Samia, one of Boston's largest and most notorious landlords who owns many buildings in Allston and Brighton, is evicting tenants from a building he owns in the New Orleans suburb of Terrytown. Many say he is using the chaos of the Katrina aftermath to take advantage of these tenants.
Reputation among tenant advocates precedes magnate - The Boston Globe
Residents of Allston and Brighton are familiar with the Samia name. His offices are on Birmingham Parkway in Brighton and he owns many properties here. (I am looking out the window of my house at a For Sale sign he has in front of a property he owns on Mansfield Street.) In 1999, a three-story deck at a Samia-owned apartment building in Allston collapsed, injuring 15 people. As a result, Samia was cited with nine building code violations, including operating an illegal boarding house. City inspectors said the two-year-old deck had been attached to the building with only nails.
Police seek to stop surge in prostitution
Police seek to stop surge in prostitution - The Boston Globe
Police in Brighton and Allston have arrested about 68 people, many of them Asian, in connection with prostitution rings, said Captain William Evans.
Police in Brighton and Allston have arrested about 68 people, many of them Asian, in connection with prostitution rings, said Captain William Evans.
Planning for Brighton Allston Bicentennial
Allston-Brighton TAB: Brighton Allston Bicentennial: "For more information, call Theresa Hynes at 617-782-1718 or Tim Schofield at 617-557-4545, or e-mail him at tim@schofieldlawfirm.com"
New group, Allston Brighton 2006
Allston Brighton TAB: New group, Allston Brighton 2006, got your back
Story in today's TAB about the new grassroots group Allston Brighton 2006 that is forming to talk about how we can improve our neighborhoods. Our kickoff meeting is Saturday from 3-5 at the Honan library. More info is at:
http://groups.google.com/group/AllstonBrighton2006
Story in today's TAB about the new grassroots group Allston Brighton 2006 that is forming to talk about how we can improve our neighborhoods. Our kickoff meeting is Saturday from 3-5 at the Honan library. More info is at:
http://groups.google.com/group/AllstonBrighton2006
Comm Ave improvements
Walk on, walk on, Comm. Ave. - The Boston Globe
To follow up Charlie's comment on a previous post, here is a link to a Globe story from January 1 about improvements to Comm Ave. It sounds like a great project. As it says below, there is no timetable for the project to be extended through Allston and Brighton. Because it is a state project, Reps Honan and Moran are probably the ones to talk to for more information.
Excerpts from the Globe story:
The Massachusetts Highway Department hopes to award a $12.7 million contract shortly to rebuild the road, as well as the sidewalks and median, between Kenmore Square and the Boston University Bridge.
"It's an effort to make Commonwealth Avenue much more pedestrian-friendly," said MassHighway spokesman Jon Carlisle. The three westbound travel lanes would be compressed to two most of the way from Kenmore Square to the BU Bridge. With the new space, the median where the Green Line trolleys run would be widened and landscaped, and sidewalks would be rebuilt. Trees and benches would be added.
The plans also call for the crosswalks to be raised and made more visible. To enhance traffic flow, the traffic signals would be synchronized. Boston University would give up a slice of a parking lot near the BU Bridge to allow construction of a new right turn lane onto the bridge from westbound Commonwealth Avenue.
The work is expected to take 2 1/2 years. MassHighway expects to award the contract soon in hopes of having the project start in the spring. The state plans eventually to rebuild Commonwealth Avenue all the way to Boston College, although there is no timetable for that work.
To follow up Charlie's comment on a previous post, here is a link to a Globe story from January 1 about improvements to Comm Ave. It sounds like a great project. As it says below, there is no timetable for the project to be extended through Allston and Brighton. Because it is a state project, Reps Honan and Moran are probably the ones to talk to for more information.
Excerpts from the Globe story:
The Massachusetts Highway Department hopes to award a $12.7 million contract shortly to rebuild the road, as well as the sidewalks and median, between Kenmore Square and the Boston University Bridge.
"It's an effort to make Commonwealth Avenue much more pedestrian-friendly," said MassHighway spokesman Jon Carlisle. The three westbound travel lanes would be compressed to two most of the way from Kenmore Square to the BU Bridge. With the new space, the median where the Green Line trolleys run would be widened and landscaped, and sidewalks would be rebuilt. Trees and benches would be added.
The plans also call for the crosswalks to be raised and made more visible. To enhance traffic flow, the traffic signals would be synchronized. Boston University would give up a slice of a parking lot near the BU Bridge to allow construction of a new right turn lane onto the bridge from westbound Commonwealth Avenue.
The work is expected to take 2 1/2 years. MassHighway expects to award the contract soon in hopes of having the project start in the spring. The state plans eventually to rebuild Commonwealth Avenue all the way to Boston College, although there is no timetable for that work.
State Senate - Galluccio vs. ???
Cambridge Chronicle -Letters
Cambridge City Councilor Marjorie Decker isn't running for the seat being opened up by Jarrett Barrios. Will anyone else step up to make this a race?
Cambridge City Councilor Marjorie Decker isn't running for the seat being opened up by Jarrett Barrios. Will anyone else step up to make this a race?
Livable Communities
A few websites with different ideas about what makes a city livable
America's Most Livable Communities
Making Cities Livable
Transportation for a Livable City
Boston-specific sites:
Barr Foundation: Making Boston a More Livable City for All
Boston Bicycle Planning Initiative
Boston 400: Shaping the Future City
America's Most Livable Communities
Making Cities Livable
Transportation for a Livable City
Boston-specific sites:
Barr Foundation: Making Boston a More Livable City for All
Boston Bicycle Planning Initiative
Boston 400: Shaping the Future City
The Boston Indicators Project 2004
The Boston Indicators Project 2004
This is an interesting web site of data about population, health, housing, and open space in Allston, Brighton, and all of Boston. It has information about the whole city and each neighborhood (select from the 'Geography at a Glance' menu on the left) and shows historical trends using census data from 1990 and 2000.
This is an interesting web site of data about population, health, housing, and open space in Allston, Brighton, and all of Boston. It has information about the whole city and each neighborhood (select from the 'Geography at a Glance' menu on the left) and shows historical trends using census data from 1990 and 2000.
Keg Sales and Drinking in Allston
Powder keg - The Boston Globe
To keep a lid on its explosive mix of booze and youths, Boston has a new rule that police be told of every beer keg sold. But the law has a hole in it.
To keep a lid on its explosive mix of booze and youths, Boston has a new rule that police be told of every beer keg sold. But the law has a hole in it.
Police Bust Allston Keg Party
Police Bust Allston Keg Party: Five people are under arrest and will be arraigned in Brighton District Court after police say they provided alcohol to minors at an Allston house party. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, officers were called to Wadsworth Street (click for map) where there were reports of 200 college students fighting in the streets.
Boston candidates big spenders in '05
Boston candidates big spenders in '05 - The Boston Globe
Lots of $$$ in Boston politics. Here is what some candidates spent in 2005.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino spent nearly $1.7 million and raised $1.3 million. He has $202,000 left in his campaign account.
City Council President Michael F. Flaherty Jr. spent $512,000 and has $225,000 in the bank.
John Connolly spent $330,000 but finished a losing fifth in the November election.
Sam Yoon, who came in third, spent $220,000. Councilor Stephen J. Murphy spent $149,000; Councilor Felix Arroyo spent $130,000; Matt O'Malley spent $84,000; and Edward Flynn, spent $73,000.
Lots of $$$ in Boston politics. Here is what some candidates spent in 2005.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino spent nearly $1.7 million and raised $1.3 million. He has $202,000 left in his campaign account.
City Council President Michael F. Flaherty Jr. spent $512,000 and has $225,000 in the bank.
John Connolly spent $330,000 but finished a losing fifth in the November election.
Sam Yoon, who came in third, spent $220,000. Councilor Stephen J. Murphy spent $149,000; Councilor Felix Arroyo spent $130,000; Matt O'Malley spent $84,000; and Edward Flynn, spent $73,000.
Seat Belt law
House approves seat belt scrutiny - The Boston Globe
The Massachusetts House narrowly approved a controversial bill yesterday to give police officers authority to pull over drivers for not wearing seat belts. Here's how members of the House representing Allton and Brighton voted. A "yes" vote is in favor of the bill. A "no" vote is against it:
The Massachusetts House narrowly approved a controversial bill yesterday to give police officers authority to pull over drivers for not wearing seat belts. Here's how members of the House representing Allton and Brighton voted. A "yes" vote is in favor of the bill. A "no" vote is against it:
Kevin G. Honan, D-Boston - YYou can go here to vote in an online poll at Boston.com. Current results are 32% support the law, 68% oppose.
Michael J. Moran, D-Boston - N
Groundhog Job Shadow Day
This is an opportunity for high school students in the Boston Public Schools to spend a morning observing someone at work. The Boston Private Industry Council is still looking for volunteers to have students shadow for the morning of February 2nd.
Please circulate this to friends and co-workers. If you are interested, please visit www.bostonpic.org or contact Josh Bruno at 617-488-1327, jobshadow@bostonpic.org.
Please circulate this to friends and co-workers. If you are interested, please visit www.bostonpic.org or contact Josh Bruno at 617-488-1327, jobshadow@bostonpic.org.
Zoning Board of Appeal hearings - Jan 24
Even if these are not in your neighborhood and may not directly affect you, zoning board decisions set precedents that in the future could be relevant to something where you live. So if you would have an opinion if this was happening next door, it is worth writing a short letter about these appeals.
You can download zoning codes and maps here. The Allston-Brighton zoning is in Article 51.
Hearings at 9:30am, Tuesday Jan 24 in Room 801, City Hall.
Cathal Talbot
38-40 Ranelegh Road, Brighton
Replace existin porches with new porches at rear of dwelling
BZC-26883
If you wish to support or oppose these proposals, it can be mailed to:
Board of Appeal, Room 204
Boston City Hall
Boston, MA 02201
For more information, call the Board of Appeal at (617)635-4775.
You can download zoning codes and maps here. The Allston-Brighton zoning is in Article 51.
Hearings at 9:30am, Tuesday Jan 24 in Room 801, City Hall.
Cathal Talbot
38-40 Ranelegh Road, Brighton
Replace existin porches with new porches at rear of dwelling
BZC-26883
If you wish to support or oppose these proposals, it can be mailed to:
Board of Appeal, Room 204
Boston City Hall
Boston, MA 02201
For more information, call the Board of Appeal at (617)635-4775.
Mass. exodus
Mass. exodus - The Boston Globe: Jeff Jacoby on the decline in Massachusetts population
FOR THE second year in a row, the Census Bureau reports, the population of Massachusetts has shrunk...Not counting foreign immigrants, Massachusetts has been losing more people than it attracts every year since 1990...
In the state that produced Michael S. Dukakis and Sen. Kerry, the concerns of ordinary citizens are so often met with disdain, while the political class lets nothing get in the way of its own appetites and priorities...This is a state in which a tax cut can be decisively approved by the voters yet never go into effect. In which grocers can be prosecuted for pricing milk too low. In which archaic blue laws decree when shops may and may not open for business.
FOR THE second year in a row, the Census Bureau reports, the population of Massachusetts has shrunk...Not counting foreign immigrants, Massachusetts has been losing more people than it attracts every year since 1990...
In the state that produced Michael S. Dukakis and Sen. Kerry, the concerns of ordinary citizens are so often met with disdain, while the political class lets nothing get in the way of its own appetites and priorities...This is a state in which a tax cut can be decisively approved by the voters yet never go into effect. In which grocers can be prosecuted for pricing milk too low. In which archaic blue laws decree when shops may and may not open for business.
A duel for the Senate
A duel for the Senate - The Boston Globe
Story about Cambridge city councilors Marjorie Decker and Anthony Galluccio who are running to represent Allston in the State Senate
Story about Cambridge city councilors Marjorie Decker and Anthony Galluccio who are running to represent Allston in the State Senate
Meet the Mayor
Mayor to lead four forums around city - The Boston Globe:
At each forum, residents, community leaders, and city officials will share ideas about how to improve the city and about Boston's long-range plans, Menino's office said yesterday. The mayor will lead each discussion.
Participants will be selected by lottery from a pool of people who register in advance. Residents can sign up online at www.cityofboston.gov/mayor/mayor_roundtable_form.asp or by calling 617-635-4500. The deadline is Jan. 27.
At each forum, residents, community leaders, and city officials will share ideas about how to improve the city and about Boston's long-range plans, Menino's office said yesterday. The mayor will lead each discussion.
Participants will be selected by lottery from a pool of people who register in advance. Residents can sign up online at www.cityofboston.gov/mayor/mayor_roundtable_form.asp or by calling 617-635-4500. The deadline is Jan. 27.
$540,000 a year job for ex-speaker Finneran
Finneran ready for business - The Boston Globe: "Having passed the one-year mark since his departure from the State House, Finneran is no longer legally barred from lobbying his former colleagues"
''This will be perfect for him; he's one of the brightest guys who ever served in the building," said former House speaker Charles F. Flaherty.
Flaherty, too, is a State House lobbyist and, like Finneran, changed careers under a haze of legal troubles.
Biotech executives said they expect Finneran, who is paid $540,000 a year, to lobby for faster permitting of new office buildings
''This will be perfect for him; he's one of the brightest guys who ever served in the building," said former House speaker Charles F. Flaherty.
Flaherty, too, is a State House lobbyist and, like Finneran, changed careers under a haze of legal troubles.
Biotech executives said they expect Finneran, who is paid $540,000 a year, to lobby for faster permitting of new office buildings
Brookline man arraigned on armed assault charges
TownOnline.com - Brookline TAB - Local News: "Joseph, 20, is charged in connection with the shooting of 23-year-old Maseresha Demes, of Allston, on the morning of Oct. 7 outside an Allston apartment complex. "
Brighton's Concentration of Power
- The State Reps who represent Allston, Brighton, and some of Brookline live less than 4/10ths of a mile from each other but more than 2 miles from some of their constituents.
- My State Rep lives less than 2/10ths of a mile from his State Senator, but my State Senator is someone else who lives 2 miles away in Cambridge.
- Many elected officials live near each other in Brighton. I don't know of any who live in Allston.
Better district boundaries may not change all of these oddities, but it might improve the chances of:
- You and your State Rep both having the same State Senator
- More people represented by someone who lives nearby in a similar community
District Boundaries - Do they help or hurt Allston and Brighton?
Parts of Allston are represented in the State Senate by Jarrett Barrios (district in yellow). Brighton and other parts of Allston are represented by Steve Tolman.One argument could be made that it helps to have two senators and two reps interested in what is happening in the same area.
A different line of reasoning is that this dillutes our influence, reduces accountability, and diminishes civic engagement.
Common Cause is supporting a new redistricting process that would
- Keep towns and city neighborhoods together.
- Practice non-partisan redistricting.
- Prevent redistricting from intentionally protecting or harming any candidate.
- Foster competition by treating incumbents like any other candidate and creating opportunities for local elected officials to "move up".
- Protect the voting rights of minority communities.
- Require a public process and public input.
You can read more about it at the Common Cause website
District Boundaries - House
Here's how Allston and Brighton are divided up between the House districts that are held by Kevin Honan (17th Suffolk, in green) and Mike Moran (18th Suffolk, in red). You can see the 17th Suffolk boundary on an interactive Google Map here.
Task force to oversee Harvard's Allston development
Task force to oversee Harvard's development of North Allston campus
The task force will serve as an advisory board to the Boston Redevelopment Authority and Harvard University throughout the master planning process.
The Harvard Allston Task Force members include:
Brian Golden, former State Representative, resident
Paul Berkeley, resident
Harry Mattison, resident
Cathleen Campbell, resident
Millie Holcum McLaughlin, resident
Andy Yu, resident
Ray Mellone, resident
Michael Hanlon, resident,
John Bruno, resident
Bruce Houghton, business owner
Mary Ellen Black, resident
Tim Norton, resident
John Cusack, resident
Valter Vitorino, business owner
Brighton Lew, resident
Brian Gibbons, resident
Rita DiGesse, resident
The task force will serve as an advisory board to the Boston Redevelopment Authority and Harvard University throughout the master planning process.
The Harvard Allston Task Force members include:
Brian Golden, former State Representative, resident
Paul Berkeley, resident
Harry Mattison, resident
Cathleen Campbell, resident
Millie Holcum McLaughlin, resident
Andy Yu, resident
Ray Mellone, resident
Michael Hanlon, resident,
John Bruno, resident
Bruce Houghton, business owner
Mary Ellen Black, resident
Tim Norton, resident
John Cusack, resident
Valter Vitorino, business owner
Brighton Lew, resident
Brian Gibbons, resident
Rita DiGesse, resident
NH teen gunned down in Allston
More details about Sunday's shooting...
Union Leader - NH teen gunned down in Boston
Natalie Sumner, 18, a Franklin, New Hampshire High School student and Julio Ceus, 33, were shot to death about 9:23 p.m. inside Ceus’ 244 Kelton St. apartment in Boston’s Allston neighborhood, police and relatives said.
A high-ranking Boston official said it appears crack cocaine was being smoked in Julio Ceus’ apartment and drugs appeared to be a motive for the slayings, the first homicides in Boston this year.
Two men were seen fleeing the apartment building. No arrests have been made nor any suspects identified, Boston police said. Police said the victims were targeted and it was not a random act of violence.
Union Leader - NH teen gunned down in Boston
Natalie Sumner, 18, a Franklin, New Hampshire High School student and Julio Ceus, 33, were shot to death about 9:23 p.m. inside Ceus’ 244 Kelton St. apartment in Boston’s Allston neighborhood, police and relatives said.
A high-ranking Boston official said it appears crack cocaine was being smoked in Julio Ceus’ apartment and drugs appeared to be a motive for the slayings, the first homicides in Boston this year.
Two men were seen fleeing the apartment building. No arrests have been made nor any suspects identified, Boston police said. Police said the victims were targeted and it was not a random act of violence.
Allston shooting victims were targeted, police say
Allston shooting victims were targeted, police say - The Boston Globe: "Relatives told reporters this morning someone called the 33-year-old man on his cell phone asking him to open the door to his apartment. They said when he opened the door, at least one gunman fired into the apartment.
A police statement said preliminary investigations reveal the victims were targeted and that it is not a random act of violence."
A police statement said preliminary investigations reveal the victims were targeted and that it is not a random act of violence."
Dog killed after it walks on utility panel
Dog killed after it walks on utility panel - The Boston Globe
This time it is a dog electrocuted walking on a Charlestown sidewalk. Last March a dog was killed in Allston. Seems the problem is still too real.
This time it is a dog electrocuted walking on a Charlestown sidewalk. Last March a dog was killed in Allston. Seems the problem is still too real.
Two are fatally shot in Allston
Man, woman are fatally shot in Allston - The Boston Globe: Two people killed and a third injured last night at 244 Kelton St. (click here for map) in Allston
City of Boston Subscription Email Services
City of Boston
This link has several different email notifications that you can sign up to recieve - emergency notifications, CityLine newsletter, Office of Neighborhood Services updates, Arts and the City, Youth e-Newsletter, and a Weekly Funding Update
This link has several different email notifications that you can sign up to recieve - emergency notifications, CityLine newsletter, Office of Neighborhood Services updates, Arts and the City, Youth e-Newsletter, and a Weekly Funding Update
The erosion of worker safety
The erosion of worker safety - The Boston Globe
MASSACHUSETTS' DISTINGUISHED promise of worker safety is fraying. More of our workers work unsafely. When they sustain a serious work injury they are less able to access the protections of our four-generations-old workers' compensation system ... activist groups such as the Allston-based Brazilian Immigrant Center have monitored the immigrant workforce and its challenges.
MASSACHUSETTS' DISTINGUISHED promise of worker safety is fraying. More of our workers work unsafely. When they sustain a serious work injury they are less able to access the protections of our four-generations-old workers' compensation system ... activist groups such as the Allston-based Brazilian Immigrant Center have monitored the immigrant workforce and its challenges.
Education, public safety top councilors' agenda
Education, public safety top councilors' agenda - The Boston Globe
Jerry P. McDermott, Brighton
''Public safety. We not only need to put more police on the streets, but we also need to increase the number of detectives, so that we can get some of these unsolved crimes solved.'"
Jerry P. McDermott, Brighton
''Public safety. We not only need to put more police on the streets, but we also need to increase the number of detectives, so that we can get some of these unsolved crimes solved.'"
Future of American Legion Post on Chestnut Hill Ave.
Veterans profit from building sale - The Boston Globe
Just after World War II, the City of Boston sold the Mary L. Brock School, a historic building on Chestnut Hill Avenue, to the American Legion Post in Brighton for $500. Last year, the Post sold the building for $1 million and the veterans of the post kept the money, approximately $20,000 each. The new building owner plans to convert it to a center for Muslims that will host daily prayer sessions, lectures, and other activities.
Criticism has emerged on two fronts, from those who say the veterans should not keep the money and from residents who have raised concerns about the center.
Bill Haas, cochairman of the Chestnut Hill Task Force, said residents are worried about density along Chestnut Hill Avenue. A resident's petition asking the BRA to conduct a traffic study reflects concern about all of the development, not just the proposed center, Haas said.''Whatever religion is there, if there is a lot of activity there, that brings density into the area," he said. ''It's not right to say as a community that Jews can do it and Catholics can do it and Muslims can't."
Map of location
Just after World War II, the City of Boston sold the Mary L. Brock School, a historic building on Chestnut Hill Avenue, to the American Legion Post in Brighton for $500. Last year, the Post sold the building for $1 million and the veterans of the post kept the money, approximately $20,000 each. The new building owner plans to convert it to a center for Muslims that will host daily prayer sessions, lectures, and other activities.
Criticism has emerged on two fronts, from those who say the veterans should not keep the money and from residents who have raised concerns about the center.
Bill Haas, cochairman of the Chestnut Hill Task Force, said residents are worried about density along Chestnut Hill Avenue. A resident's petition asking the BRA to conduct a traffic study reflects concern about all of the development, not just the proposed center, Haas said.''Whatever religion is there, if there is a lot of activity there, that brings density into the area," he said. ''It's not right to say as a community that Jews can do it and Catholics can do it and Muslims can't."
Map of location
Globe Watch gets Comm Ave street light fixed
Complaint: crossing Comm. on crutches - The Boston Globe
Is something broken in your neighborhood? E-mail globewatch@globe.com. Follow up on items at www.boston.com/globewatch
Is something broken in your neighborhood? E-mail globewatch@globe.com. Follow up on items at www.boston.com/globewatch
Presentation School Foundation op-ed
Collective effort needed - The Boston Globe by Kevin Carragee, chairman of the Presentation School Foundation
TAB coverage of Pike Fence saga continues
Allston-Brighton TAB, Dec 30 - Oh what a tangled Web - "A white cloth banner with roughly drawn letters announce a new destination for Allston residents to keep abreast of what's going on in their neighborhood - www.PikeFence.com - a Web site that outlines the saga of the Lincoln Street fence, parts of which fell down after a mere six weeks, and the continued distrust among residents about Massachusetts Turnpike Authority projects. "
Zoning Board of Appeal hearings - Jan 10
Even if these are not in your neighborhood and may not directly affect you, zoning board decisions set precedents that in the future could be relevant to something where you live. So if you would have an opinion if this was happening next door, it is worth writing a short letter about these appeals.
You can download zoning codes and maps here. The Allston-Brighton zoning is in Article 51.
Hearings at 11:30am, Tuesday Jan 10 in Room 801, City Hall.
Michael Lydon
9-11 Undine Road, Brighton
Off-street parking for 6 vehicles
BZC-26797
Albert Mancini
73 Seattle St, Allston
Combine parcels and erect 3 family house
BZC-26813
If you wish to support or oppose these proposals, it can be mailed to:
Board of Appeal, Room 204
Boston City Hall
Boston, MA 02201
For more information, call the Board of Appeal at (617)635-4775.
You can download zoning codes and maps here. The Allston-Brighton zoning is in Article 51.
Hearings at 11:30am, Tuesday Jan 10 in Room 801, City Hall.
Michael Lydon
9-11 Undine Road, Brighton
Off-street parking for 6 vehicles
BZC-26797
Albert Mancini
73 Seattle St, Allston
Combine parcels and erect 3 family house
BZC-26813
If you wish to support or oppose these proposals, it can be mailed to:
Board of Appeal, Room 204
Boston City Hall
Boston, MA 02201
For more information, call the Board of Appeal at (617)635-4775.
Crime Keeps Dropping Across NY City
Crime Numbers Keep Dropping Across the City - New York Times: "New York's continuing decline is in contrast to some other cities across the nation. After years of falling crime, Boston is now experiencing a surge in homicides."
Cambridge City Councilors Running to Represent Allston in State Senate
Galluccio, Decker to duke it out
: Anthony Galluccio and Marjorie Decker told the Cambridge Chronicle this week that they are running for the state Senate seat being vacated by Jarrett Barrios, a candidate for Middlesex County District Attorney. The Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex district stretches into Allston, Brighton, Cambridge, Charlestown, Chelsea, Everett, Revere, Saugus and Somerville.
: Anthony Galluccio and Marjorie Decker told the Cambridge Chronicle this week that they are running for the state Senate seat being vacated by Jarrett Barrios, a candidate for Middlesex County District Attorney. The Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex district stretches into Allston, Brighton, Cambridge, Charlestown, Chelsea, Everett, Revere, Saugus and Somerville.
Officials say traffic cameras are needed
BostonHerald.com: Is your car ready for a close-up? Officials say traffic cameras are needed: " In 1996, Boston tested red-light cameras at a Commonwealth Avenue corner, but the city couldn't get state legislation passed to allow them to use the cameras to ticket. State law stipulates that a police officer give a citation to the violator. "
Time for Chemical Plant Security
National and local stories about the safety of chemical plants in general and Houghton Chemical in Allston.
Time for Chemical Plant Security - New York Times Editorial
It is hard to believe, but more than four years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Congress has still not acted to make chemical plants, one of the nation's greatest terrorist vulnerabilities, safer. If terrorists attacked a chemical plant, the death toll could be enormous. A single breached chlorine tank could, according to the Department of Homeland Security, lead to 17,500 deaths, 10,000 severe injuries and 100,000 hospitalizations. Many chemical plants have shockingly little security to defend against such attacks.
Defusing time bomb in Allston
Massachusetts public safety leaders should be taking a hard look at our emergency plan to see Houghton Chemical for what it is - a homemade bomb - that should be removed from the banks of the Charles River, the shadow of Fenway Park, and the midst of Boston.
Time for Chemical Plant Security - New York Times Editorial
It is hard to believe, but more than four years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Congress has still not acted to make chemical plants, one of the nation's greatest terrorist vulnerabilities, safer. If terrorists attacked a chemical plant, the death toll could be enormous. A single breached chlorine tank could, according to the Department of Homeland Security, lead to 17,500 deaths, 10,000 severe injuries and 100,000 hospitalizations. Many chemical plants have shockingly little security to defend against such attacks.
Defusing time bomb in Allston
Massachusetts public safety leaders should be taking a hard look at our emergency plan to see Houghton Chemical for what it is - a homemade bomb - that should be removed from the banks of the Charles River, the shadow of Fenway Park, and the midst of Boston.
Overtime still key issue for adding pilot schools
Overtime still key issue for adding pilot schools - The Boston Globe: "Both sides have quietly negotiated since the union blocked teachers' efforts to turn the Thomas Gardner Elementary School in Allston into a pilot school in June 2004, though the majority of teachers voted in favor of it."
Boston Police blog
Boston's police blotter has moved online, with information about recent crimes and statistics. Recent Allston crimes include:
- Two Men Arrested for Tagging along the Massachusetts Turnpike in Allston - 1am Dec 23
- Man Arrested After Operating Wrong Way On Commonwealth Ave. - 2am Dec 23
- Male Robbed at Knife Point in Allston on Franklin Street overpass - 11pm Dec 20
Big Dig costs may rise by millions
Big Dig costs may rise by millions - The Boston Globe: "One of the officials pegged the estimated increase at $75 million, an increase that Massachusetts taxpayers or tollpayers would have to absorb, because the federal government has capped its contribution to the controversial megaproject."
'Harvard in Allston' Exhibit Room
This exhibit room is open to the public Monday-Friday. Click here for an online tour of the room. More information is at Harvard's Allston website. To schedule a guided tour, email allston@harvard.edu or call 617-495-3525.
Why should I pay for this concrete sidewalk?
Why should I pay for this? - The Boston Globe
Boston residents who want a concrete sidewalk in front of their house are charged $150 for the city to replace an asphalt sidewalk with concrete. Do you think improvements such as fixing sidewalks should cost extra, depending on where you live, or come as part of basic city services?
Boston residents who want a concrete sidewalk in front of their house are charged $150 for the city to replace an asphalt sidewalk with concrete. Do you think improvements such as fixing sidewalks should cost extra, depending on where you live, or come as part of basic city services?
Public schools advanced classes see dip in diversity
Advanced classes see dip in diversity - The Boston Globe
In 1999 Boston stopped using racial quotas to assign students to its advanced work classes. Since then the % of black students in advanced classes has dropped from 49 to 25. Black and Hispanic students fill 44 percent of the 968 seats in the accelerated classes in the school district, though they make up more than three-quarters of Boston's students overall.
In 1999 Boston stopped using racial quotas to assign students to its advanced work classes. Since then the % of black students in advanced classes has dropped from 49 to 25. Black and Hispanic students fill 44 percent of the 968 seats in the accelerated classes in the school district, though they make up more than three-quarters of Boston's students overall.
Boston Globe Letter to the Editor - Allston needs a stronger fence
Allston needs a stronger fence - The Boston Globe
NATIONALLY, more than 14,000 people are killed and one million injured each year in run-off road accidents. Allston residents have been warned by Turnpike officials about the dangers of snow plowed from the Pike's new breakdown lane onto Lincoln Street (''After storm, Pike faces complaints," City & Region, Dec. 13).
The wood fence that the Turnpike built this year is not strong enough to block plowed snow -- sections of this fence came crashing down after this season's first snow. It should therefore be replaced with a wall able to protect us from both these dangers. The new wall should be tall enough to block plowed snow and strong enough to prevent a crash on the Turnpike from ending up in someone's front yard.
My neighbors and I are not asking for a sound barrier to be built now. In 2004 the Turnpike spent $12 million to build a safe barrier between the eastbound and westbound lanes of traffic. We are only asking that Turnpike authorities be as serious about the safety of people who live near the road as it is about the safety of people who drive on it.
HARRY MATTISON
Allston
NATIONALLY, more than 14,000 people are killed and one million injured each year in run-off road accidents. Allston residents have been warned by Turnpike officials about the dangers of snow plowed from the Pike's new breakdown lane onto Lincoln Street (''After storm, Pike faces complaints," City & Region, Dec. 13).
The wood fence that the Turnpike built this year is not strong enough to block plowed snow -- sections of this fence came crashing down after this season's first snow. It should therefore be replaced with a wall able to protect us from both these dangers. The new wall should be tall enough to block plowed snow and strong enough to prevent a crash on the Turnpike from ending up in someone's front yard.
My neighbors and I are not asking for a sound barrier to be built now. In 2004 the Turnpike spent $12 million to build a safe barrier between the eastbound and westbound lanes of traffic. We are only asking that Turnpike authorities be as serious about the safety of people who live near the road as it is about the safety of people who drive on it.
HARRY MATTISON
Allston
Ceramics Show and Sale
The Harvard Cermaics Program at 219 Western Ave (at the intersection of North Harvard) is having their semi-annual sale through Sunday. A lot of different styles of ceramics at very reasonable prices. More Info.
Holiday Family Fun Day at the Library on Saturday
Preschool Holiday Storytime for children ages 2 to 5 at 10:30 a.m., Holiday Craft for Older Kids for children ages 6 and above at 1 p.m., and 3pm Movie: March of the Penguins.
More Info
More Info
Green strip proposals get first public review
Lincoln Street Green strip proposals get first public review
Overview of the Dec 5 presentation by the semi-finalist artists for this site. The proposals are on display at the Honan Library through the end of the month. Click here for more information about this project.
Overview of the Dec 5 presentation by the semi-finalist artists for this site. The proposals are on display at the Honan Library through the end of the month. Click here for more information about this project.
ABCDC organizes over college impacts
ABCDC organizes over college impacts
Story from the Bulletin about the Allston Brighton CDC's effort to organize a coalition to look at future expansion by Harvard and Boston College
Story from the Bulletin about the Allston Brighton CDC's effort to organize a coalition to look at future expansion by Harvard and Boston College
Harvard expansion in Cambridge blog
Cambridge Common: we need to hear all sides on allston
The Cambridge Common blog has an interesting dicussion about Harvard expansion and Charlesview
The Cambridge Common blog has an interesting dicussion about Harvard expansion and Charlesview
Councilors back graffiti law
Councilors back graffiti law that puts onus on property owners - The Boston Globe
Something that Allston certainly has too much of. You can contact the city's 24-Hour hotline at 617-635-4500 or use this form to get graffitti removed.
Something that Allston certainly has too much of. You can contact the city's 24-Hour hotline at 617-635-4500 or use this form to get graffitti removed.
Goodbye Governor Romney
Incumbent's decision puts the spotlight on four announced rivals - The Boston Globe
Romney never was considered friendly to the major cities in the state. Boston would benefit from a new governor more willing to help our cities who meet many of the state's needs (like affordable housing).
Romney never was considered friendly to the major cities in the state. Boston would benefit from a new governor more willing to help our cities who meet many of the state's needs (like affordable housing).
meet Mayor Menino & enjoy free skating
One in 3 Boston - Upcoming Events
On December 19 from 7:30-9:00pm, ONEin3 Boston, a program to Bostonians between 20 and 34 years old, is hosting a free ice skating event at the Frog Pond
On December 19 from 7:30-9:00pm, ONEin3 Boston, a program to Bostonians between 20 and 34 years old, is hosting a free ice skating event at the Frog Pond
Business leaders hear plea from Menino
Business leaders hear plea from Menino - The Boston Globe
Mayor Thomas M. Menino yesterday appealed to business leaders to pressure lawmakers in his long fight with the State House over local taxes and other efforts to bring more money to Boston. Boston is facing an intensifying financial crunch in a climate of reduced state aid and escalating health and energy costs.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino yesterday appealed to business leaders to pressure lawmakers in his long fight with the State House over local taxes and other efforts to bring more money to Boston. Boston is facing an intensifying financial crunch in a climate of reduced state aid and escalating health and energy costs.
Anyone else want to post?
I'm happy to open up this soapbox to anyone else who would like to post instead of just comment on the posts I've made. I just need your email address. Give me a call if you are interested - 617-538-7038.
Mass Pike safety - letters to the editor
To follow up today's story in the Globe and keep the attention on this issue, you can all help by writing a letter to the editor. If all of us write even a short letter, the volume of letters will tell them that it is a good issue to cover and make them more likely to publish the best letter they get on the subject. Importand points to make in the letter are:
Letters may be sent by fax to (617) 929-2098 or by regular mail to:
- We are not asking for a sound barrier to be built now. Every time the sound barrier issue comes up the Turnpike just tells us we have to wait because we are lower on their list. We don’t seem to be able to move up on their list and this issue becomes a conversation stopper.
- We want a safe wall tall enough to block snow. The Turnpike told us that without a safe wall to block snow we would not be safe. The wood fence is obviously not capable of blocking snow.
- We want a safe wall strong enough to prevent an accident on the Turnpike from ending up on Lincoln Street
Letters may be sent by fax to (617) 929-2098 or by regular mail to:
Letters to the EditorInclude your full name, address, and a telephone number for confirmation purposes. Letters should be 200 words or less. Here is the letter I wrote this morning:
The Boston Globe
P.O. Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
Nationally, more than 14,000 people are killed and one million are injured each year in run-off road accidents. The residents of Allston have also been warned by Turnpike officials about the dangers of snow plowed from the Pike’s new breakdown lane onto Lincoln Street (“After storm, Pike faces complaints”, December 13). The wood fence that the Turnpike built this year is not strong enough to block plowed snow – sections of this fence came crashing down after this season’s first snow. It should therefore be replaced with a wall able to protect us from both these dangers. The new wall should be tall enough to block plowed snow and strong enough to prevent a crash on the Turnpike from ending up in someone’s front yard. My neighbors and I are not asking for a sound barrier to be built now. In 2004 the Turnpike spent $12,000,000 to build a safe barrier between the eastbound and westbound lanes of traffic. We are only asking the Turnpike be as serious about the safety of people who live near their road as it is about the safety of people who drive on it.
Harry Mattison
28 Mansfield St, Allston
617 538 7038
Turnpike's 42" concrete median barrier
Extensive safety enhancement project on Boston Extension - In 2004 the Turnpike built a 42" concrete median barrier between the eastbound and westbound traffic lanes. "These are vital safety improvements" said Turnpike Chairman Matt Amorello. What the Turnpike builds between Lincoln Street and the Turnpike should be at least as safe.
What do we need between Lincoln St & the Pike to be safe?
The stories below raise an interesting question about the safety of Lincoln Street. The Turnpike built the wood fence to protect Lincoln Street from plowed snow. But what will happen if an 18-wheel tractor-trailer going westbound on the Pike has a serious accident? Will the guard rail between the new breakdown lane and Lincoln St. stop the truck? I'm not an expert, but I don't want to trust my life to the guardrail keeping the truck on the turnpike.Sturbridge, MA: A head-on crash began when a tractor-trailer crashed through the center guardrail on the Massachusetts Turnpike.
Texas: Car & truck crash from bridge, through a guardrail, and tumble down an embankment.
California: Tow truck flipped over a guardrail and plunged 30 feet
Illinois: A semi hauling two trailers crashed into a tollway maintenance vehicle. The truck then ran through a guardrail, rolled over, and caught fire.
Mass Pike's $200,000 wall - what next?
The Turnpike Authority has told us many times that we need a strong wall between Lincoln Street and the Pike. In the March 13 Boston Globe we were told: "It is part of the important safety improvements we're making on the Boston Extension, where we're introducing breakdown lanes to areas of the westbound side of the roadway that has never had them before," Turnpike Spokesman Doug Hanchett added. Without the screening fence heavy snow and ice from Turnpike plows would be thrown onto the sidewalk on Lincoln Street. The screening fence, which needs to be sufficiently sturdy to handle the force and weight of the snow, will prevent that from happening.Obviously what is now between Lincoln Street and the Pike is inadequate. We should not accept a patch job of 2x4s and nails on this inadequate fence. This fence needs to be taken down and immediately replaced with a properly engineered wall made of brick, concrete, or other durable materials and designed in collaboration with the community.
Please let your State Rep and Turnpike Chairman Matt Amorello know that this is what should be done. The more people they hear from the more likely we are to have this corrected.
State Rep Kevin Honan 617-722-2470
State Rep Mike Moran 617-722-2460
Turnpike Chairman Matt Amorello 617-248-2800
Mass Pike's new wall falling down
When the Mass Pike was planning this wall along Lincoln Street they insisted that it would be a strong wall that would last decades. It is only a few months old and already falling down!Map of 274 Lincoln St - across the street from the wall
If you don't like seeing this, call Turnpike Chairman Matt Amorello 617-248-2800 or send him an email.
Letter to the Editor by Police Capt. Evans
No humor in binge drinking - The Boston Globe
Our police captain certainly seems to be looking out for the interests of the Allston homeowner when it comes to rowdy student behavior.
Our police captain certainly seems to be looking out for the interests of the Allston homeowner when it comes to rowdy student behavior.
NSTAR - please shovel!
For years the abutters of NSTAR's Lincoln Street substation have been asking NSTAR to be a good neighbor. One way to do that is to shovel the snow off the sidewalk adjacent to their property. As you can see they haven't done that since yesterday's storm. NSTAR claims to be "committed to the communities it serves" so will it make a commitment to keep their sidewalks safe?
Sidewalks that don't get shoveled
Some people in our neighborhood do a nice job shoveling their sidewalks. Others don't. Boston's Storm Guide says "Sidewalks should be passable within three hours after a snowstorm." But what if they aren't? Do we want Boston to issue fines? What is the safety impact for people who are old, young, or disabled when they have to walk in the snow and ice on the sidewalk or dodge cars in the street?
Were your streets plowed?
Plowing from yesterday's storm was somewhat uneven in our neighborhood. Here is the intersection of Mansfield and Allcott 18 hours after the storm ended.
Property taxes rise 9.2%
Property taxes rise 9.2% in city - The Boston Globe
The average bill is 58 percent higher than it was in 2002 and the average single-family homeowner's tax bill will increase to $2,750.
The average bill is 58 percent higher than it was in 2002 and the average single-family homeowner's tax bill will increase to $2,750.
Charlesview story in Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: Who's Got the 'View?
"If our Allston neighbors want to stay, let them" says the writer of this opinion piece
"If our Allston neighbors want to stay, let them" says the writer of this opinion piece
Evacuating Boston
Menino details emergency evacuation plan - The Boston Globe
More info at the City's website. In Allston our neighborhood emergency shelters are the Gardner and Jackson/Mann Schools.
More info at the City's website. In Allston our neighborhood emergency shelters are the Gardner and Jackson/Mann Schools.
Lincoln Street Green Strip - Doormat to welcome mat?
Doormat to welcome mat? - The Boston Globe
A great story in the Globe about this effort to improve the neighborhood and create a much needed green space of beauty.
A great story in the Globe about this effort to improve the neighborhood and create a much needed green space of beauty.
Mass Pike to build U-turn ramp in Allston
City to equip taxis with Fast Lane transponders - The Boston Globe
Most of this story is about Fast Lane transponders, but it also mentions the U-turn ramp that will allow vehicles travelling west on the Pike to turn around in Allston to head east and then use the exits that are only available for east-going traffic (Prudential, Copley Sq...)
Most of this story is about Fast Lane transponders, but it also mentions the U-turn ramp that will allow vehicles travelling west on the Pike to turn around in Allston to head east and then use the exits that are only available for east-going traffic (Prudential, Copley Sq...)
Lincoln Street Green Strip artist presentations - Dec 5, 6pm
Meet semifinalists of Lincoln Street art project
On Dec. 5 from 6-8 p.m., residents will meet the four teams of semifinalists at the Honan library who have been chosen to design the public art installation at the Lincoln Street strip.
More information about the project is here.
On Dec. 5 from 6-8 p.m., residents will meet the four teams of semifinalists at the Honan library who have been chosen to design the public art installation at the Lincoln Street strip.
More information about the project is here.
Plans for new billboard tipped over
Allston-Brighton TAB story about the new billboard that will be going up at the intersection of Lincoln and Franklin Streets
City begins search for Payzant's successor
City begins search for Payzant's successor - The Boston Globe
Nearly three months later than expected, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston School Committee named a 12-person superintendent search committee yesterday. Despite the delay, the committee still plans to name a superintendent by the end of the school year to replace Thomas W. Payzant, who will retire in June after leading Boston schools for more than a decade.
''As mayor, in my next term, this will probably be the most important thing I do," Menino said.
Nearly three months later than expected, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston School Committee named a 12-person superintendent search committee yesterday. Despite the delay, the committee still plans to name a superintendent by the end of the school year to replace Thomas W. Payzant, who will retire in June after leading Boston schools for more than a decade.
''As mayor, in my next term, this will probably be the most important thing I do," Menino said.
Boston schools get an 'A' for improvement in math
Boston schools get an 'A' for improvement in math - The Boston Globe
A more complete story from the Globe than yesterday's Herald coverage
A more complete story from the Globe than yesterday's Herald coverage
Taxi fares to rise 50 cents per ride
Taxi fares to rise 50 cents per ride - The Boston Globe
Thankfully there is a silver lining:
Thankfully there is a silver lining:
Officials will require taxicab operators to place transponders in cabs so they can use the Fast Lanes in the tunnels and on the Massachusetts Turnpike. The requirement will take effect June 1.
States (but not MA) to move on cutting emissions
States to move on cutting emissions - The Boston Globe: "Seven Northeast states decided yesterday to move forward without Massachusetts on a landmark agreement to limit power plant emissions, because of the Romney administration's reluctance to act on the pact, according to two government officials involved in the negotiations."
Boston students improve their math scores
Boston students improve their math scores - Boston Herald
Boston showed the most improvement among a group of eleven large cities in federal math testing. Overall, Boston's scores were in the middle of the pack. What this means for your child at a specific school is not exactly clear.
Click here to see the complete report.
Boston showed the most improvement among a group of eleven large cities in federal math testing. Overall, Boston's scores were in the middle of the pack. What this means for your child at a specific school is not exactly clear.
Click here to see the complete report.
Lead in drinking water
City Council to discuss lead in water today - The Boston Globe
Tap water in 4,500 Boston properties flows through aging lead pipes that could be exposing city residents to higher lead levels than is allowed by federal law.Read the Boston Globe story. Is your house linked to city water lines with lead pipes? Find out here.
Tap water in 4,500 Boston properties flows through aging lead pipes that could be exposing city residents to higher lead levels than is allowed by federal law.Read the Boston Globe story. Is your house linked to city water lines with lead pipes? Find out here.
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