infrastructure
News Notes – January 21
NU among best for sustainability By Anne Steele, Huntington News Staff – 1/20/11 Northeastern was ranked the fourth-greenest campus in the world last month by the GreenMetric Ranking of World Universities, established by the University of Indonesia (UI). The school was among 95 universities worldwide and eight in the United States that were ranked Dec. [...]
News Notes – August 26
Student appeals award of $67,500 – Record labels seeking even more: $675,000 By Jonathan Saltzman – Globe Staff / August 26, 2010 A Boston University graduate student is appealing a federal judge’s order that he pay four record labels $67,500 in damages for illegally downloading music, even though the amount is only a tenth of [...]
News Notes – August 25
What works? – A new study is weighing the success of surgical bypass and banding against intensive lifestyle changes to fight type 2 diabetes and obesity By Karen Weintraub – Globe Correspondent / August 23, 2010 Colleen Williams is thrilled with the results of her weight loss surgery. Since April, she’s lost 25 pounds and [...]
Announcement – Boil Water Order Is Lifted
***** WATER EMERGENCY UPDATE ***** Residents should flush household plumbing before resuming regular water use Today, the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) has notified Mayor Thomas M. Menino that as of 3:30am this morning the drinking water in the City of Boston is safe for consumption. Residents and businesses must flush their household plumbing by [...]
News Notes – May 3
World Press Freedom Day 2003 – New Hampshire’s famous Old Man of the Mountain collapses. Other anniversaries. Abruptly, making do becomes a new normal By Brian MacQuarrie and Maria Sacchetti Globe Staff / May 3, 2010 For much of Eastern Massachusetts yesterday, a ruptured pipe washed away the routine. Two million residents grappled with the [...]
News Notes – February 6
With Menino’s backing, park makeovers on tap – Plans for the reuse of old bathrooms still on By Andrew Ryan – Globe Staff / February 6, 2010 Prospects for an outdoor cafe or bike rental kiosk in Boston Common improved considerably yesterday when Mayor Thomas M. Menino unveiled legislation designed to spark an extreme makeover [...]
Announcement – More Work on Bowker Overpass
The following announcement was sent out this afternoon by the Mass. Dep’t of Transportation: Bowker Overpass, Boston The right-hand (inbound) lane of the Bowker Overpass will be restricted to allow for repair work tonight on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Loud jack hammering noise will end by 11:30 p.m. Colin [...]
Announcement – Storrow Drive Lane Closing TONIGHT
The Mass. Dep’t of Transportation sent out this announcement earlier this afternoon: MassDOT CREWS EXTEND WORK AT THE BOWKER OVERPASS WHAT: Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) maintenance and construction crews will continue to make repairs near the Bowker Overpass ramp. During the work, the right-hand southbound (inbound) lane will be restricted in the work zone [...]
Mike Ross's New Monthly Column
City Council President Mike Ross.Image provided by his office We asked our local District 8 City Councilor to write a column for us, and the first one was published in the November issue of the paper. That one was slightly edited for space considerations (in fact we had to leave out the sentence that explained [...]
Announcement – DCR CREWS WORKING ON BU BRIDGE
The following announcement was distributed by the Mass. Dep’t of Conservation and Recreation: Cambridge-to-Boston traffic will be detoured to the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge WHAT: Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) crews will be installing barriers in preparation for the first phase of construction on the BU Bridge, which carries traffic over the Charles River between [...]