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News Notes – January 21

stephenbrophy — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:08:26 +0000

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

stephenbrophy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:53:21 +0000

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

stephenbrophy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:54:34 +0000

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

stephenbrophy — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:37:29 +0000

***** 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

stephenbrophy — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:05:47 +0000

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

stephenbrophy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:52:30 +0000

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

Fenway News Staff — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:09:00 +0000

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

Fenway News Staff — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +0000

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

Fenway News Staff — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:13:00 +0000

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

Fenway News Staff — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:48:00 +0000

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 [...]

Announcement – Mass. Ave. Bridge Has One Less Lane on Friday

Fenway News Staff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:32:00 +0000

The following announcement was broadcast this afternoon by the Mass. Dep’t of Conservation and Recreation: DCR CREWS REPAIRING MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE BRIDGE One Cambridge-bound lane will be closedWHAT: Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) crews will be repairing a pothole on the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, which carries Massachusetts Avenue across the Charles River between Boston and [...]

ANNOUNCEMENT: DCR CREWS REPAIRING BOWKER OVERPASS RAMP H

Fenway News Staff — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:09:00 +0000

This announcement was released at 5 p.m. today: All traffic will be detoured WHAT: Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) crews will be repairing the Bowker Overpass Ramp H, which carries traffic from the Fenway area onto Storrow Drive westbound (outbound). During the work, traffic will be detoured from the Bowker Overpass to Commonwealth Avenue, [...]

How Dream Became Reality on Boylston Street

Fenway News Staff — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:22:00 +0000

Architect’s view of the future Boylston Street. Image provided by Berklee College of Music BY STEPHEN BROPHY When Mike Ross, our district City Councilor, approached property owners on the stretch of Boylston St. between Mass. Ave. and Hemenway St. about doing something to upgrade the ugly sidewalk in front of their buildings, he got a [...]

Boston Should Make a Place for Solar Power

Fenway News Staff — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:48:00 +0000

BY MARC LADERMAN This nations energy needs are not going to be solved with a magic bullet. Our goal should be increased energy independence. There are two basic ways to meet this goal: by reducing demand and by increasing local supply. “Demand management” means cutting back on how much energy we need through efficiency, avoidance [...]

Announcement: DCR CREWS WILL BE REPAIRING BOWKER OVERPASS

Fenway News Staff — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:45:00 +0000

The following Traffic Advisory was put out by the Department of Conservation and Recreation: DCR CREWS WILL BE REPAIRING BOWKER OVERPASS One lane will be closed in each direction WHAT: Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) crews will be making repairs to the bridge deck of the Bowker Overpass. During the work, one lane of [...]