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News Notes – December 6
All’s Well That Ends Well mennonno sapiens – Dec 5, 2010 It was the feel-good meeting of the year yesterday at the Fenway Garden Society. Coffee and donuts were the first item, and elections were, of course, last on the agenda, with some thrills and chills along the way. Most chillingly: the revelation of the [...]
Editorial – Garden Society Election Generates More Heat than Light
by Stephen Brophy Many nonprofit organizations, certainly most of those in the Fenway, are governed by elected boards of directors, most of whom never face any opposition in the process of election. Typically when a group’s annual meeting rolls around, some subset of the board or membership pulls together a slate of candidates to fill [...]
Duck House Renewal – a Lot of Work, Still Not Finished
By Moriah Sargent Walking or driving along Agassiz Road, it is easy to miss the 100-year-old building known as the Duck House, nestled into the Fenway landscape. The 667-square-foot shelter has sparked plenty of interest in the neighborhood, however, as community groups continue a campaign for the building’s renovation, which began more than three years [...]
News Notes – November 25 – Thanksgiving
Health law snag may cost hospitals – Push to correct child-drug pricing delayed in Senate By Matt Viser – Globe Staff / November 25, 2010 WASHINGTON — Partisan tensions on Capitol Hill are delaying efforts to fix an error in the federal health care law that could cost Children’s Hospital Boston and others like it [...]
News Notes – November 13
Menino wants Turner to quit or be ousted – Corruption conviction casts shadow, he says By Jonathan Saltzman – Globe Staff / November 13, 2010 Mayor Thomas M. Menino said yesterday that City Councilor Chuck Turner should resign or be kicked off the council if he refuses to leave, after being convicted of federal corruption [...]
News Notes – August 24
Brigham and Women’s to offer hand transplants – At least six people already screened By Elizabeth Cooney – Globe Correspondent / August 24, 2010 The Boston hospital that last year performed the country’s first face transplant now plans to offer hand transplants under an experimental program announced yesterday. Brigham and Women’s Hospital has screened at [...]
News Notes – August 20
For many at Fenway, he’s now a candidate for Hall of Shame By Marissa Lang and David Abel – Globe Correspondent And Globe Staff / August 20, 2010 There was no doubt in Kenny Doyle’s mind about what should happen to Roger Clemens. “When I heard about the indictment today, I thought it was awesome,’’ [...]
Officials warn of Esplanade attacker
By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff August 19, 2010 04:18 PM As the start of the school year nears, law enforcement officials are warning residents to be mindful of their surroundings at night on the Charles River Esplanade in light of a series of unsolved sexual assaults in that area. A joint statement by Boston [...]
News Notes – August 16
Plenty of spark in nearby parks – City and state sites are booming in popularity By Meghan E. Irons – Globe Staff / August 16, 2010 Hyde Park’s Ross Playground has always hosted a fairly steady traffic of joggers and dog walkers on summer evenings, but this year they have a lot of company. Crowds [...]
Mothers Rest Is Ready for Jazz!
When you go to the free jazz concerts in Mother’s Rest Playground on Wednesday, July 21, at 6pm, you will have the people in the picture to thank for part of your enjoyment. I happened to walk by the day they were working, and I can testify that they made me feel sweaty just watching [...]
Print Edition: May 2012
