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Work by Verizon and NStar on Brookline Ave.
Verizon Business will continue their night time work in the street on Monday August 8th. WHAT: Brookline Avenue will have the following partial lane closures for utility relocation work Monday August 8th. One travel lane in the eastbound lane of Brookline Avenue near Pilgrim Road will be closed on Tuesday night. Eastbound and westbound travel [...]
Fenway Park this Tuesday and Wednesday…
Dear Fenway Resident or Business, We want to let you know about a movie to be filmed in your neighborhood next week. We will be filming scenes for the movie “Ted” inside and outside Fenway Park this Tuesday and Wednesday, May 24th and 25th, from approximately 6:00pm to 6:00am. We will begin setting up on [...]
PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON ST. BOTOLPH, GAINSBOROUGH STREETS TOMORROW
BOSTON – There will be restricted parking on two Fenway/South End streets next week, for Northeastern University’s 2011 Commencement Exercises. Northeastern’s graduate and continuing education programs hold commencement exercises on Friday, May 6, at Matthews Arena on St. Botolph Street. There will be no parking on St. Botolph Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Gainsborough Street [...]
News Notes – March 8
President’s visit leads to parking ban Tuesday in the Fenway by Sara Brown/Boston.com – March 7, 2011 After year of natural disasters, universities in Boston prepare for their own by Alexandros Letsas/BU Daily Free Press – Mar 8, 2011 The 2011 Boston Urban Symposium, hosted by Boston University’s City Planning and Urban Affairs Programs, addressed [...]
News Notes – March 2
Death rate was high for some Beth Israel Deaconess heart patients By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff – March 2, 2011 Massachusetts public health officials are monitoring the heart program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after discovering the hospital had a high death rate in 2009 for patients who had emergency cardiac catheterizations. An analysis [...]
News Notes – February 13
Family of hit-and-run victim thanks tipster By Marie Szaniszlo/Boston Herald – Sunday, February 13, 2011 The family of a sign- language interpreter who was killed three months ago by a hit-and-run driver sent thanks yesterday to Boston police and the tipster who led them to an arrest. “We will never have Andy back, but someone [...]
News Notes – February 12
Arrest made in hit-run death of scooter driver in Roxbury last fall By adamg/Universal Hub – 2/11/11 A man who lists “being a Masshole” on his Facebook page as one of his interests was arrested today on charges he ran down a scooter driver near the Roxbury Crossing T stop Nov. 14. Boston Police report [...]
News Notes – January 16
Power to oust Turner at issue – Lawsuit may go to state courts By Tracy Jan – Globe Staff / January 16, 2011 The Boston City Council’s authority to oust Chuck Turner from office last month following the councilor’s conviction for accepting a bribe is legally uncertain, and Turner’s lawsuit to regain his seat might [...]
News Notes – December 22
City to ask more from nonprofits – Study breaks down contribution costs By Andrew Ryan – Globe Staff / December 22, 2010 After two years of study and discussion, a mayoral task force has finalized a formula to calculate how much tax-exempt nonprofits should pay for police, fire, and other basic city services. Now comes [...]
News Notes – December 20
Lagging signals enable pedestrian scofflaws By Christina Pazzanese – Globe Correspondent / December 20, 2010 Reader Douglas Johnson tells GlobeWatch that the Oct. 25 column about gridlock at the intersection of Boylston Street and Massachusetts Avenue neglected to mention one factor he believes is contributing to the problem: improperly timed pedestrian walk signals. “Nearly all [...]