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Boston Mayor Wu Scales Back Affordable Housing Mandates to Revive Stalled Construction
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday unveiled a package of reforms to the city's Inclusionary Development Policy designed to ease the financial pressure crushing the multifamily pipeline — without altering the percentage of income-restricted units developers must include in new buildings. The five-part proposal would temporarily raise the minimum...
Taunton Daily Gazette
Longtime Taunton budget director Gill Enos retires
Longtime Taunton budget director Gill Enos has retired after nearly 35 years of service to the city. Friends, colleagues and city employees gathered at Taunton City Hall on Oct. 29 to mark the retirement, according to a community announcement. Enos' career in the Mayor's Office spanned four administrations under mayors Bob Nunes, Charlie Crowley, Tom Hoye and Shaunna O'Connell. Beyond the budget director's office, Enos served 16 years on the Retirement Board and 10 years on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Enos also completed two terms as a member of the Taunton Public Schools School Committee. Enos has also served for many years on the board of Taunton Federal Credit Union. The Oct. 29 gathering included friends and current and former city employees who shared stories and memories from Enos' long career. Those attending paid tribute to Enos' frugality, mentorship and dedication to Taunton, according to the announcement. O'Connell, Mayor's Office staff and current and former City of Taunton employees offered their gratitude and best wishes to Enos in retirement. This story was produced with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct . This
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Fall Town Meeting to Decide Major Changes
Some zoning bylaw changes will be decided at the November 17 Fall Town Meeting. One of those is the Accessory Dwelling Unit bylaw. A new subsection reads as follows: “No ADU shall be separated in ownership from the principal dwelling by condominium conversion, cooperative creation or any form of separate equity interest. The principal dwelling and the ADU shall not be sold separately.”
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Youth Enrichment Services celebrates opening of Richard Williams Youth Development Center
Youth Enrichment Services (YES), a nonprofit organization committed to providing impactful and rewarding year-roundoutdoor experiences to young people throughout Boston, celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters, the Richard Williams Youth Development Center, on October 29 at 267 Amory Street in Jamaica Plain. “The new Richard Williams Youth Development...
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Minding the Gaps: Boston City Council Gets Updates On City’s Bike Network
On Thursday afternoon, Boston’s City Council Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation held a hearing on truck safety and the status of Boston’s citywide plan for a connected network of safe bike routes. In recent months, the City Council has used committee hearings to take a more active...
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Boston city official pleads guilty to pandemic loan fraud
A former Boston city official pleaded guilty to receiving a fraudulent government loan during the Covid-19 pandemic. Reuben Taylor, 40, the former director for the Boston Municipal Protective Services, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In 2008, Taylor began working for BMPS, an unarmed security...
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Nancy Pelosi honored with Edward M. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award in Boston
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What Milton’s Special Town Meeting decided on the $11.75M Labouré campus, and upcoming Special Election
Town Meeting approved the purchase at the October Special Town Meeting. Voters decide in a town-wide special election on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Milton’s plan to buy the former Labouré College campus at 303 Adams Street cleared its first major hurdle on Monday, Oct. 19, when Special Town Meeting voted 168–45 to let the Select Board buy the property for $11.75 million and borrow the money to pay for it. That is well over the two-thirds majority the vote needed.
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Without a deal, Brigham and Women's nurses begin open-ended strike on Thursday
With thousands of Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses gearing up to go on strike again and march through the streets of Longwood Medical Area later this week, Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu made appearances at a pivotal negotiating session Monday. "We attended the start of the negotiating...