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Boston Reparations Task Force mulls how to focus the project going forward
Members of the Boston Reparations Task Force are debating a path forward in the wake of the city’s move to drop a study of slavery in Boston that found itself mired in controversy. Historians and an archeologist who have examined Boston’s history with slavery discussed possible paths forward after...
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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...
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Quincy City Council Opposes Quarry Hills Lease Extension
The Quincy City Council on Monday urged the state legislature to reject any measure – be it a home-rule petition or another bill – that would enable Quincy and the operators of Granite Links to enter into a 50-year lease extension until an audit and analysis of the terms of the lease has been completed.
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After five years: A look at how the MBTA Communities Act is playing out
Reporters from local newsrooms look at what the state’s multifamily zoning law has delivered in Lexington, Cambridge, Arlington, Belmont and Waltham — and where it hasn’t. While driving through just about any Boston suburb these days — or better yet, riding the MBTA bus, commuter rail or...
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Lakeville Finance Director has contract extension through 2030
LAKEVILLE — Lakeville’s Finance Director/Town Accountant Michael Ellis is staying in town through the start of the next decade. Select Board members have approved a new contract for Ellis that would begin July 1, 2027 and run through June 30, 2030. His current contract ends June 30, 2027.
The Swellesley Report
Wellesley Special Town Meeting night #2: All about school AC—and there’s more to come
Wellesley Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10 devoted three hours to presentations, discussion, and voting on motions about getting air conditioning into older schools, and the legislative body is slated to return for more on this topic on Monday, Nov. 16. Town Meeting on Monday approved two motions under...
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Debate over Flock Safety cameras continues in and out of Quincy City Hall
Officials in Quincy, Massachusetts, are considering new rules for automatic license plate reader cameras as the city looks to replace a controversial system that sparked months of debate over public safety and privacy. The city previously had one of the highest concentrations of Flock Safety cameras in Massachusetts, but the...
Dorchester Reporter
On this date in 1918: Strand Theatre opened its doors in Uphams Corner as World War I came to an end
On Nov. 11, 1918 — 108 years ago today — the Strand Theatre officially opened its doors in Dorchester’s Uphams Corner, welcoming 1,800 patrons to what was hailed as New England’s most beautiful movie palace. The grand opening coincided with Armistice Day, the end of World...
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Boston’s Christopher Columbus Park Trellis Lighting Returns Nov. 23 With 50,000 Blue Lights
One of Boston's most beloved holiday traditions is set to return to the waterfront later this month as the annual Christopher Columbus Park Trellis Lighting celebrates its 24th year. The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park will host the event on Monday, Nov. 23,...
Dorchester Reporter
20 Years of Service at Tunnel Cap Gardens
Julie Ryan from Councillor John Fitzgerald’s Office and Angela Yarde of Councillor Brian Worrell’s office presented Weinstein and Blumberg with Council certificates of appreciation. Seth Daniel photo. The St. Mark’s Area Civic Association (SMACA) honored husband-and-wife team Sarah Weinstein and Ken Blumberg for their 20-plus years of volunteerism...
Dorchester Reporter
Savin Hill Bridge repair job will last through this month
Construction taking place at the Savin Hill Avenue entrance to the Red Line. Seth Daniel Photo. The Savin Hill Avenue entrance to the Red Line’s Savin Hill Station will remain under construction through the end of the month as T workers repair a joint on the bridge that connects it to the station as frustrated neighbors wonder if the bridge will ever be fixed.