Holbrook
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Hearing Scheduled for Proposed 68-Unit Senior Housing Development on Beal Street
A Zoning Board of Appeals hearing on a proposed 68-unit senior affordable housing development at 100 Beal Street, adjacent to Bare Cove Park, is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17. The remote meeting begins at 7 p.m. AHSC Beal Street LLC has filed an application for a Comprehensive Permit under Massachusetts...
Daily Free Press
Warren Towers residents fed up with faulty infrastructure
At the first sign of rough weather, Warren Towers residents and faculty prepare for an influx of collapsed ceiling tiles and leaks, including in the newly renovated dining hall. Multiple ceiling tiles are missing throughout nonresidential sections on the fourth floor of Warren in order to mitigate the leaks caused...
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hoodline.com
Connecticut Inmate Gets 3 More Years For Threatening Boston Court Clerk By Mail
John J. Moakley U.S. Courthouse — Site Of Clerk's Workplace And Sentencing. A federal judge in Boston sentenced Devin James Melycher to three years in prison on Nov. 3 for mailing threatening letters to a clerk at the city’s federal courthouse. The court also imposed three years of supervised release after prison. Melycher, who grew up in Connecticut, is already serving a 12-year federal sentence, according to The Boston Globe.
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New Bus Route Will Connect the Monadnock Region to Boston
Riverwalk Parking Lot bus stop. (Credit: KIERA MCLAUGHLIN / Ledger-Transcript) Peterborough opened its 24-hour Riverwalk Parking Lot in 2019 with the goal of connecting the town to a bus system. Seven years later, it’s finally happening. Greyhound Lines buses will finally put the Riverwalk bus stop to use starting...
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Places to go in Boston on Christmas
A beautiful and cozy market to go shopping that’s open seven days a week. They have wonderful Christmas decorations and more than 130 stores to go around. It is at Seaport Common and it closes on December 27th, so, if you are intending to give awesome gifts this year, you better hurry up!
Boston 25 News WFXT
Boston landmarks invest millions to protect against rising seas, catastrophic flooding
Boston’s waterfront has helped define the city for centuries, but rising sea levels and the growing threat of coastal flooding are forcing some of the city’s best-known waterfront properties to spend millions of dollars to protect themselves.
YourArlington
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Ribbon cutting for YES headquarters draws large crowd
Arguably the largest attended ribbon cutting in recent years and certainly with the longest ribbon – about 40 feet – was the Oct. 29 ceremony opening the new YES (Youth Enrichment Services) headquarters at 267 Amory St., Jamaica Plain. The standing-room-only event in the third floor Martin’s Room...
Taunton Daily Gazette
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Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard welcome Danamary Beane as incoming President
There’s a fresh breeze blowing through the Charlestown Navy Yard this season! On January 1, 2027, The Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard (FCNY) will officially welcome Danamary Beane as its new president. Meanwhile, Lois Siegelman, who has passionately guided the organization, will be stepping up to assume the role of chair.
capeandislands.org
Wareham state house seat remains uncalled
The race for the Second Plymouth State House District — which includes all of Wareham, Carver and parts of Middleboro — has yet to be called and appears headed to a recount. According to State House News Service and other news outlets, Democrat Sarah Hewins from Carver has...
Realty Today
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...
missionhillgazette.com
Officials celebrate groundbreaking on 48 affordable homes in Mission Hill
The Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH) joined DVM Housing Partners, Oxbow Urban, JGE Development, MassHousing, The Trustees of Reservations, local elected officials, and residents recently to break ground on Mission Hill Pathway. This mixed-use development will transform long-vacant City-owned land into 48 income-restricted homes for first-time homebuyers, about 30,000 square feet of recreational and urban agriculture space, and commercial space to support local entrepreneurs.
WBUR
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...
Boston
Boston is among the least pet-friendly cities for renters, new Zillow report shows
Advocates at the (MSPCA) say the reality in the state is much less welcoming for pet-owners than even this survey implies. Boston often ranks as a top city by many measures, but according to a recent analysis of Zillow’s rental listings, it’s near the bottom when it comes to being pet-friendly.
WBUR
Healey worked 'behind the scenes' to help Brigham nurses reach contract deal
Gov. Maura Healey worked “behind the scenes” for months with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and its nurses to help them reach a contract deal and avoid an open-ended strike. In an interview with WBUR, Healey said she and her staff had “multiple conversations” with Brigham officials and...