Boston Medical Center (BMC) and former U.S. Drug Czar Michael Botticelli – now director of the Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine at BMC – said they have concerns about retail marijuana facilities and request that none be sited within a…
Month: December 2018
News Briefs
BLC APPROVES RELOCATION OF ROBERT BURNS STATUE The Boston Landmarks Commission approved on Monday the relocation of the Robert Burns statue from its current location in Winthrop Square back to its original location in the West Fens. The statue was…
19 Isabella St., 67-69 Church St Return to the Bay Village Licensing/Planning Committee
Two projects returned to the Bay Village Licensing and Planning meeting on Dec. 17 to provide the community with design updates: the church at 19 Isabella St., and 67-69 Church St. The Isabella St. church project presented first, with Harry…
Northeastern Officials Look to Recent Achievements and Immediate Goals
Northeastern officials highlighted some recent accomplishments and imminent goals during a public meeting of its University Task Force held under the auspices of the Boston Planning and Development Agency on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Alumni Center. Kathy Spiegelman, vice…
Orchard Gardens Students Say Not Much Has Changed at Their School
Only weeks after Orchard Gardens K-8 school staff told the Sun about homeless encampments at their school and a student getting stuck by a dirty, discarded drug needle on the playground, the school community rallied once again on Tuesday to…
Holiday Happenings
TITUS SPARROW WINTER PARTY The Friends of Titus Sparrow Park invite everyone to a Festive Winter Party on Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. There will be: Singing by the Very Merry Dickens Carolers. Small gifts for children who attend. Hot Chocolate and Coffee provided…
Police Briefs 12-20-2018
D-4 POLICE NEWS Unwanted return visitor On Wednesday, Dec. 12, at around 4:45 p.m., police responded to a radio call for a known shoplifter at Victoria’s Secret at 82 Newbury St. On arrival, officers met with a loss-prevention investigator, who…
Enjoy the Holidays — Safely
Christmas this year is part of what for many people will be a four-day weekend, which means that for many of us, we will be indulging in the “Christmas spirit” early and often. By no means do we wish to…
Enjoy the Holiday Season
This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…
Christmas Tree Lighting in West Fenway
Wally the Green Monster and his sister Tessie rejoice as the tree is lit during the West Fenway Tree Lighting on Thursday, Dec. 6, outside the Rose Garden.