Isabella Stewart Gardner stands as a model for taking creative risks in life. When faced with losses and difficult times, she sought inspiration and solace in art, travel, friends, and community. Built on the idea of finding strength and fresh…
Month: April 2019
Boston Medical Preparing to File New Master Plan Documents WSANA Members Not Happy with Proposed Shattuck Patient Policies
Boston Medical Center (BMC) officials told members of the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association on Tuesday night they are preparing to file a new 10-year Institutional Master Plan (IMP) in June that will address new projects and traffic mitigation plans.…
Councilor Wu Proposes Resident Parking Permit Fees
City Councilor Michelle Wu filed an ordinance this week to add a “modest fee” for resident parking permits across the city, as well as to create a visitor parking pass. Wu has proposed parking permit fees in the past, but…
Boston Mayflower Replica Unveiled to Commemorate 400th Year Anniversary
by Marianne Salza On Sept. 6, 1620, religious separatists departed from England in search of spiritual freedom. Exactly 102 passengers and 30 crew members embarked on a 66-day journey to the New World aboard the Mayflower. The Pilgrims’ arrival in…
District 4 Sees Minor Drop in Part One Crime in ‘19
As the first quarter of 2019 drew to a close, District 4 had seen a minor decrease in violent and property crime, compared with last year. According to Boston Police, 668 Part One crime incidents were reported in the district,…
Police Briefs 04-25-2019
D-4 POLICE NEWS No walk in the park On Monday, April 15, at around 10:43 a.m., police responded to a radio call to investigate a person at Blackstone Park at the intersection of West Brookline and Washington streets. Upon arrival,…
For the Record
City Council Committee on Government Operations Working Session The Committee will hold an April 25 working session at 10 a.m. on an order for a hearing to discuss free-standing signs on public walkways. The Chair of the Committee is Councilor…
The Curse of Social Media And the Internet
In the aftermath of the terrible coordinated attacks by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people and wounded about 500 in churches and hotels across the small nation, the Sri Lankan government took…
Guest Op-ed Grassley-Klobuchar Ushers in Dangerous Counterfeit Drugs
By Sally C. Pipes Congress is poised to consider a bill that would allow Americans to import prescription drugs from Canada. The bill’s authors — Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) — label their effort as a bipartisan…