Mayor Marty Walsh on Monday signed an ordinance to create the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT), which will bring together the Internal Affairs Oversight Panel and the new nine-member Civilian Review Board, and establish “a single point of…
Author: Lauren Bennett
SELDC Approves Design for New Crite Park in Concept; Details to Be Worked out in Subcommittee
The proposed design for the new Crite Park at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and West Canton and Appleton Streets was approved in concept by the South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) on January 5. Cheryl Dickinson, the chairperson for…
First-Responders to Begin Receiving Vaccine Jan. 11, Baker Says
Governor Charlie Baker on Monday announced that first responders will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting on January 11. The vaccine has already been administered to many COVID-facing healthcare workers and long term care facilities as part of…
King Boston Receives $2.75 Million in Grants Dedication to Take Place Jan. 18
As the year comes to a close, nonprofit King Boston has recently been awarded $2.75 million in grants which it will put towards its programs, “The Embrace” Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial slated for the Boston Common, and more. King…
SBNA Wreath Sale Brings Holiday Joy to the Neighborhood
After a two year hiatus, the St Botolph Neighborhood Association’s (SBNA) annual wreath sale brought in over $1,000 from a record 157 wreaths sold. Lorraine Steele, SBNA treasurer and organizer of the wreath sale, said that though this is the…
New PBS Documentary Shows the Inner Workings of Boston City Government
By Lauren Bennett Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman’s 45th film takes a four and a half hour look into what makes Boston city government tick. Called City Hall, the documentary was filmed over 10 weeks in 2018 and 2019, and premiered on…
Fenway CDC Proposes 100 Percent Affordable Building With 27 Units
The Fenway Community Development Corporation (CDC) is proposing to build a six story, 100 percent affordable rental building with 27 units on the vacant land at 72 Burbank St. in the Fenway, just down the street from its own office.…
City Council Holds Hearing on City’s Water and Sewer Infrastructure and Looking Ahead to the Future
The City Council Committee on City and Neighborhood Services, chaired by Councilor Ed Flynn, held a hearing on December 14 regarding water and sewer infrastructure in the City. Water and sewer issues are prevalent in neighborhoods like the Back Bay,…
Boston Will Revert to ‘Modified Version’ of Phase Two, Step Two of State Reopening Plan
Mayor Marty Walsh on Monday announced that effective December 16, Boston will be rolling back to a “modified” version of Phase Two, Step Two of the state’s reopening plan “for at least three weeks.” Walsh said that the increase in…
Baker Addresses Spike in Post-Thanksgiving COVID Cases, Urges Residents to Stay Home During the Holiday Season
Governor Charlie Baker on Tuesday spoke about the importance of not gathering with people outside of your household this holiday season, and spoke about the uptick in infections and hospitalizations that followed the Thanksgiving holiday. Baker said that as of…