The attempt by 10 North End residents to try and block a restaurant from coming to Boston’s Long Wharf has been overruled by the state’s highest court last week. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled in favor of the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) in the case of Mahan v. Department of Environmental Protection. The...
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Downtown School
The announcement on last Friday by Mayor Thomas Menino of the pending purchase of the building at 585 Commercial Street in the North End for a new K-8 school with an opening in 2016 certainly comes as good news to the many downtown families of the more than 2,000 school age children that have...
Police Briefs 03-19-2013
March 5 Newbury Street Violation of the Auto Laws – Operating without a License 210 Newbury St. Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 545 Boylston St. Investigate Person Newbury Street Property – Found March 6 885 Boylston St. Motor Vehicle Accident – Personal Injury Public Alley 443 Motor Vehicle Accident – Police Vehicle 77...
Lagoon Restoration
In the Public Garden, a five-year, multi-phase, project is underway to stabilize the edge of the Lagoon. This year, restoration of approximately one-third of the structural border on the north side of the pond is scheduled to be completed by early April.
Kingsley’s Summertime Program Stresses Science and Arts
The Kingsley Montessori School has a new initiative for their Summertime Program that involves having a greater focus on integrating science and art into students’ learning activities. Beau Kenyon, Director of Extra-Curricular Programs, has been researching into STE(+a)M education, which incorporates the traditional subjects of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics into multifaceted projects....
Downtown School Meeting
Over the last six months, the Boston Public Schools and the School Choice plans have emerged to the forefront in local politics especially for parents whose children are or could be attending public schools in Boston. The decisions being made today by city officials on the future of public school education will affect us...
Student Jobs Are Important
Thousands of Boston students will be seeking jobs this summer and it appears that there will not be enough jobs to go around. Apparently the city’s budget cannot provide all the jobs needed for the number of students expected to apply for them. The city will be heavily dependent on the private sector to...
Police Briefs 03-12-2013
Feb. 24 5 Fairfield St. – Death Investigation Feb. 25 247 Marlborough St.- Investigate Person 607 Boylston St. – Robbery Attempt – Unarmed – Bank 234 Berkeley St. – Larceny in a Building, Under $50 Feb. 26 319 Marlborough St.- Towed Motor Vehicle 587 Boylston St. – Larceny, Pick-pocket, Under $50 Newbury Street –...
National Register Status
The Church of the Covenant on the corner of Berkeley and Newbury Streets has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The building contains 42 Tiffany stained glass windows that are an integral part of the largest Tiffany-designed church interior in the country.
Suffolk County Register of Probate Patty Campatelli Explains the System: Introduction to the Suffolk Probate and Family Court
It is safe to say that not too many people know what the Suffolk County Probate and Family Court actually does and how it could affect them in many ways. “The system is divided into three branches: Family Service/Probation Judges Lobby/Court Rooms and The Registry,” newly elected Suffolk County Probate and Family Court Register...