Who ever heard of discussing an issue after it has been decided? That is what just happened with the Olympics 2024 bid of Boston. Mayor Walsh will pay a steep price in the next election for the administration of the…
Month: January 2015
Letter: Franklin Park needs fix-up and maintenance plan
The Healthy Square Committee of the Egleston Square Neighborhood Association wishes to express its thanks to Christine Poff from the Franklin Park Coalition and Marchelle Jacques-Yarde from the Parks Department for spending a recent morning in the northwest corner of…
Letter: Thanks to Parks commissioner for park fixes
The Franklin Park Coalition wants to applaud new Parks Commissioner Chris Cook for long-overdue park clean-up projects. The commissioner’s leadership means that the standard use of a beautiful Franklin Park hillside, Scarboro Hill, to store sand, soil, gravel and park…
Letter: South St. Harvest should stay open
The following is an edited version of a letter sent to Harvest Co-op Markets prior to the announcement of its decision to close its South Street store: I am a member of the co-op and value it on many levels.…
Veterans Honor
Back Bay Lights
Music Ministry
Harvest South Street store to close in April
Harvest Co-op Market’s South Street store will permanently close its doors in April, according to a letter from the board of directors posted on harvestcoop.com. “After thoughtful discussion and careful consideration, we have decided that it is in the overall…
Boston chosen as U.S. Olympic bid city
Boston will be the host city for the official U.S. bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, the U.S. Olympic Committee decided today at the Denver airport. Franklin Park is among the potential venues for a Boston Olympics, putting Jamaica…