Jamaica Plain residents will have numerous presidential candidates to choose from when they head to the polls for the March 1 Massachusetts primary election. On the Republican side, many names will appear on the ballot, but only five candidates are…
Author: Peter Shanley
Centre/South Main Streets begins search for new director
Centre/South Main Streets (CSMS), a business promotion organization, has started a search for a new executive director, according to board member Michael Reiskind. CSMS previous executive director, Andrew Zarro, left in 2014. When asked why the organization is just now…
Goddard House project goes before City’s design commission
The Goddard House project is slated to go before the Boston Civic Design Commission (BCDC) on the night of Feb. 23, after the Gazette deadline, according to Boston Redevelopment Authority spokesperson Nick Martin. The BCDC reviews the project for the…
BRA board approves S. Huntington Ave. guidelines
The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) board voted during its monthly meeting on Feb. 11 to approve the S. Huntington Avenue guidelines, according to BRA spokesperson Nick Martin. Martin said that the guidelines will next go before the Zoning Commission on…
No decision yet on 64 Allandale St. project
There is still no decision on the appeal by the developer of the 64 Allandale St. project on whether it falls under the state Wetlands Protection Act, according to Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) spokesperson Joe Ferson. A decision is…
Mixed-use dev. planned for 35 S. Huntington Ave.
A developer, Doug George of Dorchester, has filed plans for a 45,500-square-foot, mixed-use development at 35 S. Huntington Ave., according to documents filed with the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). The BRA was slated to hold a community meeting on the…
Plan for new Brookline school worries two neighborhood groups
A possible new Brookline school at Larz Anderson Park could result in construction happening on Boston property, which is drawing concern from two local neighborhood groups. But a Brookline official is saying that the park location is no longer a…
Former student arrested with gun at English High
A former student was arrested with a gun at English High School on Jan. 27, according to bpdnews.com Boston Police Department (BPD) officers responded to English High School at 144 McBride St. on Jan. 27 to assist school police officers…
Residents send letter to BRA over 64 Allandale project; talks continue between City and developer
More than 20 community members, many of whom live near the site, have signed a letter to Boston Redevelopment Authority Director Brian Golden with eight recommendations for the proposed 64 Allandale St. project. The recommendations include having the project be…
BTD to present Slow Streets program during SNA meeting
The Boston Transportation Department (BTD) will be presenting its plan to bring the City’s Slow Streets pilot program to the Stonybrook area during the Stonybrook Neighborhood Association’s (SNA) meeting on Feb. 8, according to BTD spokesperson Tracey Ganiatsos. Ganiatsos said…