Month: March 2015
Senior Life: Dedicated staff help seniors during record snow
Dedicated personnel for the Springhouse Retirement Community and Ethos helped deliver services to seniors during the recent record snowfall that hit the area. Karen Pollack, spokesperson for the Springhouse Retirement Community on Allandale Street in Jamaica Hills, said that everyday…
Senior Life: City plans a senior-friendly future
The City’s Commission on Affairs of the Elderly has recently launched the “Age Friendly Boston” initiative, aimed at making transportation, public meetings and public spaces more accessible and respectful to Boston’s older denizens. It all ties into the City’s coordinated…
BPS eyes JP school closure and move
Citing budget woes, Boston Public Schools (BPS) is calling for closure of the Community Academy at 25 Glen Road at the end of the school year. Another possible change: the Margarita Muñiz Academy at 20 Child St. may be relocated…
Post office running short on time for move decision
With its lease set to expire in less than two months, the Jamaica Plain post office still has no resolution over whether it will move or shrink. “As it stands, we are looking at all the best available opportunities for…
Invitacion, March 13, 2015
El plazo para la lista de eventos es el 24 de marzo al mediodía para la publicación del 27 de marzo. Mande a [email protected]. Atención: Marque el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo. Reuniones 3200 Washington St. IAG,…
Editorial: The answer behind the Franklin Park Olympics non-answers
When Boston 2024 committed Franklin Park as an Olympic venue in its bid without telling anyone locally, that move was uninformative, arrogant and disingenuous. No surprise that its first, incredibly belated public meeting at the park was all of the…
Editorial: Mayor Walsh’s big picture
Mayor Walsh’s commitment to long-range planning on virtually every front in his 2030-targeted system is to be applauded. Taking on the big picture is a massive turnabout from the previous administration, which in some ways had a healthy aversion to…
On the Police Beat, Feb. 22-March 8, 2015
The following police incident reports are public records provided by the Community Service Office of the District E-13 Police Station, which is solely responsible for their content. All suspects are innocent unless proven guilty in court. March 8: Breaking and…
Sanctuary restaurant closes
HYDE SQ.—The restaurant Centre Street Sanctuary, which was located at the Blessed Sacrament Church campus at 365 Centre St., has closed, according to owner Adam Rutstein. The restaurant’s last day was March 8. “We ran out of time and we…