In the wake of the scandal that rocked the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) last year, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards has called for an overhaul of the city’s zoning board. The John Lynch bribing scandal trickled down…
Month: August 2020
JPNC Hears Proposal for Medical/Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary on Hyde Park Ave.
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) met on July 28, where Joseph Lekach came before the Council with a proposal to open an adult-use cannabis dispensary at 54 Hyde Park Avenue. Though the Council did not vote on this matter…
Trump Administration Cuts 2020 Census Count Short by One Month, Fill Out Forms
For months local nonprofit organizations have been helping the City of Boston get an accurate 2020 Census count for a part of the population that has been historically hard to count. Having an accurate Census count translates into more federal…
As COVID-19 Cases Start to Rise in Some Neighborhoods, BPS Eyes Two School Reopening Models
With the percentage of residents testing positive for COVID-19 on the rise in some Boston neighborhoods, Boston Public School Superintendent Dr. Brenda Cassellius released an updated draft plan of BPS’s reopening in the fall that rules out ‘full’ in-person learning.…
News Briefs
Free Guided Walking Tours of Stony Brook/Brookside Neighborhood Two free Guided Walking Tours of Stony Brook/Brookside neighborhood will take place on Saturday, August 15 starting at 11:00am from in front of Stony Brook MBTA station on the Orange Line. One…
Baker Puts the Brakes on State’s Reopening Following COVID Increases
Governor Charlie Baker last Friday announced that Step Two of Phase Three of the state’s reopening plan is postponed “indefinitely,” after public health data showed an uptick in positive COVID-19 cases. “We cannot say this enough—COVID-19 is highly contagious,” Baker…
Walsh Discusses Safety Measures for BPS Schools, Addresses Uptick in Cases
Mayor Walsh held a press conference on August 12, his first one in nearly two weeks. He talked about the rising number of cases, and focused on Boston Public Schools (BPS). He discussed the “slight uptick in Boston” over the…
City Council Holds Hearing on Crowd Control Agents
The City Council Committee on Government Operations held a hearing on August 10 regarding an ordinance that restricts the use of chemical crowd control agents and kinetic impact projectiles. Sponsored by Councilors Ricardo Arroyo and Andrea Campbell, the purpose of…
Hyde Square Task Force Holds Virtual Meeting Following Decision to Sell Blessed Sacrament Church
The Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) held a virtual meeting on August 6 to provide information to the public about its recent decision to sell the former Blessed Sacrament Church after not being able to find a development partner. The…
JP Centre/South Main Streets Fundraising Boom
JP Centre/South Main Streets is grateful for a grant from the Boston Foundation for $1000, from the donor-advised Shawkemo Fund, to assist with their work during the COVID-19 crisis and BLM movement. JP CSMS’ work has included the distribution of…