By Dan Murphy A roomful of commuters and elected officials roundly rejected proposed MBTA fare hikes during a public meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the State Transportation Building in Boston. Steve Poftak, general manager of the MBTA, outlined…
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BPDA, ISD Discuss Expanding Additional Dwelling Unit Pilot Program
By John Lynds Last year, the Boston Inspectional Service Department (ISD) Commissioner William Christopher announced that several Boston neighborhoods that would take part in the Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) pilot program. Christopher said that the proposed program was ISD’s way…
Op-ed National Service Makes Local Impact: AmeriCorps Members Are Strengthening Greater Boston Communities
By Barbara Moffat and Emily Haber In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy asked Americans what they could do for their country. Nearly 60 years later, thousands are answering that question by serving in AmeriCorps, a national service program…
Let’s Close the Loophole In State Law to End Human Trafficking
The recent national news stories concerning a massage parlor in Jupiter, Fla., have brought to light what is nothing less than a national abomination: The trafficking of women that reaches into every corner of the United States. The news stories…
Running and Raising Money for Joslin Diabetes Center
Running brought Megan Bunnell together with Eric, her boyfriend of eight years, and now she is running her first ever marathon to support an organization that is close to both of their hearts. As a member of Team Joslin for…
Appreciation Rob Restuccia, Key Architect of the Health Reform Movement, Dies at Age 69
National health care advocacy organization Community Catalyst announced that Robert Restuccia of Jamaica Plain, its founding executive director and a trailblazing leader in the consumer-led health advocacy movement, has died at age 69, of pancreatic cancer. Restuccia’s visionary leadership,…
Chapter&Verse at Loring-Greenough
Chapter and Verse Literary Reading series will be held again on Friday, March 8, 7:30 p.m. at the Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street, Jamaica Plain Center. The following will be the night’s activities. Mary Birnbaum was born, raised and educated…
Obituaries 03-08-2019
Sandra Stone Sandra White Stone daughter of Dorothy Lawler White of Dorchester and Raymond T White of Rhode Island was raised with her marvelous sister Barbara White Kelley in a loving home in Dorchester. Graduate of Girl’s Latin School in…
Letters
A beacon of hope Dear Editor: State law requires the 13-acre Lemuel Shattuck site to serve a public health purpose. A public planning process is currently underway and community input is being gathered by Health Resources in Action (HRiA) on…
Op-Ed My First Few Weeks as State Representative
By Representative Nika Elugardo Many have asked me about my first few weeks as State Representative for the 15th Suffolk/Norfolk District. Exciting. Challenging. Hopeful. We had two weeks to file legislation, and two more weeks to review over 6,000 bills…