License Commission Comes Under the Microscope for Some Councillors
By Seth Daniel In what was a complete surprise to several observers and councillors at Monday night’s meeting, a block of five…
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Zoning Board Denies Large-Scale Forbes Project
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) denied a large-scale development on the Forbes site in Mill Hill and approved a four-unit development…
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Parking vs Morality Meet in New French Club Proposal at ZBA
By Seth Daniel For some, the problem was parking and traffic, while others believed the problem was a lack of human sensitivity.…
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Forbes Project Remains Same Large Proposal
What was at one time a not-so-serious, placeholder proposal for the vacant Forbes site by a Chinese company is increasingly looking like…
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TND Comes Back with Scaled-Down Proposal for French Club Site
Facing significant neighborhood opposition to its original 60-unit affordable housing proposal for the former French Club site on Spencer Avenue, TND announced…
Continue readingElection Day Wave Sees Six New Faces on the Council:Four New on School Committee
The election brought considerable change to the municipal government, with six newcomers joining the City Council and four fresh faces arriving on…
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Building Lease,Losing Contracts Doomed Centro Latino
Board members this week told the Record that they did everything they could to keep things going at Centro Latino, which closed…
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Cortell’s Response to Perlatonda’s Comment on Strip Club
Councillor Joe Perlatonda’s reluctance to take a stand against the strip club’s potential return struck me as surprising, particularly given that he…
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Area Activist Fran Rowan Dies at 79
Fran Rowan, who spent a lifetime selflessly helping the people of East Boston with kindness and charity, has died. Rowan, a local…
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Remembering Community Leader Fran Rowan
Fran Rowan’s influence extends to virtually every corner of the community. Her legacy encompasses the Meridian House that now carries her name,…
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