Classic rock and roll band, Take Me Down, (John Lawton, Dom Petrosino, Andy DiCarlo, Scott Schoen, Junior, Richard Chen, and Donna Palermo) first formed at JamSpot, Wakefield, during the Covid-19 pandemic, when the musicians were especially eager to play. Over…
BPDA Set To Announce Zoning Changes
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Orient Heights residents can pencil in a win, as it was revealed at Monday’s Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) meeting by City Councilor Gabriela Coletta and State Representative Adrian Madaro that the Boston Planning and Development…
JPNA Vote Supports Sumner Street Project
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Those in attendance at the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association’s (JPNA) monthly meeting on Monday, May 8, heard a presentation about a project at 270 Sumner Street, and those who were eligible to vote subsequently supported it…
Wu Announces New Program To Support Tree Canopy Growth
Mayor Michelle Wu joined Mass Audubon at the Boston Nature Center to announce a new City program to expand tree planting and maintenance on private land. The City has selected Mass Audubon to design and operate a program to support…
Public Health Commission Advisory Related to Aluminum Kazan Pressure Cookers
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) has issued a public health advisory related to the danger of lead exposure from the use of certain traditional aluminum cookpots, known as Afghan pressure cookers or Kazan pressure cookers. The lead contamination was…
Metropolitan Beaches Commission Releases Report on Improving Access to Public Beaches
On Friday morning Commissioner of DCR Brian Arrigo joined legislative and community members of the Metropolitan Beaches Commission at Carson Beach in South Boston for the release of “Breaking Barriers,” a report on improving public access to the metropolitan region’s…