Downtown Trash Contract Lands Back in Hands of Capitol Waste City Officials Say Troubles of the past Will Be Corrected
Citing a much lower cost, and much better tools to ensure accountability, the Public Works Department (PWD) has awarded all five trash collection contracts to Capitol Waste – including the downtown neighborhoods where many troubles existed from 2009 to 2014…
D8 Candidates Talk Affordable Housing, Education, Traffic at Forum
By Lauren Bennett Six contenders for Boston District 8 City Council participated in a standing-room-only forum moderated by President Emerita of Lesley University, Margaret McKenna, on May 21. Candidates Kenzie Bok, Montez Haywood, Landon Lemoine, Kristen Mobilia, Jennifer Nassour, and…
CAMH Hears about Green Line Extension, Noise Study
On Wednesday, May 15, the Community Alliance Mission Hill (CAMH) met for its regular monthly meeting. On the agenda for this meeting were announcing the new CAMH officers, updates by Mission Hill Health Movement on their Noise Study, and a…
Capitol Waste Recibe Contrato De Recolección De Basura, a Pesar De Problemas Del Pasado
El Departamento de Obras Públicas (PWD) ha dado los cinco contratos de recolección de basura a Capitol Waste, incluidos los contratos en el centro de la ciudad. El nuevo contrato reemplaza a Sunrise Scavenger en los distritos del centro (que…
Mayor Walsh Announces Shanice Pimentel as Neighborhood Liaison to Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway, and Mission Hill
Mayor Martin J. Walsh on May 15 announced the appointment of Shanice Pimentel as the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway, Mission Hill Neighborhood Liaison within the Mayor’s Civic Engagement Cabinet. “I am excited to announce Shanice as our new liaison…