After several delays, the City has issued the request for proposals (RFP) for redeveloping the Art Park site, which is City-owned land between Parker and Terrace Streets. The RFP is a culmination of more than a yearlong process that at…
Author: Peter Shanley
Candidates flock to Senate race
The race to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by John Kerry is becoming increasingly crowded. Two Democrats have already announced their candidacies for the special election, while several Republicans and third-party candidates have stepped into the race or…
Tobin principal gets promotion
Cheryl Watson-Harris has left her position as principal of the Tobin K-8 School, moving up on the Boston Public Schools’ (BPS) hierarchy to become a network assistant superintendent. “I have loved every minute of working in Mission Hill, and am…
RFP for Art Park delayed again
The lack of a City Council vote has again delayed the City from issuing the request for proposals (RFP) for redeveloping the Art Park site, which is City-owned land between Parker and Terrace Streets. The expectation is to get the…
Advisory group picks school-assignment plan
The External Advisory Committee (EAC), a group put together to help form a new school-assignment system, on Feb. 25 picked a zone-free “home-based” plan out of three options. The other two plans were a zone plan—similar to, but more varied…
School renovation bothers some residents
Construction at the 67 Alleghany St. school building has some abutters upset, complaining about a lack of information and loud construction noises at the site. “It is the process because we were never informed about the type of construction happening…
Political Notes: Arroyo seeks more youth summer jobs
At-Large City Councilor Felix Arroyo filed a hearing order last month to examine how best to provide summer jobs to the city’s youths, according to a press release. “The mayor and my colleagues have all shown a strong commitment to…
BPS lays out 3 school-assignment plans
The Boston Public Schools (BPS) has unveiled three plans in its effort to improve the school-assignment system. One plan would create a new zone system—similar to, but more varied than the one used today—while two other plans would create a…
RTH has new executive director
A former resident and employee of the Roxbury Tenants of Harvard (RTH) is returning to her roots to take over the organization as the executive director. “I wanted to take my positive experiences and memories of living in the neighborhood…
BPS revela sus planes para escoger escuelas
Boston Public Schools (BPS) ha revelado tres planes posibles para mejorar el sistema actual de asignar escuelas. Uno de los planes crearía un sistema nuevo de zonas, más variado que el sistema actual. Los otros planes crearían una lista de…