Water pipe replacement work will come to three Mission Hill streets within the next two to six weeks, possibly creating street closures and temporary water service bypasses. The affected streets are Oscar, Sachem and Wait. “It’s for the community,” said…
Parents create designs for school relocation
Three parents at the Mission Hill K-8 School—two of them architects—have drawn up the school’s own designs for its new home in Jamaica Plain, where it will controversially move as soon as September. The free designs, complete with floor plans,…
T to raise fares, trim Green Line
The MBTA plans an overall 23 percent fare increase and will eliminate weekend Green Line streetcar service between Brigham Circle and Heath Street, according to a budget document released March 28 following months of controversy about the T’s sorry financial…
El MBTA a subir precios, cortar servicio
El MBTA planea subir los precios 23 por ciento y eliminar el servicio del fin de semana del línea verde entre Brigham Circle y Heath Street, según un documento presupuestario de 28 de marzo después de meses de controversia sobre…
Volunteer docs help people walk in Caribbean
LMA—Volunteer surgeons, nurses and physical therapists from institutions all over the Longwood Medical Area (LMA) headed down to the Caribbean last month, providing free hip and knee replacements to impoverished patients. Over 50 LMA-based Operation Walk Boston volunteers went to…
RTH to build community center
Mission Park plans to build a 28,000-square-foot community center, which will replace an outdoor basketball court and parking lot. The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) held a community meeting March 27 to discuss the proposed project. “We have outgrown our space…