The Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) has slightly shrunk its proposed dorm at 525 Huntington Ave. The revised dorm tower would still be seven stories tall, but would have less square-footage and more sidewalk space around the building by as…
Month: October 2012
BPS buses mostly on time
Boston Public Schools (BPS) announced last week that school buses reached a 93 percent on-time performance by Mon., Sept. 17, a level of service that took 26 weeks to reach last school year. Additionally, 97 percent of school buses arrived…
Officers Honored
‘The Serenity’ still under BRA review
S. HUNTINGTON—The luxury apartment and retail project proposed for 105A S. Huntington Ave., named “The Serenity,” is undergoing review by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). A vote by the BRA board has not been scheduled. “The BRA staff has been…
Doctor charged with child porn
LMA—A Boston Children’s Hospital doctor was arrested and charged with child pornography possession last month. Dr. Richard Keller, 56, of Andover is accused by federal prosecutors of purchasing more than 50 DVDs of child porn online. In a press statement,…
Taste of the Hill
Sánchez holds back-to-school celebrations
Local state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez held his 7th annual Back-to-School Jam celebrations in August, according to a press release. The events were held at the Bromley-Heath housing development in Jamaica Plain, the High Steet Veterans Housing in Brookline and the…
Women’s volleyball leads NU fall sports
The Northeastern University (NU) fall sports teams have jumped out to a strong start, with the women’s volleyball team leading the way. At the Gazette deadline, the women’s volleyball team has a 14-3 overall record and is in first place…
ABCD helps immigrants become citizens
The Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) center on Parker Street continued its new program of helping immigrants apply for their American citizenship during Citizenship Day on Sept. 13. That was ABCD’s third Citizenship Day, a program started in April…