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Angelina J. Parker

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Boston City Hall
City Politics

Amid Uncertainties for Boston PILOT, Harvard Fails To Fulfill Payment for 13th Year

Harvard failed to fully make its requested Payment in Lieu of Taxes payment for the 13th year in a row last year, according to City of Boston data released last week.

Affordable Housing in Allston
Music

After Fight Over Replacement of Allston Sound Museum, City Kicks Off Redevelopment

The city of Boston officially kickstarted a process to replace the Sound Museum on Monday. The replacement of the Brighton-based rehearsal space has been hotly contested by the musicians who once rehearsed there.

Fenway Health Cover
Scrutiny

Can Fenway Health Meet the Moment?

For years, Fenway Health has faced down financial insolvency and prolonged union negotiations. Now, it must contend with a new challenge: a federal government hostile to its founding mission as a community-based LGBTQ health center.

Welch Corporation
City Politics

Fears Over Safety of Energy Facility in Brighton Will Lead City to Adopt New Regulations

Boston’s first Battery Energy Storage System, proposed for construction in Brighton at 35 Electric Ave., has generated a wave of resident backlash to underdeveloped regulation of BESS facilities, which state officials say are necessary to achieve carbon neutrality.

Boston City Hall
City Politics

Boston Launches Anti-Displacement Plan for Residents, Small Businesses

The City of Boston released a 41-part Anti-Displacement Action Plan last week after Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 first announced the plan at her State of the City address.

I-90 Mass Turnpike in Allston
Politics

How Allston’s State Representatives Fund Their Campaigns

Michael J. Moran and Kevin G. Honan have served in the Massachusetts State House for decades, but Moran draws from a far wider-reaching network of donors and maintains a higher cash amount in his campaign account.

Construction in Allston
Allston

Harvard’s 10-Year Plan for Allston Moves Forward with $53 Million Investment in Community Benefits

Harvard committed to spending nearly $53 million on community benefits for the Allston-Brighton neighborhood as a part of their Institutional Master Plan — increasing their prior community benefits program by $25 million.

Playgrounds in Allston
Allston

As Schools in Allston-Brighton Downsize, What’s Left for the Neighborhood’s Families?

Under a recent slate of school closures and downsizings, many Allston families now worry the neighborhood’s ability to support them may be floundering.

Mary Lyons Meeting Protest
City Politics

Brighton Residents Organize Rally to Protest Proposed High School Closure

Approximately 50 parents, students, teachers and Brighton residents rallied outside the Mary Lyon Upper School on Tuesday night to protest the high school’s proposed closure, before attending a meeting with district officials inside.

Allston Construction
Harvard in the City

Allston Residents, Elected Officials Ask for More Benefits from Harvard’s 10-Year Plan

As Harvard finalizes its Institutional Master Plan in Allston, residents and elected officials called on the University to fulfill its previous promises and increase contributions to the Boston neighborhood.

I-90 Turnpike near Allston-Brighton Exit
Allston

Design Dispute Embroils Allston I-90 Project as Deadline Nears

After a decade of halting progress and disagreements over the design of a $2 billion infrastructure project in Allston, a coalition of government officials and advocates tasked with finalizing the proposal is under pressure to do so over the next year, or risk losing their federal funding.

Allston ERC Construction
Harvard in the City

Harvard Nears Construction Milestones in Allston Amid Development Boom

Harvard is soon to bring hundreds of new housing units online in Allston as the University approaches several major construction milestones in its long-running expansion across the river.

Charles River Beacon Hill Boston and State House
Allston

Brighton Students, Parents Lament BPS Proposal To Close Mary Lyon High School

Boston Public Schools proposed closing the Mary Lyon Pilot High School at a virtual press conference last week, dealing a blow to parents and students who described the Brighton school as an anchor to the neighborhood and the many high-needs students who attend.

Cambridge City Hall
Metro

Cambridge Assistant City Manager to Lead Harvard’s Campus Planning

Harvard hired Cambridge Assistant City Manager Iram Farooq to serve as the University’s managing director of campus planning, the city announced Wednesday, ending her 25-year tenure overseeing urban planning in City Hall.

Graduate Student Council Meeting
GSAS

GSAS Student Council Criticizes Harvard Housing Affordability

Members of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Student Council criticized the Harvard administration for the high off-campus housing prices at a meeting Thursday night.

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