Between scenic shots of the High Speed Trolley clicking through the falling snow, of water rushing along the lush banks of the Neponset, and of the Blue Hill Avenue streetscape, teen film director Moses Sibley of the Mattapan Teen Center (MTC) located the pulse of the people of Mattapan and put it on film in “Mattapan The Documentary,” which has become the talk of the
The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is backing off its plan to convert a wading pool off River Street into a spray deck, according to a state lawmaker, days after community members, calling the plan short-sighted, lit into the agency for leaving them out of the loop. At a public meeting last week, DCR officials said the decision to remake the wading pool
Residents on Wednesday lit into the state Department of Conservation and Recreation over a plan to convert a wading pool off River Street into a spray deck, saying the agency left them out of the loop and calling the plan short-sighted. DCR officials acknowledged the decision to remake the wading pool at Mattapan’s Ryan Playground as a spray deck had already been made, citing
After the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) unveiled the “PLAN: Mattapan” draft to the Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council (GMNC) on Monday night, officials listened as residents reacted. “Will the neighbors have a say on these new units or can the property owner just build?” asked resident Louise Gant. “I can foresee there being problems.” Jared Staley, a BPDA