To the Editor: We are writing to ask state officials exercise their authority to file an appeal of the recent court action overturning their denial of the proposed electronic billboard by Boston Bowl. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is the only entity which has legal standing to defend its original decision to deny this harmful proposal which clearly violates
After successfully blocking the state Department of Conservation and Recreation from demolishing a Port Norfolk building that was once used by a local lumber company, neighborhood residents and green space advocates are pushing ahead to determine how to best use the property. The state agency owns the vacant brick building, which is steps away from the Neponset River and the
If left untouched, Tenean Beach will continue to flood and eventually affect the MBTA’s Red Line extension to Braintree, I-93 and Morrissey Boulevard three major transportation lines in Dorchester that carry hundreds of thousands of riders and drivers every day, according to a new report.
If approved, the 900 Morrissey Blvd. property would host 99 studio rental units for people emerging from homelessness, the latest in a series of hotel-to-housing conversions that have angered some residents.
In what was likely the final meeting before their proposal goes before a city board for approval, Pine Street Inn and The Community Builders, the two nonprofits seeking to revamp the Comfort Inn at 900 Morrissey Blvd. into permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless people, pledged this week to use a senior preference approach when enlisting tenants.