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Stoneham ZBA approves new 378-unit housing complex by Spot Pond
With the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) recently sanctioning the construction of a 378-unit apartment complex by Spot Pond, Stoneham hopes to soon become the latest Middlesex East community to meet its affordable housing mandates under the state’s Chapter 40B statute. Earlier this month, the town’s ZBA...
Massachusetts City Listed as One of the ‘Worst Places to Rent in America’
My wife and I rented an apartment in Western Massachusetts from 2006-2011. It was a fun time in our lives. With the exception of internet and cable, we paid only $625 per month with everything included. Granted, it wasn't a very big apartment and we were very limited on what modifications we could make but it was great to have extra money and little responsibility.
Cabot, Cabot & Forbes breaks ground on 440-unit project at 200 Quannapowitt Pkwy.
Wakefield, MA Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, and its partner on the project, Equity Residential, have broken ground on its newest project, The Basin, located at 200 Quannapowitt Pkwy. Residents will be able to begin moving into The Basin in 2025. Located on the town’s Lake Quannapowitt, The Basin will consist...
Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line:Discarded Needles, Human Feces, Homeless & Drug Addicts Taking Over Dickerman Park on Craigie St Somerville
Dear Billy T and Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line,. This photo was taken tonight at 9:15 across from Dickerman Park. No lights. Not safe to walk thru the drug addicts set up!. Hey Billy, just wanted to give you a heads up on something. There are homeless drug addicts living...
Karen Read jury list impounded indefinitely as juror says, ‘I am frightened'
The judge in the case won't release the names of the people who served on the deadlocked jury, she said in a filing Thursday, citing a juror whom the judge found to have a credible fear for her and her family's safety. Also Thursday, Read's lawyers shared in a court...
Town to Revisit Ban of Recreational Cannabis in Burlington
An article to allow the sale of recreational cannabis in Burlington has been making its way through the legislative channels, and its proponents hope to have it on the Warrant for this September’s Town Meeting. Precinct 5 Town Meeting Member, Alex Rutfield, along with community proponent and cannabis industry...
Tensions rise at ENC's migrant shelter in Quincy as homeless families are asked to leave
QUINCY ‒ As the migrant crisis stretches the state’s network of emergency shelters to capacity, the temporary shelter and family welcome center at Eastern Nazarene College has been depositing homeless families, some against their will, at the Wollaston MBTA station, according to city officials and police. Quincy Police...
Mass. RMV Bans Mini Japanese Cars, Leaving Owners In Bind
HUDSON, N.H. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Cars in the United States have been growing by the year, while it seems like Boston's roads shrink by the day. For a time, a handful of Massachusetts drivers had an outside-the-box solution: importing tiny Japanese cars that sip gas and can squeeze into the smallest imaginable parking space. But the state's Registry of Motor Vehicles has put the kibosh on that.
Concord Prison Closes, State Weighs Next Steps
CONCORD, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Concord closed June 30, leaving the state to decide what to do with the plot of land it has sat on since 1878. Department of Corrections Commissioner Shawn Jenkins said MCI-Concord, the state's oldest men's prison, shut down because...
Wetlands put damper on Saugus development
Kelan FlynnSAUGUS — The Conservation Commission voted not to issue an order of conditions regarding further development of the Berthold Street subdivision due to neighbors’ concerns of encroaching Japanese knotweed that originated in nearby wetlands. John Dick, a wetland scientist with American Residential Construction, said that the company, which plans to construct houses on four lots […] The post Wetlands put damper on Saugus development appeared first on Itemlive.
A new ice cream truck curfew in Lynn has folks heated
City health officials approved the new ice cream truck restriction in hopes of curbing noisy jingles at night. Health officials in Lynn were met with a frosty reception last week after passing an ice cream truck curfew in an effort to curb noisy jingles. The new Board of Health restriction,...
Peabody Is Asking Residents To Cut Back On Water Usage
PEABODY, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The City of Peabody has asked residents to curtail their water usage due to low water-reservoir levels. Peabody is the second North Shore community to face water restrictions, after Danvers and Topsfield saw similar ones implemented last week. Peabody is taking a slightly different approach to the restrictions by making them voluntary.
Local day program for migrants in limbo as state moves families into new shelters
One Mattapan church that was running a day shelter for immigrant families in Boston is shutting its program down after migrants stopped showing up to use their services. That change came when the state banned families from sleeping overnight at Logan Airport nearly two weeks ago. Organizers say they are...
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