Thursday, April 5, 2007
Wall's
push on violence has upside for
him
The recent run of heavily publicized violent crimes in
Dorchester, including five murders since January 1, has
brought a tornado of self-fueling media scrutiny to the
neighborhood. On Tuesday, the Dorchester pastor who has been
the loudest critic of the mayor and police department
declared a personal victory with a press release announcing
the financial gain he stands to make by denouncing what he
sees as the city's inaction.
State
police get tough on warring teens
Months after neighbors and law enforcement officials
first complained that teens from several Dorchester
neighborhoods were fighting with their high school
classmates from other neighborhoods, the state police are
serving notice that the next time teenagers are caught doing
what the shouldn't where they shouldn't, the response will
not be a warning. It might mean charges, and a permanent
criminal record.
Douglass
to open second eatery in Carruth
building
The six-story apartment complex taking shape above the
Ashmont T station marked two more milestones last week when
Ashmont Grille owner Chris Douglass inked a deal to open a
pizza/pasta eatery on the ground floor of the new building
and dignitaries signed the structur's final steel beam at a
'topping off' ceremony on Thursday afternoon.
Dorm
notion draws heat at UMass
session
Neighorhood activists strongly opposed to the
construction of dormitories at UMass-Boston spoke out
publicly in front of university administrators on Tuesday
evning as the school moves slowly toward formulating the
master plan that will dictate its structural and academic
agenda for years to come.
Patrick
calls Fairmount Line expansion a
priority
Gov. Deval Patrick said last Thursday that improvements
to the Fairmount Commuter Rail Line were a priority for his
administration, even after an independent Transportation
Finance Commission report concluded last week that
transportation infrastructure across the state would require
billions of dollars in improvements to maintain current
service levels.
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