Bridge
lessons: minding the ups and
downs
For 18 hours of the day, six months of the year,
somebody staffs a modest guardhouse atop the Granite Avenue
drawbridge, waiting to lift the bridge for boaters traveling
up and downstream. It might sound like slow work, but
Charles Dineen, one of five part-time sentinels, has stored
up more than a few interesting anecdotes after 13 years at
the bridge's controls.
Gate
shows at BCEC could sink
Bayside
A bill awaiting Governor Romney's signature would
allow the South Boston convention center to host gate shows,
potentially drawing such shows away from the Bayside Expo
Center. The bill also contains a mitigation plan that will
bring $25,000 in community improvements to South Boston for
each gate show at the convention center, a provision meant
to compensate for increased traffic flow during shows.
The
candidates for governor: a
Q&A
On July 27, the Reporter asked each of the six
candidates who are running to succeed Mitt Romney a series
of questions that touch on considerations on the minds of
many who live in Dorchester.
Crime
fighters honored during National Night
Out
Wendover Street resident Franklin Miller was
named Crime Fighter of the Year and the Norton Street Crime
watch was recognized as one of Boston's ten best by the city
and the police department as a part of National Night Out
festivities last week.
Mayor
T-Mizzy embraces
hip-hop
Mayor Thomas Menino addressed a crowd of area
teenagers at the Strand Theatre last week to kick off a
"Hip-Hop Reconstruction Conference" designed to explore the
positive potential of hip-hop music.
House
passes bill to sell DCR land to
dealership
The Expressway Motors Toyota dealership in Clam
Point is hoping to purchase a strip of land along Morrissey
Boulevard as part of a comprehensive renovation to the
dealership.
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