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Lower Mills library activists press case at BPL meeting
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Supporters of the Lower Mills branch library on Monday night pushed back against the forming of a Boston Public Library task force to handle “transitioning of services” as the City Council weighs Mayor Thomas Menino’s proposal to close the Richmond St. building.
Some of the sharpest criticism, directed at Boston Public Library officials who had gathered the task force at Caritas Carney Hospital, came from state Sen. Jack Hart. “I think we’re heading in the wrong direction here,” said Hart, a South Boston Democrat.
Hart, who along with other Boston state senators is proposing amendments to the Senate’s fiscal 2011 budget that prevents library closures, added, “I’m here tonight to fortify the point that we’re not taking this closing lightly.” Read more
BPL task force yields meeting to Lower Mills closure foes
May. 25, 2010
Supporters of the Lower Mills branch library on Monday night pushed back against the forming of a Boston Public Library task force to handle “transitioning of services” as the City Council weighs Mayor Thomas Menino’s proposal to close the Richmond St. building.
Some of the sharpest criticism, directed at Boston Public Library officials who had gathered the task force at Caritas Carney Hospital, came from state Sen. Jack Hart. “I think we’re heading in the wrong direction here,” said Hart, a South Boston Democrat. Read more
Mattapan, Milton mull Neponset Greenway options
May. 20, 2010
Neponset Greenway: One of five proposed alternatives for extending the Neponset Greenway trail includes a route along the Milton side of the river. The path currently ends at Central Ave., shown above. Photo by Ed Forry
The state Department of Conservation and Recreation unveiled five proposals aimed at extending a path along the Neponset River from Milton’s Central Avenue to Mattapan Square this week. The proposed one-mile extension will connect Pope John Paul II Park, a 72-acre area between the expressway and the Neponset River marshes, to the Neponset Valley Parkway in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Currently, the 2.5-mile trail links Pope John Paul II Park to Central Ave. Read more
Lower Mills civic group urges City Council to reject firefighter contract
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The Lower Mills Civic Association on Tuesday voted to urge city councillors to reject the firefighters' arbitration award. Read more
Lower Mills restaurant looking to expand
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Only a few months old, Ledge, 2261 Dorchester Ave., is seeking to expand. The Boston Licensing Board is scheduled to vote tomorrow on a request from the restaurant to add 76 seats to its existing 140. The restaurant also wants to extend closing time on its 60-seat outdoor patio from 11 p.m. to midnight.
Ledge opened last August on the former site of Donovan's Village restaurant.
The case against House budget amendments on library closures
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As House lawmakers prepare to take up budget amendments that would force the city to keep open all 26 libraries, Boston Public Library officials are circulating a memo saying that could lead to more layoffs. Read more
City Council to hold hearing on libraries June 3
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The City Council's budget-vetting committee is scheduled to take testimony on the Boston Public Library system's budget on June 3. Read more
Library amendments up for debate next week
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It's enough to make any conflict-hungry reporter squeak with glee.
As both the Reporter and the Globe noted today, the debate over whether to close four libraries, including the Lower Mills branch, should get even more interesting next week. That's when the House starts up debate on its version of the fiscal 2011 budget. Read more
House lawmakers push to prevent library closures
Apr. 16, 2010
House lawmakers are pushing to save four libraries slated for closure in the city's fiscal 2011 budget. In a bid to keep the libraries open, twelve House lawmakers who represent Boston filed amendments Friday to the House's version of the state budget that send $3 million to the Boston Public Library system. Read more
Library trustees vote to shut Lower Mills branch
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Boston Public Library trustees voted Friday to close four branches, including the one in Lower Mills.
But City Councillors At-Large Felix Arroyo and Ayanna Pressley, and West Roxbury's Councillor John Tobin vowed to fight to keep all the branches open when the city council gets the proposed budget next week. Read more
