Boston Needs to Lead on High Speed Rail
by Richard Campbell It is time for Boston’s innovators to get on board with high speed rail in New England. For years the concept of a truly new infrastructure to connect Boston to Washington has languished. Three hours and forty minutes to go from Boston to New York is not exactly high speed- that’s about 70 miles per hour. [...]
South Boston Artists Rule at Marina Bay
by Rick Winterson First, a few facts: For the last 21 years, the residential community of Marina Bay in Quincy has held an area-wide art exhibition called “Arts Affair at Marina Bay”. Their 2017 Arts Affair exhibition was their 22nd; it took place last Saturday and Sunday, August 5-6. This exhibition attracted a total of 165 works of [...]
Dorchester Heights National Park Site Awaiting Repairs: Neighbors Complain Park is Going to the Dogs.
By Richard Campbell The issue on hand is the deteriorating condition of the Dorchester Heights monument, which has been closed for some time. Although the lawn is nice, the park is also badly in need of repairs to its stairs, and wall infrastructure. In the last deferred maintenance report for 2016, the Boston branch of NPS had deferred maintenance [...]
Boston Triathlon Transforms Carson Beach
Winner of the Boston Triathlon Men's Elite Division:Lucas Pozzetta EDITION: Thursday, August 3, 2017 By Richard Campbell Whether your goal was to participate in the 9th annual Boston Triathlon to best your time, support a cause, or to be a spectator at this ever growing event; it was plain to see that this year the event gained significant traction. The [...]
City of Boston Credit Union Comes to South Boston
Last week, the City of Boston Credit Union officially opened its new South Boston Branch at 130 West Broadway. Check out their services – hours are 8 to 5, except 8 to 6 on Thursday and 8 to 12 noon on Saturday (closed Sundays). by Rick Winterson Last week was an eventful week for the City of Boston Credit Union. [...]
ED FLYNN ENDORSED BY BOSTON FIRE FIGHTERS UNION
Ed Flynn, candidate for Boston City Council District 2, has been endorsed by Boston Fire Fighters Local 718. This endorsement adds to the over 20 other local labor unions that have Flynn's campaign for City Council, including Ironworkers Local 7, IBEW Local 2222, and NAGE. Fire Fighters Local 718 President, Richard Paris said, “Boston Fire Fighters Local 718 is proud [...]