Posted by William Bennett a 8:10 pm on March 31, 2008
The mayor of Somerville, Joseph Curtatone, has courageously and accurately called casino revenues “fool’s gold,” while other mayors, such as Michael Bissonnette of Chicopee, are shilling for the casino industry—along with Governor Patrick and Senate President Therese Murray. The reality for Somervillians is that bringing a casino into the Greater Boston area will cost them money, eventually quite a bit of money.…
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There is still time to sign up to have your cat spayed/neutered at low cost on Saturday, April 26th. Read More.>>
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Posted by Suzanne Bremer a 9:25 pm on March 30, 2008
It isn’t often that the words “surplus” and “parking” are associated with Davis Square. But the request currently before the Board of Alderman to declare three municipal parking lots surplus property in our hippest square does that as well as bring up the long simmering, but little acknowledged question of responsible management of city owned real estate.…
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Posted by Alain Jehlen a 9:55 pm on March 20, 2008
Gentrification—when wealthy people push less wealthy people out of a neighborhood. It’s about to get worse when the Green Line arrives. Here’s a provocative film about it.…
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