City Council sets Boston property tax rates | Dorchester Reporter
Dec 11, 2024 · City councillors made quick work Wednesday of setting Boston's property tax rates for 2025 after a months-long campaign to shift the balance beyond normal limits collapsed in the Senate. The city council voted unanimously to set the residential tax rate at $11.58 per $1,000 of value and to set the commercial rate at $25.96 per $1,000 of value.
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After a nearly two-year permitting process and build-out, the new Papa John’s Pizza shop opened in Fields Corner last week. “So far, so good,” said Joe Johnson, who co-owns the store with his wife Rolanda and another...
Mattahunt Elementary is a model for supporting immigrant students
Each year for nearly two decades, EdVestors has awarded a School on the Move prize to one of Boston’s most improved public schools to celebrate the bright spots within Boston Public Schools (BPS) and to share the effective practices that others can learn about and adopt from. As Boston and other districts across the Commonwealth welcome growing numbers of immigrant students
Developer planning 25 condos for Granite Ave. parcel
Dec 11, 2024 · A Dorchester-based developer unveiled plans for a 5-story, 25-unit condo building on Granite Avenue abutting Cedar Grove Cemetery during a virtual meeting organized by the Boston Planning Dept. on Monday evening that drew about 50 participants. The building, with 25 below-grade parking spaces, would rise on what is now an unoccupied lot at 157 Granite Ave. between the Shields
Dominican eatery to replace BBQ Pit Stop on Morton St.
Dec 24, 2024 · The Pit Stop restaurant, a long-time BBQ smokehouse on Morton Street, was sold by the Debnam family last spring to a pair of brothers from Jamaica Plain, who won approvals this month to open a Dominican-style restaurant at the site. Public records showed that the property sold for $310,000 in May to Stamatos Family Properties LLC, controlled by …
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Demolition work at White Stadium will start next week, according to correspondence sent to neighbors on Jan. 16. The demolition is the first phase in a renovation project that is expected to continue through winter 2026. ...
Wu, soccer team ink 10-year White Stadium lease deal
Dec 23, 2024 · Mayor Wu signed a 10-year lease and cooperation agreement with the leadership of the Boston Unity Soccer Partners (BUSP) on Monday morning in a deal that Wu said will transform the outdated city-owned White Stadium into a state-of-the-art facility shared by Boston Public School student-athletes and Boston’s new pro soccer women’s team. Work to prepare the site for a massive
Batson complex clears key hurdle in bid for state building funds
Dec 18, 2024 · Another Dorchester school building project has taken a major step toward securing funding from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). In a unanimous decision last Friday, the state board voted to include the Ruth Batson Academy— formerly the BCLA/McCormack School on Columbia Point — on its list of approved projects to fund. The decision is a big win for the Boston
Senior citizens eligible for five ‘free’ Lyft rides
Nov 21, 2024 · A new public-private partnership for Boston’s senior citizens will allow them to get up to five free rides with the Lyft ride share service over the winter months via a pilot program that is looking to fill in transportation gaps. The program was announced last Friday at the Grove Hall Senior Center. Representatives from the Urban League, the city’s AgeStrong Commission, and
Boston City Council’s next push on Beacon Hill: cost of broker fees
Another housing-related showdown between the city of Boston and the Legislature is poised to unfold next year if city councillors embrace a push to shield renters from paying brokers’ fees. City Councilor Liz Breadon and Council President Ruthzee Louijeune last Wednesday (Dec. 10) introduced a proposal that would require any broker fees in the city to be paid by the party who