This week's column carries notices for 8 Boston residents whose obituaries were posted between September 28 and October 4, 2026: D., Richard Fabian; Deshpande, Hemchandra; Gomes, Teresa Jesus; Lee, Joseph Alan; O'Sullivan, Christopher P.; Santana, Maria Mercedes; Tedmon, Rose; and Tejed…
Suffolk County records show 12 Winthrop property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only three carry a posted sale price so far: $200,000, $963,000 and $1,055,000, for a median of $963,000 among priced sales. The month's top recorded sale was a $1,055,000 transfer from Michelle L…
Suffolk County recorded 17 Revere property deeds between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only four carried a posted sale price: $181,000, $200,000, $230,000 and $525,000, for a median of $215,000 among those four. The remaining 13 sales await pricing, consistent with normal registry lag rather …
Chelsea recorded 12 property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds had posted sale prices for only two as of this writing. Those two sales ranged from $420,000 to $588,000, with a $504,000 midpoint.
Winthrop committee debates developer tree rules, weighing fines and a fee-in-lieu option. From our own coverage: Committee drafts developer tree rules without taking vote; School Committee reviews warrants as busing needs surge. Also in today's brief (3 items): Danvers volleyball visits…
Council committee presses Election Department on accessibility ahead of Question 4 vote. From our own coverage: City Council panel presses on Election Day accessibility failures. Also in today's brief (12 items): Flynn seeks commission to boost police hiring; New income-restricted housi…
Chelsea's School Committee adopted a revised public comment policy 8-0. The vote followed remarks from parents and a teachers union leader, with one member absent. Dr. Neville said the policy replaces chair discretion with "clear expectations," and members approved a one-word grammatical fix.
Boston City Council panel backs Question 4, presses Election Department on primary-day accessibility failures.
Revere Human Rights Commission chair Shama Hosseini resigns after six years; no quorum for a vote.
Boston council weighs emergency relief for businesses displaced by Nubian Square's six-alarm fire. From our own coverage: Council weighs aid for Nubian Square fire victims; Facilities panel weighs Dorchester school study contract. Also in today's brief (13 items): Council approves fundi…