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Massport Advisory Director Outlines Air Quality Monitoring Efforts Near Logan Airport

WINTHROP -- January 22, 2026, A cable-access interview on Winthrop's community access TV covered Logan Airport air quality and noise issues but included no Finance Committee business. Aaron Toffler, Executive Director of the Massport Community Advisory Committee, a 35-community oversight body, told host Paul Baskin that one

Winthrop Town Council Tables MBTA Communities Act Exemption Vote Until February

WINTHROP -- January 20, 2026, Winthrop's Town Council tabled a motion to join an MBTA Communities Act exemption lawsuit and approved three board appointments at its January 20 meeting. Vice President Swope moved to join the legal case, which argues the town's extreme density warrants an exemption

Boston PIC Continues All Four Development Petitions to January 29 Hearing

BOSTON -- January 15, 2026, Boston's Public Improvement Commission continued all four development petitions heard at its January 15 meeting to a January 29 public hearing, with no final votes taken. The largest matter before the commission was a four-petition package from Suffolk Construction covering its estimated $30

BPDA Board Approves 438-Room Hotel Near Boston Convention Center

BOSTON -- January 15, 2026, BPDA board unanimously approves 438-room hotel at 391 D Street near the Boston Convention Center. The January 15 joint meeting of the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation and Boston Redevelopment Authority boards, chaired by Priscilla Rojas, covered more than two dozen action items, clearing five

Boston Disability Board Hears Snow Enforcement Data, Nominates 2026 Officers

BOSTON -- January 14, 2026, Boston Disability Advisory Board opens 2026 with snow enforcement update and officer nominations. At its January 14 meeting, the board heard from staff member Andrea Patten that the city had already issued 290 failure-to-clear sidewalk violations in the first days of 2026, against a

Winthrop Board of Health to Begin Restaurant Letter Grading After Year Delay

WINTHROP -- January 13, 2026, Winthrop Board of Health clears path for restaurant letter-grade posting after a 19-month delay. The board agreed at its January 13 meeting to a roughly 90-day public awareness push before inspectors begin assigning A, B, or C grades to food establishments, a regulation

Boston ZBA Hears Contested South End Rear Addition With 38 Letters of Opposition

BOSTON -- January 13, 2026, Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal opened 2026 with a contested South End rear-addition case that drew 38 letters of opposition and formal resistance from the mayor's office. Attorney Mark LaCasse, representing the homeowners at 170 West Canton Street, sought two conditional

Winthrop School Committee approves $2.25 million in warrants, enters collective bargaining session

WINTHROP -- January 12, 2026, Winthrop School Committee approved nearly $2.25 million in warrants and heard a broad superintendent's update at its first meeting of 2026. The committee voted unanimously to approve a general warrant of $380,676.63 and two payroll warrants totaling $1,867,687.25,

Winthrop Town Council elects vice president, honors two new Eagle Scouts

WINTHROP -- January 6, 2026, Winthrop Town Council honored two Eagle Scouts, elected a vice president, and addressed a wave of resident confusion over spiking real estate tax bills at its January 6 organizational meeting. Town Manager Tony Marino explained that a school construction override could not be billed until the

Liz Braden Elected Boston City Council President, Defeating Brian Worrell 7-6

BOSTON -- January 5, 2026, Liz Braden elected Boston City Council president on the first day of the new municipal year, defeating Brian Worrell 7-6 in a contested roll-call vote. Braden, the District 9 councilor representing Allston-Brighton and an immigrant from Northern Ireland, becomes the first openly gay

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