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Stephen Passacantilli, District 1 City Council Candidate and lifelong North End resident, held a grand opening last weekend for his North End campaign headquarters. The event was attended by dozens of North End and Waterfront residents. Passacantilli’s North End headquarters is located at 22 Fleet Street. “It is so important to have elected officials who Read More…
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Councilor LaMattina To Hold Hearing on Using Trash Barrels Instead of Plastic Bags

Posted on Author Matt Conti

City Councilor Sal LaMattina sends out this letter to residents announcing a hearing on the use of trash barrels instead of plastic bags. The hearing is scheduled for October 6, 2011, 2pm at City Hall. All are welcome to attend and offer testimony at the hearing.
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Councilor Flynn Expresses Concerns About Street Safety

Posted on Author Sara Brown

Councilor Ed Flynn requested a hearing about pedestrian safety and pedestrian crossing signals at a recent city council meeting. “I want to make sure our roads and sidewalks are as safe as they can be,” he said. Last week two pedestrians were struck by a van in Fort Point, and one of them passed away Read More…

4 Replies to “Off-Campus Students Drive Up Rents; City Council To Hold Hearing”

  3. Have you heard that just because Boston is a college town it doesn't mean that everything is about students and that the North End and other NEIGHBORHOODS would be a disaster if families and others were driven out of the city and replaced by nothing but young students?

  4. It is families and professionals that stabilize neighborhoods. They are they ones getting involved in city and neighborhood commitees and civic groups and putting efforts into improvements.Who's obeying the trash regualtion? Planting the flowers? Keeping Christopher Columbus (another citiy parks) Park clean? Or voting in elections? Not the transient population of students.
    That is why, in part, it is neessary to make rentals affordable to the people who work and contribute to the city.

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