Boston Fire Department bagpiper Kevin McCarthy pays tribute to fallen firefighters Paul Cahill and Warren Payne.
04.SEP.08
Scott Wachtler Joseph Mont Bulletin Staff
Firefighters remember fallen brothers, give thanks for community support
On the one-year anniversary of the tragic Tai Ho fire that took the lives of West Roxbury firefighters Paul Cahill and Warren Payne, the community and public officials came out in droves for an emotional ceremony to dedicate two plaques placed front of the firehouse to the fallen men.
"Paul and Warren will forever be in our hearts and their family will forever be in our family," Ed Kelly, president of Boston firefighters Local 718 said, "There are not many perfect men who walk this world. I don't know of any. But I know one thing is true. Warren and Paul were perfect firemen. They proved their willingness to sacrifice, which is a cornerstone of what a firefighter is. Rest in peace my brothers. You deserve it and it is long overdue." [read more]
On Wednesday, representatives of the federal Environmental Protection Agency and Mayor Thomas Menino announced that Boston would receive $500,000 in grant funding to clean three contaminated sites, including the former site of the Lewis Chemical plant in Hyde Park. [read more]
On Sept. 10, the MBTA will be holding a public meeting on the status of the environmental response actions for the Readville Yard site.
MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said the meeting will allow MBTA officials to update community officials and the general public on remedial response actions at the site. [read more]
A West Roxbury recycling cart. Some find the carts to be too big and bulky to be practical.
Scott Wachtler 04.SEP.08
It’s been over a month since the Boston Public Works Department (BPW) began distributing the big, blue single-stream 96-gallon recycle carts. For many, the idea of being able to put all their recyclables in one cart every week has been a big success.
However, there have been some, especially the elderly, who find the carts to be too big and unwieldy and want no part of the program. [read more]
On Aug. 27, the state Appeals Court ruled that Attleboro, Taunton and New Bedford have been charging unnecessary burial fees — in $10 to $20 charges. That ruling, however, seems unlikely to change how the City of Boston assesses that fee.
The Appeals Court ruled that the fees were nothing more than "improper taxes." Previously, a lower court said the fees were reasonable to cover the cost of burial permits. [read more]
2nd annual Colin Hayes Softball Tournament
On July 12, at Kelley Field in Hyde Park, the 2nd annual Colin Hayes Softball Tournament was held to raise money and awareness of Menkes disease in honor of two-year old Colin Hayes (pictured). During the games, there was a bake sale and a raffle that included 42 gift basket prizes ranging from autographed Red Sox and Celtics memorabilia to custom made gourmet treats.
The West Roxbury firehouse’s plan to hold a cookout following a memorial service for fallen firefighters Paul Cahill and Warren Payne has been called off by Chief Kevin MacCurtain.
Captain Gerald Hogan and the firefighters of Engine 30 and Ladder 25 still plan on marking the one-year anniversary of the Tai Ho fire by unveiling a pair of plaques memorializing Cahill and Payne. [read more]
In response to neighborhood complaints, a new city ordinance could impose guidelines for donation boxes.
Dana Forsythe 28.AUG.08
Boston City Councilor Rob Consalvo this week filed a hearing to discuss possible new regulations on non-profit and for-profit collection boxes throughout the city.
Donation collection bins, placed for the public as a place for people to drop off articles of clothing and/or other household items, are ubiquitous throughout Boston. Many can often be seen stuffed with bags of clothes and laden with broken furniture.
In Hyde Park, residents in Fairmount Hill have long complained about a particular collection box just off Truman Highway.
Neighbors say they are concerned about a Planet Aid collection bin on the corner of the U-Haul property. Although many have acknowledged that the company does pick it up regularly, some neighbors have seen the bin choked with goods and surrounded by furniture. [read more]
Mayor Thomas Menino and City Councilor Rob Consalvo were among the officials who helped open the newly expanded Roosevelt School this past weekend. Photo by Judith Ouellette
Dana Forsythe 28.AUG.08
On Sunday, the Roosevelt School celebrated its expansion to a K-8 program and the opening of a Hemenway Campus in Readville.
At the end of last year, the Boston School Committee approved the expansion of the Roosevelt Elementary School in Hyde Park into a two-campus K-8 school using the former Hemenway School building. In July, the Hemenway was completely renovated to accommodate six classrooms, a cafeteria and a multi-purpose indoor play space.) [read more]
