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• Funding for Boston LGBTQ senior housing project slashed by Congress

  20-07-2023 11:43
  The Boston nonprofit behind The Pryde, an affordable housing project in Hyde Park for older LGBTQ+ adults, vows to continue construction.
  
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• District 8 Candidates at WECA Meeting

  20-07-2023 09:23 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Twelve days ahead of the Special Election to fill the District 8 City Council seat vacated by Kenzie Bok, the two candidates – Montez Haywood and Sharon Durkan – were both on hand for the West End Civic Association’s monthly meeting on Thursday, July 13, at the Amy Lowell Apartments.Each candidate was allotted just over a half hour to introduce themselves and outline their campaign priorities, as well as to respond to questions from around 40 meeting-goers.Sharon Durkan.
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• Wards 4, 5, and 10 Hold City Council At-Large Forum

  20-07-2023 09:20 via beaconhilltimes.com
  By Michael Coughlin Jr.As we inch closer to election season, the Democratic Committees of Wards 4, 5, and 10 hosted a candidate forum for those in the City Councilor At-Large race to discuss several topics on Thursday, July 13.The forum, which touched on topics such as housing, council collegiality, public transit, and more, was moderated by Abdallah Fayyad, an Opinion Writer at the Boston Globe who is a member of the media outlet’s Editorial Board and was notably a Pulitzer-Prize finalist
  
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• Residents of Amy Lowell Apartments Learn To Stay ‘Savvy & Safe’

  20-07-2023 08:49 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Residents of the Amy Lowell Apartments in the West End have been learning the basics of staying safe on the street via “Savvy & Safe” – a four-part workshop conceived and offered by Boston Budo, a Beacon Hill-based karate school. Noah Lucia, owner and operator of Boston Budo, is leading the program that kicked off July 10 at the apartment building and continues over the next three consecutive Monday nights before wrapping up on July 31. Around a dozen participants, most of
  
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• Jake (2011-2023)

  20-07-2023 08:48 via beaconhilltimes.com
  By Mark Duffield
  It is with great sadness we must report the passing of a beloved neighborhood dog, Jake.  Jake, a magnificent golden retriever and his constant companion, and loving caregiver, Rebecca Patchen, have been fixtures and cheerful ambassadors of friendliness and goodwill on Charles Street for many years. Jake loved affection and food. He loved stopping by to all his favorite places, for a good snack, belly rubs and praise. These trips down Charles Street, throughout Beacon Hill
  
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• Boston Planning & Development Agency Board Approves IDP Changes

  20-07-2023 08:48 via beaconhilltimes.com
  By Adam SwiftMayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to increase affordable housing units in new construction in the city was approved by the Boston Planning & Development Agency’s (BPDA) Board of Directors at its monthly meeting last week. The change to the city’s inclusionary zoning policy would see the effective rate of affordable units in new developments increase from 13 to 20 percent, and codify the changes in the city’s zoning ordinances. The inclusionary zoning amendment
  
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• Yes, Our Democracy Is on the Edge

  20-07-2023 08:47 via beaconhilltimes.com
  The national political scene Is probably the last thing that any of us want to be thinking about in the middle of July, but some recent events are making it clear that the attack on the Capitol on January 6  was just the opening round of what promises to be an unprecedented assault on our democracy and Constitution not seen since the Confederates fired on Ft. Sumter in 1861. For example, former vice-president Mike Pence has been greeted with a chorus of boos at recent gatherings of conserva
  
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• Here’s Some Consolation for Sox Fans

  20-07-2023 08:46 via beaconhilltimes.com
  With the Major League Baseball season resuming after the All-Star break, the Red Sox appear destined to relegation to the realm of mediocrity. Sure, they’re above .500, but our Sox don’t appear to have either the pitching or the hitting to make a run to the playoffs.However, as we looked briefly at the standings on Monday, there was one ray of brightness — the Yankees were in last place in the American League East with us!There is a term for what we were feeling — schaden
  
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• More Bizarro Comments by RFK Jr.

  20-07-2023 08:39 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Well, as if right on cue, two days after our editorial  last week (“RFK Jr. is a disgrace to his family name”) about the delusional “campaign” for President by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., he made this disturbing comment at a luncheon in New York City, which was reported by the New York Post:“There is an argument that it (COVID 19) is ethnically targeted. COVID-19 attacks certain races disproportionately. COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and black people. Th
  
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