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Jack R. Trapanick
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Cambridge Assistant City Manager to Lead Harvard’s Campus Planning
Harvard hired Cambridge Assistant City Manager Iram Farooq to serve as the University’s managing director of campus planning, the city announced Wednesday, ending her 25-year tenure overseeing urban planning in City Hall.
Person Found Dead in Allston Apartment After Hours-Long Barricade
BOSTON — Boston Police Department officers discovered a man dead in the Allston Continuum apartment complex early Thursday morning after a nearly 12-hour long standoff between the man and law enforcement officers.
In Allston’s Brazilian Community, New Arrivals Suffer in Overcrowded Apartments
Dozens of people, including 10 Brazilian immigrants who live or lived in overcrowded apartments in Allston-Brighton, described dangerous physical conditions and an overwhelming mental toll that came with their housing situation. They see few other options.
Na comunidade brasileira de Allston-Brighton, recém-chegados sofrem em apartamentos superlotados
Dezenas de pessoas, incluindo 10 imigrantes brasileiros que vivem ou viveram em apartamentos superlotados em Allston-Brighton, descreveram condições físicas perigosas e um imenso impacto mental como resultado da sua condição habitacional. Eles veem poucas opções para sua situação.
MassDOT Adds Unpopular Train Layover to Allston I-90 Project in Sudden Reversal
A massive project to realign the I-90 highway in Allston will include a train layover for Amtrak and the MBTA, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced last week, an unexpected reversal after the MassDOT secretary said the layover would not be included in the project in April.
After Year of Disruption, MBTA Says Red Line Is Free of Slow Zones
The MBTA announced last week that the last remaining slow zones along the Red Line would be eliminated by Monday, when the Harvard to Broadway section of the route comes back online following a weeklong shutdown for maintenance.
Harvard Files 10-Year Master Plan for Allston, Kicking Off Next Phase of Negotiations
Harvard filed its 2025-2035 Institutional Master Plan for its Allston campus on Tuesday, officially marking the next phase of negotiations with Boston officials over the University’s planned decade of development.
Cambridge Police Respond to ‘Serious’ Crash of Multiple Vehicles on Memorial Drive
The Cambridge Police and Fire Departments responded to a “serious crash involving multiple vehicles,” including one flipped vehicle, on Memorial Drive near Vassar Street around 4:15 p.m., CPD announced in an email Thursday evening.
Biden Pledged Massive Grants for Massachusetts Projects. Trump Might Not Follow Through.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal transportation grants for Massachusetts could be axed under President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration, according to former Mass. Secretary of Transportation Jim Aloisi.