On November 2nd, the 2010 Boston ballots will include the following candidates for governor: Charles Baker (Republican), Timothy Cahill (Independent), Deval Patrick (Democratic), and Jill Stein (Green-Rainbow).  In addition, it will include the following three questions: 1) Should the alcohol tax be repealed? 2) Should the state law allow the issuance of a single comprehensive permit to build units that includes low- or moderate-income housing be repealed? 3) Should state sales tax be reduced to 3%?After conducting a random survey, […]

The Chinatown Neighborhood Council met on October 18, 2010 for their monthly meeting.  The core of the meeting was on the Kensington Place and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. Mark Rosenshein, Senior Project Manager, represented the Kensington Place project.  Although the construction of Kensington Place started in 2003, the project was placed on hold due to drastic increases in construction and construction prices. Subsequently, construction prices have become more feasible.  Since the 2003 NPC approval, physical changes were made to […]