Pope's Hill
City Councillor Maureen Feeney has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday evening (April 7) to scrutinize a plan that would temporarily close the Murphy Community Center for renovations this summer.
The council's Committee on City and Neighborhood Services will... Read more
“April winds blow,
and daffodils
Dance in gowns
with yellow frills,
Streaming between
bare branches of trees,
Flowers bud from under
the freeze.â€
By Dorothy O’Neill
Our side yard is so pretty, with yellow and purple... Read more
Mayor Thomas Menino reiterated a promise by his staff that preschool programs would continue at the Murphy Community Center and eight other community centers this week, saying there were state slots available for the children if funding for the teachers,... Read more
“I’m Irish
And I’m proud if it
You hear so many say
And if they’re not
They wish they were
On each St. Patrick’s Day.â€
“St. Patrick’s Dayâ€
by Josephine Wayland
I send thanks to my Florida friend Anne Wayland O’Hara for allowing... Read more
"There's no place quite like Ireland,
there's no place quite so green-
Where blue-green sea meets emerald hills,
To make a lovely scene.
Where shamrocks poke their sleepy heads
Through snow drops of morning dew;
And jade-green leaves dance happily
Against... Read more
"February's very gay
With St. Valentine to share,
As sweet Cupid on his day
Shoots arrows through the air."
"February" by Carice Williams
Hubby and I still have the Valentine decorations that we used to decorate our school rooms when we were teaching. My... Read more
Decrepit section of 19th-century Neponset tavern may soon be on the chopping block.: Photo by Chris Lovett.
Neighborhood residents and developers are closer to agreement over plans for housing and demolition near Neponset Circle.
By a show of hands, more... Read more
The president of the Pope's Hill Neighborhood Association this week hit planners of the new Pope John Paul II Academy for lack of a traffic study for its Neponset campus.
"I think the community is getting the short shrift," said Phil Carver, speaking at a... Read more
"One thin shootSoars higher than the rest,Its weightless leader tremblingIn the morning breeze.Dancing, weaving, leaping
In response to the sun?Or simply with excitementThat spring has come!""Spring" by Louise Godissart McQuillen
Out in the back yard,... Read more
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