Brighton Centered

This is a weblog related to community activities going on in Brighton, MA, one of the neighborhoods of Boston. Ours is a large and diverse community including many long-term residents, recent immigrants, and students attending the local universities.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Unofficial vote: Brownsberger Wins Senate Race

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According to the Twitter-universe -- actually the Watertown TAB's Twitter feed -- the unofficial vote totals for the special senate pri...

Schofield Wins Big in Allston-Brighton

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Tim Schofield has taken a big lead in the special senate primary election results today, winning the 28 Boston precincts (mostly in Allston...
Sunday, December 11, 2011

Other Links for Background on Senate Candidates

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Boston Globe has profiles of all four candidates through a questionnaire: Will Brownsberger Jon Hecht Bob McCarthy Tim Schofield Boston Glob...

Boston Globe Coverage of Senate Candidates Forum

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The Brighton senate candidates forum was covered by the Boston Globe -- currently linked to only through its Belmont or Watertown "Yo...
Friday, December 09, 2011

State Senate Candidates Websites

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It was a pleasure to hear from all four candidates at last night's candidates forum, sponsored by the Brighton Allston Improvement Assoc...

Boston Globe Endorses Brownsberger for State Senate

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The Boston Globe's editorial page has endorsed state representative William Brownsberger (D-Belmont) for the special election to replace...
Sunday, November 27, 2011

State Senate Candidates Forum Thursday, 12/8 at 6:30 pm

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The Brighton Allston Improvement Association will be hosting a candidates forum for the special election for state senator in the Second Suf...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

State Senate Special Election in Allston-Brighton in Early 2012?

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The Boston Globe reported earlier today that Steven Tolman, state senator from Brighton, appears likely to step down from his position in o...
Monday, July 11, 2011

Brighton Garden Tour 2011

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I've put a slideshow of images from last weekend's Brighton Garden Tour 2011, sponsored by the Brighton Garden Society, over at the ...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Correlating Mayor Curley With Governor Patrick

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From an amazon.com email I received recently: Dear Amazon.com Customer, Customers who have purchased or rated "The Rascal King: The Lif...
Sunday, March 13, 2011

Brighton Fourth-Grader Wins City Spelling Bee

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Zachary Doiron, a 4th grader at the Edison K8 School in Brighton, yesterday won the City of Boston's spelling bee by correctly spelling...
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

A Highly-Effective Fundraising Letter

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In these days of electronic communication I still get a phenomenal amount of snailmail asking for donations for this or that worthwhile caus...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Brighton Death of Globe's Latest So-Called Trend

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Another week, another so-called trend appearing in the pages of the Boston Globe. Today's trend: cupcake stores in Boston , poised for...
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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Soft, Naked Opening

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No, not what you think. Friday night the new Naked Pizza at 433 Washington Street (corner of Foster Street) near Brighton Center -- former...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Fantastic! A Fox This Morning in Brighton Back Yard

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Startling but lovely sight this morning to see a fox trotting into my Brighton back yard. He wandered around a bit, hopped over the fence i...
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Friday, November 12, 2010

Bike Lane on Brighton's Lake Street

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City workers were seen painting bike lane -- and shared bike lane -- markings on Brighton's Lake Street last Saturday morning. The stri...
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Thursday, August 26, 2010

MWRA Workers at Chestnut Hill Reservoir

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Word is that MWRA workers have been over at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir -- including a boat and a truck -- who look to be preparing for the ...
Friday, July 30, 2010

Judge Rules BC Task Force a Government Body -- At Least For Now

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The City of Boston was dealt several setbacks recently in a lawsuit against them over the city's approval of the Boston College institut...
Saturday, May 01, 2010

Catastrophic Failure of Boston's Water Main -- In 1859

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While today's catastrophic failure of the water main supplying drinking water to Boston may seem unprecedented, it's not. The city...

Chestnut Hill Reservoir at Half Capacity Before the Emergency?

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Earlier this year I repeatedly noticed that the water level of the Chestnut Hill Reservoir has been much lower than it usually is at this ...
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