Fire in Roxbury; apartments proposed next to the Old State House
Fire displaces six on Marshfield Street in Roxbury
March 30
Boston firefighters responded to 54 Marshfield St., off Norfolk Avenue in Roxbury, for a fire around 3:30 p.m.
City Hall faces nearly $50 million deficit with just three months to fill the hole; blames public-safety overtime, rising health-insurance costs and all that snow
March 30
Boston is looking at limiting hiring and cutting back on some "discretionary" spending over the next three months to try to fill a $48.4 million deficit for the fiscal year that ends June 30, city Chief Financial Officer Ashley Groffenberger alerted the City Council.
Mexican restaurant downtown on verge of closing
March 30
Boston Restaurant Talk reports Villa Mexico, 121 Water St. downtown is being asked to vacate its premises.
State announces summer fare cuts for commuter rail
March 30
Gov. Healey announced today that commuter rail will be free on Fridays in June, July and August and that most regular commuters will get a 50% reduction in their monthly costs over the summer (sorry, not you, Zone 1A riders)....
Plans unwrapped for Soldiers Field Road apartments where a TV station was once planned
March 30
A Brookline developer has filed plans for a six-story, 58-unit apartment building at 1200 Soldiers Field Rd. in Allston, next to WBZ.
Office building next to the Old State House could become apartments
March 30
The owner of the 14-floor 1 State St. office building downtown has filed plans to convert it into an apartment building with 75 units - while keeping the building's existing ground-floor retail space.
