Yearly Archives: 2015
Attleboro Company to Pay $50,000 Penalty for Unlawfully Storing Industrial Wastewater
A metal-cladding company will pay a civil penalty of $50,000 to resolve allegations that it unlawfully stored industrial wastewater at its facility in Attleboro, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today
Hammond Agent Dean Poritzky Represents Seller in Significant Weston Transaction
Dean Poritzky of Hammond Residential Real Estate in Wellesley recently represented the seller client in the $2,600,000 sale of 35 Winsor Way in Weston, a magnificent Palladian-style residence located in one of Boston’s most desirable suburbs
Hammond Agents Holly Wyner and Faye Fu Represent Seller in Significant Newton Single-Family Transaction
Hammond agents Holly Wyner and Faye Fu represented the seller client in connection with the $3,050,000 sale of 41 Old Farm Road in Newton, a Contemporary-style residence located in one of Boston’s premier suburbs
Mayor Walsh Announces Newest Participants in Mayor’s Carbon Cup
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today recognized Boston Properties and Boston Medical Center as the two newest participants in the Greenovate Boston Mayor’s Carbon Cup. The recognition took place at the Green Ribbon Commission meeting, held this morning. The Mayor’s Carbon Cup recognizes the commitments of large organizations--hospitals, universities and commercial building portfolios--to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 35 percent by 2020.
350 Irving Street – Comprehensive Site Audit Report issued by the Massachusetts Department of...
The Town of Framingham has received a copy of the Comprehensive Site Audit Report issued by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on June 3, 2015 to Eversource Energy (formerly NSTAR Gas and Electric Company) the owner of property located at 350 Irving St. in Framingham. This site audit report describes the results of an extensive audit MassDEP conducted starting in the fall of 2014 and included a comprehensive review of the environmental assessment and ongoing site cleanup activities at Eversource’s property at 350 Irving Street in Framingham
MD 14306 – SBA Consolidates Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Baltimore
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the consolidation of the Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Baltimore City into a single location at the Coppin State University beginning Monday, June 15 to assist businesses and residents in applying for low interest disaster loans. These loans are made available due to the SBA disaster declaration as a result of the Civil Disorder between April 25 and May 3, 2015 in Baltimore.
MA 14348 – SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Residents of Massachusetts Affected by a...
Massachusetts businesses and residents affected by the Brookside condominium fire on May 5, 2015, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced today.
Lynch Statement on Trade Votes
Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) released the following statement in response to the House consideration of H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015. “The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is on the wrong track. This trade agreement includes several countries with abysmal records on human rights and labor and environmental protection. And TPP does nothing to guarantee that will change.
Mayor Walsh Announces Winning Projects of Youth-Participatory Budget Vote
Mayor Martin J. Walsh on Tuesday announced the winning projects of the Youth Participatory Budgeting Vote. This year’s vote, in which young Bostonians ages 12-25 decided how to allocate $1 million of the City of Boston Capital Budget, is the second time the City has engaged young residents in the budgetary process, and is the first initiative of its kind in the nation
AG Healey Supports Legislation to Protect Vulnerable Homeowners Through Tax Foreclosure Reform
In an effort to protect vulnerable homeowners in Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office today sent a letter to the Joint Committee on Revenue in support of legislation to improve the tax foreclosure process
AG Healey Applauds Court Ruling to Dismiss Challenges to EPA’s Clean Power Plan
Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following statement today in response to a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejecting challenges by the coal industry and several coal-producing states to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan, a proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants under the Clean Air Act
Report Urges Olympic Planners to “Put Legacy First”
A new report released today outlines that Boston’s Olympic bid offers a unique opportunity to create new neighborhoods, build more housing, improve transportation infrastructure, generate short- and long-term jobs, and increase tourism in the Boston region. But the report says this can happen only if Boston 2024, the Commonwealth, the City of Boston, and neighboring municipalities establish a coordinated planning process that focuses
Hammond’s Kennedy Lynch Team Represents Clients in Significant Newton Transactions
Hammond agents Karen Kennedy and Sandra Lynch of the Kennedy Lynch Team recently represented clients in connection with two significant Newton transactions. The team represented the seller client in the $2,850,000 sale of 155 Hobart Road and the buyer client in the $2,995,000 sale of 1201 Commonwealth Avenue.
Hammond Agents Participate in sale of Exclusive Brookline Residence for $3,705,000
Saul Cohen, Founder and President ofHammond Residential Real Estate, recently announced the $3,705,000 sale of 63 Hillside Road in Brookline, a premier Boston suburb. Hammond agents Eileen Strong O’Boy and Pauline Ho Bynum represented the seller in the transaction, and Matt Montgomery and Kelly Farrell Salem of the Matt Montgomery Group, also of Hammond, represented the buyer.
Baker-Polito Administration Opens Fifth Annual Round of MassWorks Infrastructure Awards
Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced today the opening of the fifth annual round of the MassWorks Infrastructure Program. The competitive grant program invests in local infrastructure projects that leverage housing production and job creation across the Commonwealth