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In an unanimous vote, the City of Boston gave Boston College the green light to proceed with its $1.6 billion campus expansion in Brighton, but deferred decision-making on a controversial dormitory that BC proposed to build on property purchased from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.
The Institutional Master Plan for BC’s ten-year expansion—approved by the Boston Redevelopment Authority at a meeting last Thursday evening—currently proposes athletic facilities as well as dormitory space for about 800 students.
The 150-bed dormitory that remains in question has recently been approved by the Allston Brighton BC Community Task Force, but still faces strong opposition from Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, as well as some local residents.
But Denis Minihane, a Brighton resident and a member of the BC Task Force, said that a dormitory expansion would bring economic benefits and “young, inquisitive minds” to Brighton. He added that concerns about neighborhood disruptions were overblown, and that “some of...
Passing beneath banners that proclaim the Andalusian region the "olive oil capital of the world," the African men each carry a plastic bag containing their belongings and a sheet of cardboard to serve as a bed. Their destination is the Santa Clara convent, which has lately turned some of its...