by village14 | Sep 15, 2019 | Boston College, Webster Woods |
Here’s a story posted this summer on the Newton Conservators website that I don’t believe has been reported anywhere else….
In November 2018, Boston College filed plans with the City of Newton to construct the salt storage facility [on the rear parking lot of the land it owns in Webster Woods.] Neither the Newton Conservation Commission nor any other city department had the authority to prevent the construction of this facility. Construction began in February 2019, and was substantially complete by June.
This facility threatens Webster Woods because of the
by Greg Reibman | Jan 31, 2018 | Chestnut Hill, Oak Hill, The TAB |
In a TAB editorial today, editor Andy Levin explains why the city should be “prepared to go to the mat” to preserve Webster Woods from development but offer no particular alarm or call to action when it comes to the Carlson Woods property. Webster Woods...
by Greg Reibman | Jan 26, 2018 | Chestnut Hill
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller is forming an advisory panel to explore how best to limit future development of Webster Woods, John Hilliard at the Globe reports.
by village14 | Oct 7, 2016 | Newton |
Boston College has indicated it is open to working with the city to preserve the undeveloped portion of land the university purchased from Congregation Mishkan Tefila earlier this year, Mayor Setti Warren tells the TAB’s Jonathan Dame.
by Greg Reibman | Jun 8, 2016 | Newton |
Boston College now officially owns 24 acres of largely undeveloped land in Chestnut Hill that previously belonged to Congregation Mishkan Tefila, Jonathan Dame of the Newton TAB reports. by Greg Reibman | Oct 22, 2015 | Newton |
Congregation Mishkan Tefila overwhelmingly approved plans to sell its synagogue building and 24 acres at Webster Woods in Chestnut Hill to Boston College. The Globe’s Ellen Ishkanian has the details here . And Jonathan Dame’s report for Wicked Local Newton... by Greg Reibman | Oct 7, 2015 | Newton |
The Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a resolution Monday night urging Mayor Setti Warren to “work to preserve the recreation and conservation character” of the 24-acre Congregation Mishkan Tefila portion of Webster Woods at 300 Hammond Pond Parkway in Chestnut... by Greg Reibman | Oct 7, 2015 | Newton |
Here’s a video Julia Malakie shot of a recent tour of Webster Woods, a large portion of which Congregation Mishkan Tefila has tentatively agreed to sell to Boston College for potential administrative office and parking uses. (The “tour” itself starts... by Greg Reibman | Sep 1, 2015 | Newton |
A regular participant here had requested the we start a thread on Boston College’s deal to purchase the 24-acre home of Congregation Mishkan Tefila and Webster Woods on Hammond Pond Parkway in Newton. Here is a link to the Globe article from early last month as...
