Dear Members and Friends: Sorry this was stuck in our outbox for a day!
Participating in elections is one of the key freedoms of American life. Vote by mail, in-person early voting, and on election day at the polls, there are multiple options to cast your vote. Need more information? Follow this link for voter info.
As a civic organization, we urge citizens to be engaged and informed. A great way to stay engaged is by volunteering; whether you help out on a food-share, community clean-up, or other civic event, there are many opportunities to be part of the solution and positively impact your community. Feeling motivated to meet-up? Come on out this Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to join Fenway Young Professionals and our City Hall liaison, Maccon Bonner at an after-hours network event at Trillium Fenway.
Being informed is easy when you’re engaged with your neighbors, involved in local events, meeting your local representatives at coffee hours, office hours, or public events, and keeping up with local news. This month, The Fenway News celebrates five decades of community-supported, hyperlocal news (see event details below). The Fenway News is published monthly by the Fenway News Association, Inc., a community-owned corporation dedicated to community journalism. If you’d like to volunteer to write, edit, photograph, distribute, or sell ads, please contact The Fenway News, PO Box 230277, Astor Station Boston, MA 02123 fenwaynews@gmail.com fenwaynews.org.
Your voice helps to shape our community; right now you can weigh in on these two surveys: the 2024 Fenway Park Concert Series Feedback for your comments on how the concerts impacted our neighborhood; and the Boston Community Health Collaborative Survey about community health priorities, access to care, availability of resources to support physical and mental health and well-being.
THE WEEK AHEAD
Monday, October 28, 2:00 p.m. start, City Council Committee on Government Operations Hearing on Docket #1197 To discuss amending the City of Boston Code of Ordinances Chapter VII Section 7-4.10 “Regulating Restrictions on Park Frontages” The Members of the public are cordially invited to attend and testify in person or virtually. The public may watch this hearing via live stream at boston.gov/city-council-tv and on Xfinity 8/RCN 82/Fios 964. This hearing will also be recorded. For more information follow this link.
Tuesday, October 29, doors open at 5:30 p.m., Red Sox Neighborhood Meeting
Ford Clubhouse at Fenway Park (enter at 72 Brookline Avenue) A look back at 2024, a look ahead to 2025 and discussion on local transportation matters. Light ballpark fare/refreshments to be served.
Wednesday, October 30, 5:30-6:30 p.m., City Hall Liaison- After Hours Networking with Maccon Bonner – at Trillium Fenway
Maccon wants to meet you! Want to know what City Hall is doing for Fenway/Kenmore neighborhoods? Or have some questions or concerns for the Mayor’s office? Join this event with Fenway Young Professionals and Samuels & Associates for a casual meet and greet and networking opportunity with our neighborhood liaison to City Hall. Free snacks and cash bar at Trillium Fenway, at 401 Park Drive.
Thursday, October 31, Halloween – ghosts and goblin, ghouls and beast, have a fun and safe trick-or-treat!
UPCOMING
Wednesday, November 13, 6:30 – 9pm, KEEPING IT LOCAL: The Fenway News 50th Anniversary Celebration, at Kings Dining & Entertainment, 50 Dalton Street Boston, MA
Celebrating 50 years of The Fenway News! Support your favorite source for local journalism for and by the community. This in-person event will be an evening to remember, filled with friendship, food, and fun. Connect with neighbors and the newspaper’s fans to look back on five decades of community-supported, hyperlocal news—and ahead to the next 50 years! Join in as FN honors Helen Cox, neighborhood icon and unflagging champion of The Fenway News for decades. Enjoy a delicious buffet and cash bar. Dress: festive casual – Follow this link for tickets!
Wednesday, December 4, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., FCA’s Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony– join us for this joyful annual event! Friends, elected officials, food, music, parade of lights….Watch for details to come!
Saturday, December 14, 11 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Fourth Annual Army-Navy Football Game, at Roberto Clemente Field, 400 The Fenway.
ONGOING
Mondays, 9-10 a.m., Age Strong Chair Yoga (virtual zoom class) Join the City of Boston sponsored free Age Strong Chair Yoga virtual class. Repeats weekly on Mondays through June 16, 2025.
Every Other Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.until done, Fenway Cares Food Distribution
Next date: 11/6 – at 2 locations:
West Fenway – Fenway Community Center, 1282 Boylston (enter-Jersey)
East Fenway – Symphony Community Park, 39 Edgerly Road
Volunteers are welcome to sign up for all dates and both locations! Volunteer
MGH/MBG Community Care Health Clinic – 2-5 p.m. on Fenway Cares dates, East Fenway, in Morville House, 100 Norway Street. Offerings may include blood pressure monitoring, blood sugar testing, COVID-19, flu, and pneumonia vaccines.
For ongoing cultural events, check the ArtsBoston calendar.
! VOTING INFORMATION ! Every Vote Counts – Every Voice Matters !
Voter Registration Deadline: October 26, 2024 register to vote- click here
Vote by Mail Application Deadline: October 29, 2024
MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE
Early Voting available throughout the city – details here
POLLS OPEN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Massachusetts Voter Guide | BallotReady
DEVELOPMENTS
City of Boston – Planning Department: The Article 80 Modernization Action Plan. The Planning Department has been working over the past year to improve the development review process, and they want to hear from you! This is a generational opportunity and we encourage you to check out the Action Plan and share your feedback by November 20, 2024. These draft recommendations aim to create a more predictable, transparent, and timely development review process. Learn more and share your feedback by visiting the project page, submitting a comment letter, or filling out a survey.
Berklee College of Music – Institutional Master Plan Notification Form (IMPNF)
Comment End Date October 30 2024
Linked below for your review is an electronic copy of the Institutional Master Plan Notification Form (IMPNF) for the proposed Berklee College of Music 2024-2026 IMP located in Back Bay and Fenway which was received on October 01 2024. This IMPNF contemplates a 2-year extension of the previously approved IMP with no changes.
Berklee College of Music 2024-2026 IMP Institutional Master Plan Notification Form (IMPNF)
DEVELOPMENTS BY STATUS:
409 Huntington Avenue, 262 St. Botolph St., 20 Charlesgate West, 142-146 St. Mary’s Street
Kenmore Hotel, Fenway Corners (West), Fenway Corners (North), Fenway Center, Boston University – Warren Towers Renovation, 819 Beacon Street,
601 Newbury Street, 2 Charlesgate West, 165 Park Drive, 1400 Boylston Street,
1241 Boylston Street, 112-114 Queensberry St, 109 Brookline Avenue
See you around!
Promoting a vital and sustainable neighborhood
Fenway Civic Association 