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Redm...@aol.com
Oct 27, 2010, 8:25:04 AM10/27/10
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When are the people of Allston/Brighton going to realized that the colleges
here do not give a dam about us. They tolerate us because we live here
and it looks good in the press. They do what they want with the help
of City Officials. The talk at most meetings is, the colleges are
going to do a project so what can we Allston/Brighton get out of this. Instead
of this mentally lets ban together and fight everyone of these projects with the
help of city officials we elect and if that doesn't work vote them
out of office. How come Newton doesn't have these problems? This is our town not
the colleges.
In a message dated 10/27/2010 6:29:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
harrym...@gmail.com writes:
Hi Eva,
I am not sure what you mean by this:
>> The Harvard Allston-Brighton Community Task Force may wish it was treated the way Harvard treats its insiders
My suggestion was that Harvard could have at least invited its Allston
neighbors to the event when the projects were being announced. The
Harvard spokesperson quoted in the Herald article is wrong. The Task
Force was not notified about the press conference.
So on one hand we have Harvard telling everyone about their wonderful
Allston partnership, but on the other hand they don't want anyone from
Allston at their press conference when announcing major new projects
in the neighborhood where we live.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2010/09/28/harvard_proud_of_partnership_with_allston_community/
Harry
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On Oct 27, 4:54 am, Eva Webster <evawebs...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Some things are just so predictable...http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=129181...
> business&position=recent
>
> I must say I don't agree with the premise of this article. People needn't
> take themselves so seriously. It looks very much like something that¹s
> ego-driven (if not petty). The Harvard Allston-Brighton Community Task Force
> may wish it was treated the way Harvard treats its insiders -- but that¹s a
> tall order, and not entirely reasonable. In my opinion It¹s perfectly
> normal for an institution to first publicly announce its intention to build
> a large project in an event with the Mayor, and then come to the table to
> discuss it with the Task Force some time down the road.
>
> To the best of my knowledge, the BC Task Force learned of BC¹s purchase of
> the Archdiocese land from the Boston Globe, not by any special notification
> to them, which wasn¹t a big deal and no one was offended (though the
> purchase was certainly a big deal).
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johnath
Oct 27, 2010, 12:10:14 PM10/27/10
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You seem very bitter. The colleges do a lot for the neighborhood. Ask
the students who got scholarships because they live in Allston and
Brighton. How about the work BC did to keep St Cols open.
Without the colleges how many businesses would be open?
What we need is a positive attitude when negotiating.
John Thompson
On Oct 27, 8:25 am, Redmon...@aol.com wrote:
> When are the people of Allston/Brighton going to realized that the colleges
> here do not give a dam about us. They tolerate us because we live here
> and it looks good in the press. They do what they want with the help of City
> Officials. The talk at most meetings is, the colleges are going to do a
> project so what can we Allston/Brighton get out of this. Instead of this
> mentally lets ban together and fight everyone of these projects with the help
> of city officials we elect and if that doesn't work vote them out of
> office. How come Newton doesn't have these problems? This is our town not the
> colleges.
>
> In a message dated 10/27/2010 6:29:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>
the students who got scholarships because they live in Allston and
Brighton. How about the work BC did to keep St Cols open.
Without the colleges how many businesses would be open?
What we need is a positive attitude when negotiating.
John Thompson
On Oct 27, 8:25 am, Redmon...@aol.com wrote:
> When are the people of Allston/Brighton going to realized that the colleges
> here do not give a dam about us. They tolerate us because we live here
> and it looks good in the press. They do what they want with the help of City
> Officials. The talk at most meetings is, the colleges are going to do a
> project so what can we Allston/Brighton get out of this. Instead of this
> mentally lets ban together and fight everyone of these projects with the help
> of city officials we elect and if that doesn't work vote them out of
> office. How come Newton doesn't have these problems? This is our town not the
> colleges.
>
> In a message dated 10/27/2010 6:29:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>
> harrymatti...@gmail.com writes:
>
> Hi Eva,
>
> I am not sure what you mean by this:
>
> >> The Harvard Allston-Brighton Community Task Force may wish it was
>
> treated the way Harvard treats its insiders
>
> My suggestion was that Harvard could have at least invited its Allston
> neighbors to the event when the projects were being announced. The
> Harvard spokesperson quoted in the Herald article is wrong. The Task
> Force was not notified about the press conference.
>
> So on one hand we have Harvard telling everyone about their wonderful
> Allston partnership, but on the other hand they don't want anyone from
> Allston at their press conference when announcing major new projects
> in the neighborhood where we live.http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/...
>
> Hi Eva,
>
> I am not sure what you mean by this:
>
> >> The Harvard Allston-Brighton Community Task Force may wish it was
>
> treated the way Harvard treats its insiders
>
> My suggestion was that Harvard could have at least invited its Allston
> neighbors to the event when the projects were being announced. The
> Harvard spokesperson quoted in the Herald article is wrong. The Task
> Force was not notified about the press conference.
>
> So on one hand we have Harvard telling everyone about their wonderful
> Allston partnership, but on the other hand they don't want anyone from
> Allston at their press conference when announcing major new projects
>
> Harry
>
> P.S. It is great that there has been a lot of activity in this group
> recently. If anyone feels overwhelmed by the number of emails, you can
> go to http://groups.google.com/group/allstonbrighton2006and change
> Harry
>
> P.S. It is great that there has been a lot of activity in this group
> recently. If anyone feels overwhelmed by the number of emails, you can
Michael Price
Oct 27, 2010, 12:17:33 PM10/27/10
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I agree with johnath's assessment: bitterness and negativity seems to be the
hallmark of Redmon's missives: full of spleen and not much else.
hallmark of Redmon's missives: full of spleen and not much else.
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Oct 27, 2010, 1:42:33 PM10/27/10
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Redmon,
I can understand some of the frustratation that stems from the local
institutional agendas, but many of these institutions do provide a
small service to the community. Even though a few of the local
businesses cater to the college kids and some businesses in Brighton
have accounts with the schools, there are some folks who like to paint
a picture that we would be a "ghost" town if it were not for the local
colleges. Because of the proximity of Brighton to downtown Boston, and
various leading business ventures in the state, I would like to think
that an area such as Allston/Brighton would still thrive even if the
colleges were not directly adjacent to us. I want to also mention that
giving scholarships to the local residents is also benefit that must
not be ignored, but it only benefits a very small percentage in the
community and not the overall community, and I feel that it is an
important distinction to make.
The institutions do in fact give to the community; the problem is that
a lot of their agendas also have negative affects on the community.
>
> - Show quoted text -
I can understand some of the frustratation that stems from the local
institutional agendas, but many of these institutions do provide a
small service to the community. Even though a few of the local
businesses cater to the college kids and some businesses in Brighton
have accounts with the schools, there are some folks who like to paint
a picture that we would be a "ghost" town if it were not for the local
colleges. Because of the proximity of Brighton to downtown Boston, and
various leading business ventures in the state, I would like to think
that an area such as Allston/Brighton would still thrive even if the
colleges were not directly adjacent to us. I want to also mention that
giving scholarships to the local residents is also benefit that must
not be ignored, but it only benefits a very small percentage in the
community and not the overall community, and I feel that it is an
important distinction to make.
The institutions do in fact give to the community; the problem is that
a lot of their agendas also have negative affects on the community.
> When are the people of Allston/Brighton going to realized that the colleges
> here do not give a dam about us. They tolerate us because we live here
> and it looks good in the press. They do what they want with the help of City
> Officials. The talk at most meetings is, the colleges are going to do a
> project so what can we Allston/Brighton get out of this. Instead of this
> mentally lets ban together and fight everyone of these projects with the help
> of city officials we elect and if that doesn't work vote them out of
> office. How come Newton doesn't have these problems? This is our town not the
> colleges.
>
> In a message dated 10/27/2010 6:29:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>
> here do not give a dam about us. They tolerate us because we live here
> and it looks good in the press. They do what they want with the help of City
> Officials. The talk at most meetings is, the colleges are going to do a
> project so what can we Allston/Brighton get out of this. Instead of this
> mentally lets ban together and fight everyone of these projects with the help
> of city officials we elect and if that doesn't work vote them out of
> office. How come Newton doesn't have these problems? This is our town not the
> colleges.
>
> In a message dated 10/27/2010 6:29:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>
> harrymatti...@gmail.com writes:
>
> Hi Eva,
>
> I am not sure what you mean by this:
>
> >> The Harvard Allston-Brighton Community Task Force may wish it was
>
> treated the way Harvard treats its insiders
>
> My suggestion was that Harvard could have at least invited its Allston
> neighbors to the event when the projects were being announced. The
> Harvard spokesperson quoted in the Herald article is wrong. The Task
> Force was not notified about the press conference.
>
> So on one hand we have Harvard telling everyone about their wonderful
> Allston partnership, but on the other hand they don't want anyone from
> Allston at their press conference when announcing major new projects
> in the neighborhood where we live.http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/...
>
> Hi Eva,
>
> I am not sure what you mean by this:
>
> >> The Harvard Allston-Brighton Community Task Force may wish it was
>
> treated the way Harvard treats its insiders
>
> My suggestion was that Harvard could have at least invited its Allston
> neighbors to the event when the projects were being announced. The
> Harvard spokesperson quoted in the Herald article is wrong. The Task
> Force was not notified about the press conference.
>
> So on one hand we have Harvard telling everyone about their wonderful
> Allston partnership, but on the other hand they don't want anyone from
> Allston at their press conference when announcing major new projects
>
> Harry
>
> P.S. It is great that there has been a lot of activity in this group
> recently. If anyone feels overwhelmed by the number of emails, you can
> go to http://groups.google.com/group/allstonbrighton2006and change
> Harry
>
> P.S. It is great that there has been a lot of activity in this group
> recently. If anyone feels overwhelmed by the number of emails, you can
> your settings to get one summary email each day.
>
> On Oct 27, 4:54 am, Eva Webster <evawebs...@comcast.net> wrote:> Some things are just so predictable...http://www.bostonherald.com/busi
>
> ness/general/view.bg?articleid=129181...
>
>
>
>
>
> > business&position=recent
>
> > I must say I don't agree with the premise of this article. People
> needn't
> > take themselves so seriously. It looks very much like something that¹s
> > ego-driven (if not petty). The Harvard Allston-Brighton Community Task
> Force
> > may wish it was treated the way Harvard treats its insiders -- but
> that¹s a
> > tall order, and not entirely reasonable. In my opinion It¹s perfectly
> > normal for an institution to first publicly announce its intention to
> build
> > a large project in an event with the Mayor, and then come to the table to
> > discuss it with the Task Force some time down the road.
>
> > To the best of my knowledge, the BC Task Force learned of BC¹s purchase
> of
> > the Archdiocese land from the Boston Globe, not by any special
> notification
> > to them, which wasn¹t a big deal and no one was offended (though the
> > purchase was certainly a big deal).
>
> --
> To post to this group, send email to AllstonBr...@googlegroups.com
> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/AllstonBrighton2006?hl=en- Hide quoted text -
>
> On Oct 27, 4:54 am, Eva Webster <evawebs...@comcast.net> wrote:> Some things are just so predictable...http://www.bostonherald.com/busi
>
> ness/general/view.bg?articleid=129181...
>
>
>
>
>
> > business&position=recent
>
> > I must say I don't agree with the premise of this article. People
> needn't
> > take themselves so seriously. It looks very much like something that¹s
> > ego-driven (if not petty). The Harvard Allston-Brighton Community Task
> Force
> > may wish it was treated the way Harvard treats its insiders -- but
> that¹s a
> > tall order, and not entirely reasonable. In my opinion It¹s perfectly
> > normal for an institution to first publicly announce its intention to
> build
> > a large project in an event with the Mayor, and then come to the table to
> > discuss it with the Task Force some time down the road.
>
> > To the best of my knowledge, the BC Task Force learned of BC¹s purchase
> of
> > the Archdiocese land from the Boston Globe, not by any special
> notification
> > to them, which wasn¹t a big deal and no one was offended (though the
> > purchase was certainly a big deal).
>
> --
> To post to this group, send email to AllstonBr...@googlegroups.com
>
> - Show quoted text -
jim delios
Oct 27, 2010, 3:23:49 PM10/27/10
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johnath
Oct 28, 2010, 10:34:08 AM10/28/10
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Do you advertise in the local college papers for their business?
John Thompson
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