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Bromley Heath Homes Renamed for Longtime Housing Leader Mildred Hailey

Former BHA administrator Harry Spence ( R) with Anna Mae Cole (center)
Former BHA administrator Harry Spence ( R) with Anna Mae Cole (center)

On a sun-flooded morning, hundreds of families from Bromley Heath apartments sat in overflow chairs in a crowded tent to listen as Mayor Marty Walsh and Boston Housing Authority William McGonagle renamed the development Mildred C. Hailey Apartments.

Joining them was Anna Mae Cole, a friend and comrade in arms for over 60 years and former chair of the Bromley Heath Tenant Management Corporation that Mrs. Hailey  (and yes she was always Mrs. Hailey) directed for 40 years.

Photos: The Kite Festival Swoops into Franklin Park

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About 700 people flew kites, rode bikes, danced, played steel drums, picnicked and just plain hung out at the Playstead in Franklin Park during the annual Kite Festival, held on a perfect spring day Saturday, May 14.

Affordable Housing Advocates Call For 3-Month Delay in Massive Rezoning Plan

John Dalzell, senior architect, discusses Forest Hills and the great potential of the Arborway Yard
John Dalzell, senior architect, discusses Forest Hills and the great potential of the Arborway Yard

Plan B went into full effect at the 6th Plan JP/Rox workshop last Wednesday as 50 protesters marched into the room clapping. Just as the emcee, Senior Planner Marie Mercurio, was concluding  her opening remarks, the protesters grabbed what they called “the people’s mic” to “fight not for profit but for the community.”

For over an hour, “Keep it 100% for Egleston,” a well-organized and well-rehearsed group, listed its demands to stop the Boston Redevelopment Authority-sponsored Plan JP/Rox for three months.