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12.26.2019

In The Bay State Banner: Chuck Turner dead at 79

Former City Councilor Chuck Turner died yesterday after a long fight with cancer. Turner, who was 78, worked for decades as a community organizer in Boston and served on the City Council from 1999 to 2010.

11.11.2019

On Telegram.com: Business group calls for $50 billion transportation plan in Mass.

BOSTON – Lawmakers are preparing to debate new forms of transportation revenue and Gov. Charlie Baker often touts his administration’s record investment in the MBTA, but the status quo is nowhere near enough to meet the state’s growing transit needs, according to one business coalition.

06.18.2019

On Boston City TV: 2020 Census Roxbury Counts (promo)

Mayor Martin Walsh joins the Madison Park Development Corporation to promote the community’s effort to facilitate a fair and accurate census count in the neighborhood of Roxbury.

05.10.2019

On WGBH: Longtime Leader Of Roxbury Nonprofit Announces Departure

Jeanne Pinado can barely drive a mile from her office near Roxbury’s Dudley Square without passing a building whose construction or renovation she has overseen during her two decades directing the Madison Park Development Corporation.”And that’s another building we own,” Pinado said, pointing to a 43-unit apartment building on a recent driving tour of the organization’s real estate. Pinado easily spouted details and dates behind several other developments, including the Tropical Foods supermarket on Melnea Cass Boulevard, the Smith House apartments for the elderly on Shawmut Avenue and the Daily Table grocery store on Washington Street. Each was built or modernized on her watch.