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Spanish zoning meeting on ADUs tonight

September 16, 2026

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Spanish-language zoning meeting on ADUs tonight in Hyde Park

The Boston Planning Department holds a Spanish-language meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at the Hyde Park Community Center to discuss proposed zoning updates for accessory dwelling units and home renovations in Hyde Park, Roslindale, and West Roxbury. Residents can learn how the updates would simplify home upkeep and encourage housing production.

Boston Planning & Development Agency

Conservation Commission reviews Turtle Pond Parkway renovations tonight

The Boston Conservation Commission meets virtually at 6 p.m. to review a compliance request for pool and parking-lot renovations at 75 and 95 Turtle Pond Parkway in Hyde Park.

City of Boston

Police accountability civilian review board meets in Roxbury

The Office of Police Accountability and Transparency holds a public Civilian Review Board meeting at 10 a.m. at 2201 Washington Street in Roxbury.

City of Boston

Boston School Committee meets tonight

The School Committee holds a hybrid meeting at 6 p.m. at the Bruce C. Bolling Building and online. Public testimony is allowed.

City of Boston

State board reviews $1.875M HVAC upgrade for Hyde Park charter school

Massachusetts' Designer Selection Board meets at 8:30 a.m. to review construction funding and design fees for a HVAC upgrade at Boston Renaissance Charter Public School in Hyde Park.

Mass.gov

Hispanic Heritage Month storytime at Hyde Park library this morning

Hyde Park Library hosts Storytime with Laura Macias at 10:30 a.m., featuring bilingual stories, puppets, songs, and movement for ages 3-5.

Boston Public Library

Crafty Wednesdays at Hyde Park library this afternoon

Hyde Park Library hosts Crafty Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Boston Public Library

Free trivia night at Roundhead Brewing in Hyde Park

Roundhead Brewing Company hosts free-to-play trivia at Westinghouse Plaza from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with prizes and food and drinks available.

Roundhead Brewing Company

BPD appeals order to grant gun license to Hyde Park man

The Boston Police Department asks a Superior Court judge to overturn a lower-court ruling ordering it to issue a gun license to a Hyde Park man who had lost it after impersonating a police officer.

Universal Hub

Franklin Park Zoo Hatches Rare Kori Bustard Chick

A female kori bustard chick hatched on August 1 and now weighs over 300 grams — the zoo's first successful hatching of the near-threatened African species since 2003.

Beacon Hill Times

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