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The Daily Free Press

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Boston city councilors speaking at the Jackson Mann Community Center hearing on Tuesday. Allston-Brighton residents voiced their frustration over the lack of community resources from the city despite the neighborhood being the second-largest in Boston. PHOTO BY NATHAN METCALF

Residents express anger, hope at Jackson Mann Community Center City Council hearing

Nathan Metcalf November 6, 2024
The City Council Committee on Strong Women, Families and Communities held a hearing Tuesday to discuss the future of Boston Centers for Youth and Families’ services in Allston-Brighton.
A mural on the side of the Jackson Mann school in Allston. The Boston Center for Youth and Families will resume services at the Jackson Mann Community Center amidst a delay in building a new Allston-Brighton community center. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston delays new Allston-Brighton community center, resumes services at Jackson Mann site

Nathan Metcalf October 16, 2024
In spring, the City of Boston promised Allston-Brighton a new community center to replace the aging Jackson Mann Community Center building by the fall, but the project has not materialized.
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