West Roxbury 2008 Senior and Caregiver Expo

Posted by: Tim White
Posted on: Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 9:34 am
Categories: Main Streets, Education, Lifestyle, Home Selling, West Roxbury

Ethos-AgeWell West Roxbury Seniors & Caregivers Expo


Last Tuesday night, Ethos and AgeWell West Roxbury teamed up with members of the West Roxbury Business and Professional Association to support Parkway area seniors by hosting the 2nd annual Senior and Caregiver Expo at St. John Chrysostom church on Washington Street in West Roxbury.  The Expo provided a forum for local seniors and caregivers to gather information on services, discounts and special programs being offered by local businesses and presented opportunities for both groups to share in the magnanimous goal of making West Roxbury a better place to live for all of us.  The Expos title was “Protecting the Future: Security for You and Your Family,” and focused on helping caregivers, seniors and support groups of all ages.

Seniors and caregivers in attendance also benefited from listening to the expertise of several guest speakers who offered featured presentations on topics such as: estate planning, selling & downsizing your home, long term care options, investment strategies and more.  Presenters included Senior Residential Real Estate Specialist (SRES) Maureen O’Keefe of Century 21 Carole White Associates, Marilyn Larosa of Larosa Real Estate, Ann Marie Walker of Walker Insurance, Jan Crosby of RE/MAX First Realty  among others.  Specific topics included how to avoid probate, managing the emotions of selling your home and how to prepare your home for sale.

Cathy Slade, coordinator for Ethos–AgeWell West Roxbury organized and chaired the event which was planned in honor of National Caregivers Month. 

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Historic West Roxbury Neighborhood Association Meeting Tackles Spate of Zoning Concerns

Posted by: Tim White
Posted on: Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 6:53 am
Categories: Zoning, Developments, West Roxbury

West Roxbury Neighborhood Meeting

Last Monday, a first-ever joint meeting between the Bellevue Hill Improvement and Higland Civic Associations moderated a lively discussion between residents, developers and local politicians over some recent zoning controversies stemming from two newly constructed properties and a proposed future development in West Roxbury.  Specifcally, two completed development projects on Grayfield Ave and a proposed development on Ruskin Street have spurred concerned residents, many of whom feel they have been left out of important decisions making processes and that their voices are not being heard, into action.  

The meeting drew a large crowd of West Roxbury residents as well as several At-Large City councilors and neighborhood councilors.  Present were At-Large Councilors John Connolly, Mike Flaherty and Steve Murphy as well as West Roxbury City Councilor John Tobin.

In addition, representatives from two other neighborhood groups were in attendance: Olivia Waishek, president of the West Roxbury Civic & Improvement Association, and Stephen Smith, president of the Charles River/Spring Valley Neighborhood Association.

Both the West Roxbury Bulletin and West Roxbury Transcript newspapers reported on the meeting.  The artciles can be found here:  http://tinyurl.com/6ctpxl and here http://blogs.townonline.com/parkwayBlog/?p=7241

Also, to learn all about Boston Zoning, go here: http://www.cityofboston.gov/bra/zoning/zoning.asp

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