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Residents erupted in anger at the Harvard Allston Task Force meeting last night as they responded to Harvard’s recent announcement to slow construction of its science complex. The criticism centered largely around the ambiguity surrounding planned uses for the University’s currently vacant properties...
Community members clamored for Harvard to discontinue its buying of properties until the science complex is complete, but Christopher M. Gordon—chief operating officer for Harvard’s Allston Development Group—refused to make a commitment...
...property holdings and plans for finding tenants. While Gordon said that 85 percent of Harvard’s leasable property is occupied, he was unable to provide a specific definition of “leasable” and could not say what proportion of Harvard’s total Allston property is set aside for future construction use. He said that Harvard will be able to provide the information within the next week...
...Allston resident and task force member Bruce E. Houghton told Harvard it was “sitting on an enormous pot of gold” and has thus far been “a negative force in the community...
...three-wheeled vehicles to provide “eco-friendly pick-up and delivery services” to businesses and universities throughout the Boston area, according to its Web site. The service guarantees same- or next-day delivery for in-stock orders to Cambridge and parts of Somerville and Allston, and one-to-three day delivery to other areas in Boston. Heather L. Gain, marketing manager for Harvard Book Store, says that the partnership stemmed from the store’s effort to provide innovative services to the community. “We’re now able to provide...