Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

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State turns on traffic and pedestrian lights at Roslindale intersection

Planned and built the intersection reconfiguration; operates the new signals

A woman and a child rode a bike across Centre Street in Roslindale this week, something that would have been reckless two weeks earlier. The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has turned on new traffic and pedestrian signals at the Walter and Centre streets intersection.

Updated Nov 1

Massachusetts seeks curator to restore historic Hyde Park house

Built World

As of October 2026: Running the Historic Curatorship Program

A 128-year-old house in Boston's Stony Brook Reservation has sat empty for a decade. Massachusetts is offering a 25-year lease to anyone who will restore it.

Updated Oct 2