Five Things

Five Things: Meeting on Hite Radio Site Today

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 17. Here are five things you need to know today:

1. It’s supposed to rain throughout the day today and into the evening. Temperatures are expected to be in the high 30s to low 40s. 2. The city Environment Department’s Subcommittee of the South End Landmark District Commission will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 540 Tremont St., Suite 8, to review New Boston Ventures condo proposal for the Hite Radio and TV site at 1672 Washington St. New Boston Ventures, which recently purchased the property, plans to demolish the existing building and construct a six-story condo building. 3. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock made good on his Patriots-Broncos bet with Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino Sunday, as he wore a No. 12 Tom Brady jersey to a Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz game, according to Boston.com (…

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Saturday Hours Returning to Branch Libraries

The South End Branch Library will be open on Saturdays beginning September 10.

Saturday hours are returning to the South End Branch Library on September 10, the BPL announced this week. The Tremont Street branch will be open from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturdays, with regular hours Monday through Friday. As previously reported by Patch, Sunday hours will also be returning to the Central Library in Copley Square beginning October 2. Originally eliminated as part of a cost-saving measure, BPL trustees voted to reinstate Sunday hours at the main library at a meeting earlier this month. The library will be open on Sundays from 1-5 p.m. through May, 2012.

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