Op-Ed Originally Appeared in the Boston Herald While Boston’s economic engine is chugging along at a record pace, some in our city are being left behind. One big reason is a lack of equity and connectivity in our public transit system. The South Boston Waterfront, also known as the Seaport, is booming with billions in [...]
February 7th, 2018 Boston City Councilors Annissa Essaibi-George and Frank Baker have joined Rep. Nick Collins’ team as co-chairs of his campaign for the open senate seat for the 1st Suffolk District. Essaibi-George, a native of Dorchester and a former Boston school teacher, is an at-large councilor and longtime friend and colleague who has worked with [...]
As I begin my eighth year as State Representative serving South Boston and Dorchester, I'm proud of our accomplishments so far this session and excited about the work ahead in 2018. We had a number of successes in 2017 in several key areas, including education, criminal justice reform, the environment, transportation, public safety, and economic [...]
By Jeremy C. Fox GLOBE CORRESPONDENT JANUARY 16, 2018 Eight state legislators are asking the Massachusetts attorney general to investigate a health care company that plans to close four nursing homes and an assisted living facility in Greater Boston, accusing it of misusing state money at the facilities it plans to shut down. “The question that needs to [...]
BOSTON - Representative Nick Collins has called for a hearing to be held by the Department of Public Health on the proposed closing of the Harborlights nursing and rehabilitation facility run by Kindred Healthcare. On December 1, 2017, Kindred notified the DPH, as well as staff and patients at their 6 facilities across Massachusetts that they intend to close [...]
BOSTON— This week, State Representative Nick Collins (D- South Boston) submitted testimony to the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Person with Disabilities on behalf of a bill he filed to ensure consistent, accurate, and effective training of mandated reporters. Mandated reporters include physicians, teachers, clergy members, social workers, and other individuals who act as [...]
The Seaport just might get a library after all By Tim Logan and Jon Chesto GLOBE STAFF NOVEMBER 26, 2017 The Seaport just might get a library after all. After pushing, with little apparent success, to get a public library included in plans to develop 12.5 remaining acres of the booming district, State Representative Nick Collins tucked [...]
TALKING POINTS Trouble on the tracks DAVID L. RYAN/GLOBE STAFF/FILE Some saw the MBTA’s plan to revive Track 61 as a way to eventually convert it for passenger service, a long-discussed goal. By Jon Chesto GLOBE STAFF NOVEMBER 17, 2017 Rarely has a railroad spur garnered so much attention. But we’re talking about Track 61, the last [...]
State rep. wants a library branch in the Seaport By Katheleen Conti GLOBE STAFF SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 Three theaters proposed for the last large undeveloped portion of the Seaport are a nice idea, but one of them should instead be a public library branch, says state Representative Nick Collins. Collins, a Democrat who represents South Boston and [...]
Rep. Collins at Tuscan Kitchen Seaport opening with owner Joe Faro and City Councilor-Elect Edward Flynn Rep. Collins was happy to attend the opening of yet another great addition to the South Boston Waterfront. Read about the opening event here: http://www.caughtinsouthie.com/eat-drink/welcome-neighborhood-tuscan-kitchen/
