Community Corner
5 Things: Citywide Open Space Plan Meeting Tonight at Roche Center
The annual Friends of the West Roxbury Library Book Sale continues through June 7 during regular library hours, and June 8 until noon.

- Tonight at 6:30 p.m. there is a community meeting for the purpose of discussing how Boston is preparing a new citywide Open Space Plan for the years 2015 to 2021. As part of this effort, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has developed a questionnaire to enable the public to provide valuable input about their park use and preferences. Roche Family Community Center.
- The annual Friends of the West Roxbury Library Book Sale continues through June 7 during regular library hours, and June 8 until noon.
- The 31st annual Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl starts today through June 6.
- Are you older than 60 and a homeowner in Boston? Then you may qualify for the Senior Citizen’s Property Tax Work-Off Program. This program provides limited tax relief to qualified Boston homeowners. For an application or more information please call Greg Josselyn at 617-635-4250. Deadline for applications is July 1, 2013.
- In 1716, the first American lighthouse was built in Boston Harbor.
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