Week In Review: White Laid To Rest, Winn Fined, Greenway Funding Under Scrutiny

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February 03, 2012

Aldo DiLemme of North Reading, Mass., guides his girlfriend's grandson, Julian, by the fountains along the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in Boston. The nonprofit has come under fire for the six-figure salaries of five officials and has been told that it must wean itself off public money by the end of the decade. (AP)

This week marked the passing of former Boston Mayor Kevin White, who led Boston during a decade and half of transition.

Meanwhile, there was another Boston developer in the news. But instead of changing the face of the city, Arthur Winn was caught making illegal campaign contributions to local politicians.

Plus, the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy was told to get ready to do without state funding by 2019.

And Mayor Tom Menino suggested filling the gap in the MBTA budget with a gas tax.

Radio Boston takes a look at the week's news.

Guests:

Ken Cooper, Pulitzer Prize-winning independent journalist; editor, The Trotter Review
Peter Canellos, editorial page editor, The Boston Globe

More:

Kevin White, Longtime Boston Mayor, Laid To Rest
Developer Winn Is Fined For Illegal Contributions
Greenway Conservancy To Stop Getting Public Money

This program aired on February 3, 2012.