The article states that Marty's house is on High St between Emerson and Ramona. All 3 are parallel to one another, so the description of the location is clearly incorrect.

@Skip. Sorry for the error, which has been corrected.

Was this architect and former chair of the historic resources commission unaware that permits are also often required for renovations on the inside of structures, and not just for renovations of exteriors?

This architect is a lucky man. He has [portion removed] violated [rules] that in the recent past he was enforcing through his position on the historic resources board and he is going to face no penalty. He gambled that he could save the cost of a permit application but it didn't work out. He's no worse off, it was worth a try and only an insider like him would have known the system well enough to play it this way. When did honor and integrity in public life meet its death?

This news article just came to my attention. I am Martin Bernstein’s sister. It saddens me that a member of my family should behave in this manner and I will not let myself be complicit by remaining silent. Martin is mistaken about the dates of events. The demolition of the project began in October 2020, not fall 2021 as he has stated, a full year before our father’s health failed and he passed away. I was my father’s caretaker and Martin did not participate. [Portion removed.]

Martin often invited me and other family members to come and look at the progress of his project so we have seen it. Martin was well aware that a permit was required [portion removed.] He used some unlicensed labor, worked slowly and stealthily and believed he could get away with nobody noticing. A job that could have been finished quickly has now been running for eighteen months. But he is right, he will get away with it in the sense he will face no penalty because he knows how to play the system. All talk over concern over our father’s death is nonsense [portion removed.]