After more than a decade and a half of serving the people of Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill at the State House, state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez will be exiting that role at the end of the year after losing a close election to Nika Elugardo earlier this month. A son on Mission Hill, a...
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Sanchez reflects on tenure after losing election
Q. and A. with the new Parker Hill children librarian
The Parker Hill Branch Library re-opened this summer after being closed for about a year for a renovation. Along with fixes and repairs, the re-opening also brought a new children librarian—Thealyn Ploetz—into the fold. The Gazette recently conducted a question-and-answer session with Ploetz about...
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CAMH members criticize Alleghany St. project
The return of the 30 Alleghany St. project proved no more agreeable to the Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) than it was when the project was first proposed...
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Entrevista con la nueva bibliotecaria de niños
La biblioteca Parker Hill reabrió en el verano después de un año de renovaciones. Incluida en las mejoras es la nueva bibliotecaria de niños—Thealyn Ploetz. The Gazette entrevistó a...
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Dana-Farber fundraiser Oct. 20
The fifth annual Dana-Farber UnMask Cancer fundraising event will be held at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston on Saturday, Oct. 20, to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund....
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Beth Israel’s new building project heads to BPDA board
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) proposal for a new inpatient building at 111 Francis St. will head to the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board during its...
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NEW MRI SYSTEM
Brigham and Women’s Hospital received a new MRI system on Sept. 8. The new MRI is designed specifically for safe imaging of newborns and will be used in BWH’s...
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O’Malley files hearing order to examine gas safety
City Councilor Matt O’Malley, who represents a portion of Back of the Hill, filed a hearing order on Sept. 19 with two other councilors—Ed Flynn and Ayanna Pressley—to examine...
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Sociedad Latina receives BCH grant
Sociedad Latina recently announced it will receive $150,000 over three years from Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health. Sociedad Latina’s Padres Comprometidos (Committed Parents) program connects Latino, Spanish-speaking, and...
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[email protected] celebrates four-year anniversary
[email protected], a program for seniors who want to age well in the community, is celebrating its fourth anniversary this year. The program serves seniors in Mission Hill and Jamaica...
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Sánchez reflexiona después de perder elección
Peter Shanley Miembro del Personal de Gazette Después de una década y media de servicio a la gente de Jamaica Plain y Mission Hill en la Cámara, el Representante...
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Best of Mission Hill 2018 Winners
The following are the “Best of Mission Hill 2018” as chosen by Gazette readers. BEST PLACE TO… Work TIE: Roxbury Tenants of Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Enjoy...
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GRAND OPENING OF PHASE 1 OF THE PARCEL 25 PROJECT
Community members and local leaders, including Mayor Martin Walsh, local state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, City Councilor Josh Zakim and Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services (MHNHS) Executive Director Patricia Flaherty,...
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Hill Agenda, Oct. 5, 2018
Meetings Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services board of directors, first Monday of every month, 6-7:30pm, Mission Church Parish Center, 1545 Tremont St. Info: 566-6565. Mission Main Tenant Task Force,...
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Participacion, Oct. 5, 2018
Reuniones Junta de directores de Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing, primer lunes del mes, 6-7.30pm, Mission Church Parish Center, 1545 Tremont St. Información: 566-6565. Grupo de trabajo de los residentes...
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Hill Happenings
It was a nice send off and thank you party for outgoing State Rep. Jeff Sanchez at the Puddingstone Tavern last month. Jeff, who has represented Mission Hill since...
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Letters: Status quo isn’t working
As someone who grew up in working class Lower Roxbury/ South End in the 50s and 60s, I can remember a time when housing costs were not a major...
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Op-ed: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston
By Mayor Martin Walsh To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, hundreds of people from Boston’s Latino community joined me on City Hall Plaza to come together for this nationwide celebration...
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What’s Happening on Main Streets
How apt the trite observation, often attributed to Bismarck, about how unappetizing the creation of sausages and legislation can be. Did you watch “the world’s greatest deliberative body” advising...
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Elugardo, Pressley beat longtime incumbents
Two longtime incumbents saw their tenures ended, as Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley beat local U.S. Rep. Mike Capuano (7th Congressional District) and Nika Elugardo knocked-off local state Rep....
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