Month: November 2012

Food, heating help requests skyrocket

Fuel assistance and food bank referrals at Action for Boston Community Development’s (ABCD) offices, including the Parker Hill/Fenway Neighborhood Service Center, are at an “all-time high,” and the anti-poverty nonprofit has launched a “Winter Emergency Campaign” in response. ABCD is…

Obama, Warren win in election

President Barack Obama won reelection, challenger Elizabeth Warren topped incumbent U.S. Senator Scott Brown, and the state approved medical marijuana in the Nov. 6 election. There were other contested local races. Democrat U.S. Rep. Mike Capuano (7th District) won reelection over…

NU students to hold cleanup, neighbors meet-up

Students involved in Northeastern University’s “Breakfast Club” community service project will hold a Mission Hill cleanup, followed by a “meet-and-greet” social event for the neighborhood at Mike’s Donuts, on Sat., Nov. 4. Residents are welcome to join the students for…

Task Force pressures NU for more housing

Northeastern University (NU) Task Force members and elected officials are demanding that the school create more housing in its upcoming institutional master plan (IMP) to alleviate pressure on the Mission Hill housing market. Mayor Thomas Menino also provided a statement…