The City will have Inspectional Services Department (ISD) officials out in force and have parking restrictions in place on Mission Hill for the Sept. 1 student move-in day. ISD spokesperson Lisa Timberlake said groups of housing inspectors and code enforcement…
Month: August 2013
Detective in botched attack case demoted
By Peter Shanley and John Ruch/Gazette Staff Jerome Hall-Brewster, the Boston Police Department (BPD) officer accused of failing to properly investigate a September 2012 Mission Hill attack on a woman, has been stripped of his detective ranking, according to a…
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For mayoral candidate Richie, experience counts
Citing her “unique set of skills,” Boston mayoral candidate Charlotte Golar Richie said she wants to bring her experience as a legislator, a former director of city’s Department of Neighborhood Development and an advocate for at-risk youths to the Mayor’s…
Clutch Works site project sees community-led revision
Developers of twin residential and commercial buildings at 1486 Tremont St. presented a new, shorter building height in response to community feedback to the Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) meeting on July 17. The development of the Boston Clutch…
Degradan al oficial de policía que no investigó a Alemany
De Peter Shanley and John Ruch/Gazette Staff A Jerome Hall-Brewster, el oficial de policía acusado de no investigar adecuadamente el ataque contra una mujer de Mission Hill en septiembre de 2012, le han quitado su título, según un documento de…
Ed reform group criticized at BPS forum
Stand for Children, a controversial nonprofit organization that advocates for public education reform, held a sparsely attended forum on July 31 at the Tobin Community Center on the future of the Boston Public Schools (BPS). The meeting was short in…
Cops used ID in 2012 urination arrest
The failure of Boston Police officers to track down a man whose wallet and ID were found at the scene of a September 2012 Mission Hill attack looks even stranger when similar evidence was used the same month to arrest…
4 local buildings on City’s ‘distressed’ list
Four Mission Hill properties are on the City’s latest list of vacant and “distressed” buildings. All of them have been on the Department of Neighborhood Development’s (DND) annual list for at least three years. The properties include a large brick…
Mission Hill women’s health group starts in Sept.
The Women’s Health Institute and the Mission Hill Health Movement are teaming up to offer a women’s health group for local residents. “I want to empower women to make their own health decisions,” said Women’s Health Institute President Catherine DeLorey,…