Month: March 2020
What’s in the Water?
Residents Raise Major Concerns about Conditions at Hennigan Community Center When Phyllis Petruzzelli and many of the other female swimmers that utilize the Hennigan Pool and Community Center on Heath Street at the Mission Hill/JP border come to participate in…
Condiciones Sucias en Hennigan Center
Cuando Claudine Francois, Luisa Harris, Perlina Mills, Debra McLellan, Phyllis Petruzzelli, Nancy Routh y Gina Blanca vienen al Centro Comunitario Hennigan para su clase de natación, se inspeccionan los vestuarios y pasillos. El ritual sería divertido si no fuera…
Community Meeting for Proposed Terrace St. Marijuana Establishment Set for March 9
The City is holding a community meeting on the proposed marijuana establishment at 123 Terrace St. in Mission Hill on March 9 at 6:30 at the Tobin Community Center. As previously reported by the Gazette, Raices on the…
Democrats Remain United Against President Trump Following Super Tuesday Outcome
By Dan Murphy and Seth Daniel While some local Democratic leaders were shocked by the outcome of Super Tuesday, especially with Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s third-place finish in her home state, they agree that the top priority now is simply defeating…
Rep. Elugardo Provides Legislative Update, Discusses Priorities in Neighborhood Meetings
State Rep. Nika Elugardo was a guest speaker at the February meetings of the Jamaica Pond Association and the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council, where she gave a legislative update and answered questions from constituents. Elugardo talked about bills she’s…
Hill Happenings
Steve Ross, a remarkable man who survived five Nazi concentration camps, passed away last week. Steve was the father of former Mission Hill City Councilor, Mike Ross. I wrote about Steve a few months ago after reading his book “From…
Former ATF Agent Writes Book about Solving Infamous Boston Arson Cases
The leads had dwindled and houses and buildings in Mission Hill and around the city were burning down nearly every night in the early 1980s. ATF agents like Wayne Miller were working the case hard, but getting nowhere. Then…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Ellen Walker Special to the Gazette Spring is on the way! You can hear the birds singing and I saw a snowdrop flower peeking through the cold, hard soil the other day. A sure sign that warmer weather will…
Hill Agenda
The deadline for Hill Agenda listings is noon, Tuesday, March 31 for the issue April 3. Email listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Service…