Month: July 2024
City of Boston Officially Launches New Planning Dept.
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday July 1, marked the first official day of the City of Boston’s new Planning Department. This is the first time in 70 years that Boston has had a Planning Department, restoring…
Mission Hill Post Office is here to stay
Special to the Gazette Mission Hill neighbors were notified in early June that the neighborhood branch of the United States Postal Services was set to close in late June. The message was relayed to residents via a flyer posted on…
Sumner Tunnel to close July 5 through August 5
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently hosted two public meetings to provide information on the upcoming closure of the Sumner Tunnel, which is slated to begin on July 5 and run to August 5. The…
MassDOT Announces Alternative Travel Options Ahead of Month-Long Sumner Tunnel Closure
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) today announced their comprehensive mitigation plan to address travel impacts and provide cost effective alternative transportation options for residents and visitors ahead of the scheduled closure of the Sumner Tunnel from Friday, July 5,…
Hill Happenings
By Maurice ‘Mossy’ Martin Last month Mission Hill mourned the death of Bobby Healy, a pillar of the community who contributed much to the neighborhood with his kindness and volunteer work. Bobby, who was employed at Mass College of Art,…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Courtney Wright Special to the Gazette Happy Fourth of July! I hope that everyone had an enjoyable holiday and found time to relax and wind down after what was a very eventful June. After all the Celtics hype and…
Happy Fourth of July Weekend
With the Fourth of July falling on a Thursday this year, many of us will be enjoying an extra-long holiday weekend for which the weather hopefully will cooperate. The Fourth of July brings back fond recollections from our youth, when…
Enjoy a ‘Safe and Sane’ Fourth
Back at the turn of the last century (i.e., 1900), newspapers exhorted their readers to observe a “safe and sane” Fourth of July. That’s because in communities big and small all across America, the founding of our nation had become…