The City of Boston’s Election Department on August 30 announced its preparations ahead of the 2021 Municipal Elections, including the availability of vote by mail and early voting for both the Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Preliminary Municipal Election and the…
Author: Gazette Staff
Local youth ride for racial and economic justice in annual Bike-A-Thon event
Boston nonprofit Bikes Not Bombs (BNB) is hosting its 34th Annual Bike-A-Thon fundraising ride on September 12, providing opportunities for people across Greater Boston to cycle 10, 30, 50, or 100 miles in support of local and international programs that…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Ellen WalkerSpecial to the Gazette This issue is dedicated to the businesses and people in Mission Hill that make our neighborhood one of the most vibrant, diverse and welcoming places in Boston. Every year, Mission Hill Main Streets recognizes…
A student’s guide to Mission Hill
The following is some basic information for students moving into the Mission Hill area. General Boston Get renter’s insurance. It might seem like an unnecessary expense until you have a break-in, or your upstairs neighbor’s toilet overflows while they’re out…
Boston’s English High launches ‘The Great Missing Alumni Hunt’
There are 9,000 people missing. But there’s no need for the authorities to issue any missing person reports or all-points bulletins, or post flyers in the Post Office. As The English High School Association gears up to celebrate the Boston…
Pressley comments on Boston eviction moratorium
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the City of Boston’s new eviction moratorium. “Implementing an eviction moratorium across the City of Boston is the right call. This will serve as a lifeline for Boston families at risk…
Letters to the Editor 9-3-2021
Community Coalition sends fair housing questionnaire to candidates To the Editor, The Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968, a week after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He and other civil rights leaders insisted that fair housing is…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Ellen WalkerSpecial to the Gazette So many positive changes and events have happened over the past several weeks bringing a breath of fresh air and hope to us all including the biggest change of the positive move to fewer…
Wu seeks to expand arts and culture
City Councilor At-Large and Candidate for Mayor Michelle Wu, joined by José Massó, Announcer and Producer of WBUR’s ¡Con Salsa!, members of the arts community and residents, called for a summer of play and issued proposals to transform, expand and…
Campbell proposes ‘Student Acceleration Accounts’ from federal stimulus relief funding
With the Boston Public Schools receiving over $400 million in federal relief funding, Councilor and mayoral candidate Andrea Campbell is calling on the district to put control of some resources directly in the hands of families, teachers, and schools to…