Author: Gazette Staff
Participacion, Jan. 11-Feb. 7, 2013
La entrega para la sección de Participación es mediodía el 5 de febrero para la edición 8 de febrero. Escribir [email protected]. Note: Todos los números tiene 617, a menos que dice otro número. Reuniones Las mejoras de Gibbons Playground,…
Editorial: Yes to ‘NU neighborhood council’
Mission Hill should take up John Tobin on his remarkable offer to create a Northeastern University “neighborhood council.” It is virtually unheard-of for a university to meet formally, regularly and openly with community members to address town-and-gown issues. Tobin, NU’s…
Editorial: Shop Mission Hill
Mission Hill Main Streets is doing good work in promoting local businesses in the LMA, including the “Nutcracker” posters reminding people to “Shop Mission Hill” that went up in Brigham Circle last month. The LMA is an amazing place, one…
Editorial: The T won’t fix itself
The partial restoration of Green Line service all the way to Heath Street is good news and a great effort on the part of the cash-strapped MBTA. Development on S. Huntington Avenue is booming and transit service is needed more…
Editorial: Remembering Dr. King
On Jan. 21, our country officially remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a leader who changed the nation forever with his non-violent opposition to injustices done to African-Americans and—as is often forgotten—anyone who is poor. He put his life on…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Richard Rouse/Special to the Gazette A Happy New Year to those of you who avoided falling over that fiscal cliff. In 2013, we atop the bluff of Mission Hill can still enjoy reading our Gazette. Holiday festivities were in…
City declares flu crisis, offers free vaccination
The City of Boston has declared a public health emergency due to a severe flu epidemic sweeping the city and the nation, and is offering free vaccinations to help stop the sometimes fatal disease. Since Oct. 1, about 700 cases…
Police warn of house break-ins
The local B2 Police Station reports that there have been four break-ins in Mission Hill homes over the past week, and residents are urged to be alert, according to City Councilor Mike Ross’s office. Residents should call 911 to report…
Brigham Circle Tree-Lighting
The annual Brigham Circle tree-lighting and Mayor’s Enchanted Trolley Tour came to Mission Hill on the afternoon of Dec. 8. Many gathered to enjoy entertainment, local goodies and a visit from Santa Claus. Mayor Thomas Menino was unable to host…