Author: Gazette Staff
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BHA smoking ban to begin
A ban on smoking anywhere inside Boston Housing Authority (BHA) buildings—including tenants’ apartments—goes into effect on Sept. 30. “The City of Boston is proud to be at the forefront of having smoke-free living in our public housing,” said Mayor Thomas…
Suspect sought in shooting
A man was shot and wounded on the night of Aug. 3 at Tremont and St. Alphonsus Streets, and Boston police are seeking a male suspect caught on security camera video. The unidentified victim was shot multiple times and suffered…
Participacion, Sept. 7-Oct. 4, 2012
La entrega para la sección de Participación es mediodía el 2 de octubre para la edición 5 de septiembre. Escribir [email protected]. Reuniones Reunion de Wentworth Institute of Technology Task Force, para hablar de los apartamentos de estudiantes en 525…
What’s Up, Sept. 7-Oct. 4, 2012
The deadline for What’s Up listings is noon, Oct. 2 for the Oct. 5 issue. Email listings to [email protected]. Meetings Wentworth Institute of Technology Task Force meeting, to discuss student apartments at 525 Huntington Ave. and Sweeney Field, Tues., Sept.…
Editorial: Welcome, students
We welcome the hundreds of new residents, most of them students, who arrived in Mission Hill over the past week. For those of us who have lived or worked here for a year, a decade or a lifetime, there can…
Editorial: Fix the map, already
The Boston Redevelopment Authority for years used a deliberately incorrect map of Boston neighborhoods to analyze census data. Mission Hill doesn’t exist on the map, being lumped into Jamaica Plain, which itself is drawn with wacko borders. The map infected…
Editorial: Rethinking redistricting
The controversy about the City Council redistricting plan raises real concerns about minority representation and ham-handed incumbent protection. But it is just a symptom of underlying problems and our city leadership’s stubborn refusal to let the people rethink their form…
Letter: Thanks for supporting New Mission
New Mission High School has been a proud member of the Mission Hill community for the last 13 years. As you know, we have relocated to the Hyde Park Educational Complex, where we will continue to educate our students to…