On Monday Shirley Nolan, a retired teacher and resident of the Benjamin Healthcare Center in Mission Hill, became the first long-term care resident in Massachusetts to receive the new COVID-19 vaccine. Nolan received her vaccine during a closed media event…
Author: John Lynds
Outdoor seating on private property extended, Public Space program ends
Mayor Martin Walsh reminded owners that outdoor dining on private property was extended indefinitely without the need for further permits. However, the city’s “Public Space” program expired last Tuesday. Restaurant owners in Mission Hill trying to increase business by providing…
Mission Hill/Roxbury positive test rate increases dramatically post-Thanksgiving
As feared the post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge is here and numbers are once again spiking in Mission Hill/Roxbury. As COVID-19 cases spike across Boston after the holiday, the positive test rate here continues to climb. According to the latest data released…
Mission Grammar School dedicates new playground
On Friday, Dec. 4 staff and supporters at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Grammar School in Mission Hill cut the ribbon on a new playground at the St. Alphonsus Street school. On hand to cut the ribbon was Aliece…
Construction begins on Holtzer Park project
Construction has begun on an unutilized Boston Housing Authority (BHA) parcel that will result in 62 new units of affordable housing where Mission Hill meets Jamaica Plain. Mayor Martin Walsh made the announcement earlier this week that the Urban Edge…
COVID-19 positive test rate explodes in Mission Hill/Roxbury
As COVID-19 cases spike across Boston, the positive test exploded since the end of September according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Of the 26,039 Mission Hill/Roxbury residents were tested for COVID-19 the data…
Nonprofit Fresh Truck in Mission Hill on Wednesdays
Fresh Truck Program Coordinator Stephen James was motivated to help families take on personal challenges with the philosophy of starting each day with proper food access to live a healthy lifestyle. In Mission Hill and across Boston James helps the…
GBLN commission’s report on status of Latinx-led nonprofits
The Greater Boston Latino Network (GBLN), which includes the Hyde Square Task Force, recently commissioned one of two studies to assess the status of Latinx-led nonprofits in Boston and to better understand the challenges facing this sector. GBLN, along with…
District B-2 crime up four percent; homicides, domestic aggravated assault, car breaks continue to be a problem
In what will be the last Boston Police Department’s last crime stat report before the end of the year, the report released last week shows homicide, domestic aggravated assault and larceny from motor vehicles, or car breaks, in Mission Hill/Roxbury…
Mission Hill’s Edward M. Kennedy Academy falls short for prestigious EdVestors prize
Earlier last month Mission Hill’s Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers was announced as a finalist for the prestigious EdVestors Prize. The other two schools were the F. Lyman Winship Elementary School in Brighton and Charles Sumner Elementary School,…