The Boston Public Schools (BPS), in conjunction with Project Bread, announced last month that all BPS and charter school students will be receiving the Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) food benefit that can be used to buy food from grocery stores while schools…
Author: John Lynds
COVID-19 updates for Mission Hill
With ramped up COVID-19 testing the number of those infected with the COVID-19 virus in Mission Hill/Roxbury has become more clear. Since mid-May, 24 4,317 residents in Mission Hill/Roxbury have been tested and 21.4 percent percent of those tested have…
Mission Hill restaurant owners await city guidance for reopening
Numerous restaurants line the busy main streets of Mission Hill and survive on the bustling foot traffic as summer descends upon Boston. As the state released its Phase II guidelines for restaurants to start reopening on May 29, owners of…
COVID-19 in Mission Hill: 475 Confirmed Cases in Mission Hill/Roxbury Area, 1,290 Tested
Since the city ramped up COVID-19 testing last week the number of those infected with the COVID-19 virus in Mission Hill/Roxbury has become more clear. Since last week 1,290 residents in Mission Hill/Roxbury have been tested and 36.6 percent of…
Two Men Arrested in Connection With Halleck Street Shooting
Boston police arrested two men last Thursday for allegedly trying to gun down two other men on Halleck Street in Mission Hill. Dominick Whitlow Douglas, 28, and Tevin Abercrombie, 25, arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful…
Mayor Walsh launches COVID-19 dashboards
In order to keep the public abreast of the rapidly changing situation involving the COVID-19 pandemic here, in the state and nationwide, Mayor Martin Walsh announced the launch of two data analytic dashboards that allow Boston residents to easily track…
Mayor says playing sports in parks during lockdown is putting others in harm’s way
Saturday in Mission Hill was a beautiful day. The temperatures were in the low 60s and the sun was shining–a signal from Mother Nature that spring had begun to sprung. However, these are not normal times and most of Mission…
City of Boston updates parking policies as COVID-19 spreads
The majority of Mission Hill residents are staying home to do their part to help bend the curve and stop the spread of COVID-19 in the city many are still worried about parking their cars during street sweeping season. While…
Mayor Starts Overhaul of ZBA
In the wake of the scandal that rocked the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) last year, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards called for an overhaul of the city’s zoning board. The John Lynch bribing scandal trickled…
BPDA Approves Notice of Project Change for Mission Hill Project
Last month the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved a Notice of Project Change (NPC) request by the developers of the 154 Terrace St. development in Mission Hill. The approved NPC by the BPDA reduces the overall building height…