Local public high schools have sky-high graduation rates, including two—Boston Latin School and the Kennedy Academy for Health Careers—that top the 2011 list. New Mission High ranked highly as well, graduating almost 88 percent of its students within four years.…
Author: John Ruch
Boy stabbed in park
A boy was stabbed with a knife on a Southwest Corridor Park basketball court on the afternoon of March 2, according to the State Police. The stabbing happened on the courts along Prentiss Street between the Boston Police Department headquarters…
190-200 units planned for Home site
A huge, high-end apartment building with 190 to 200 units is being proposed for the Home for Little Wanderers complex at 161 S. Huntington Ave. in Jamaica Plain near the Mission Hill border. The developer, Boston Residential Group, does not…
Romney gets primary win
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the state’s Republican Party presidential primary vote on March 6. Incumbent President Barack Obama was the only Democrat on his party’s ballot. The Green-Rainbow Party ballot-winner was unclear as the Gazette went to press.…
Editorial: A garbage rule
Mission Hill City Councilor Mike Ross is among several elected officials who are currently begging the State House for the right to stop trash trucks from emptying Dumpsters at midnight. State reps from the Berkshires will have a say in…
Editorial: Booting Chick-fil-A
Northeastern University did the right thing in taking Chick-fil-A off its menu of fast-food chains that can open on campus. The only surprise is how long it took students and the university to realize how controversial the chicken chain has…
Letter: Thanks for post-accident help
On Dec. 21, I was in an automobile accident near Loon Mountain, New Hampshire. My car went out of control on black ice, and I spun 180 degrees into the path of a tractor-trailer truck head on. I had to…
Hundreds protest T cuts
More than 125 speakers blasted the MBTA’s proposed fare hike and service cuts at recent Mission Hill-area meetings. At least 500 people in total attended the meetings on Jan. 19 at Roxbury Community College and Feb. 1 at Heath Street’s…
Council map would link Hill, Roxbury; Ross would lose seat
A Boston City Council redistricting map proposed by civil rights groups would put Mission Hill into the same district as Roxbury in an effort to boost minority voting power. Mission Hill resident Mike Ross would lose his council seat, with…
Cientos protestan los recortes del T
Más de 125 oradores denunciaron la propuesta del MBTA a subir precios y cortar servicios en unas reuniones en Mission Hill. Por lo menos 500 personas asistieron a la reunión el 19 de enero en Roxbury Community College y el…