A stately crowd gathered on Veterans Day at Brigham Circle to pay homage to our servicemen, and Mission Hill Post 327 Commander Col. George Rollins directed the ceremony. The Colonel cited two of our Mission Hill Post members,…
Author: Maurice "Mossy" Martin
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Last month Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse, the pride of Mission Hill, was honored in a ceremony at Logan Airport where two murals of Woody were unveiled. After graduating from English High School in 1944, Woody dauntlessly joined the military and soon…
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The Mission Hill Post 327 held their Golf fundraiser amid glorious weather at Norwood Country Club last month. Our Post Commander, Col. George Rollins gets an A+ for organizing the event. Thanks to the generous contributions from many including M.H.…
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Runners, young and old, will participate in the annual, crowd-pleasing Mission Hill Road Race on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 9 a.m., beginning and ending at Kevin Fitzgerald Park. The M.H. Road Race was the brainchild of “Big Jim” Moynihan. Back…
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I felt like a kid in a candy store last month at the Museum of Fine Arts admiring the paintings of gifted Mission Hill artist, Itsuo Kiritani. The paintings were on display for one day at the Shapiro Courtyard. Among…
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The music reverberated through the Tobin Gym as the Boston Celtics cheerleaders guided the Mission Hill senior citizens in a variety of exercises. The event was dubbed “The Senior Celtics” and special guest, Leon Powe, a member of the 2008…
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The Boston City Council has been discussing reparation payments by the city to Black Bostonians. I contacted Mission Hill City Councilor, Kenzie Bok and stated that I’m against such payments. This is a divisive proposal. We are all aware of…
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It was great seeing Billy Hanafin who stopped in Mike’s Donuts the day before his 93rd birthday (March 6). The Hanafins are a wonderful Mission Hill family who supported Mission Church for years, particularly Billy’s late brother, Charley Hanafin.…
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I stopped by Brendan Behan’s in Jamaica Plain on Feb. 9 to celebrate the birthday of the famous Irish playwright, and by the long arm of coincidence, it is also the birthday of Mission Hill’s Michel Soltani, the owner of…
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Congratulations to Fran Toner, who reached the pinnacle of his career last month when he was named Chief of Campus Police at the Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain. Fran, who was previously a Sergeant, is a Mission High School graduate,…