By Lauren Bennett The City Council Committee on Education held a hearing on Feb. 25 on an update from Boston Public Schools (BPS) regarding the BuildBPS plan. The BuildBPS plan was first announced in 2017 as a $1 billion dollar…
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From Baton Rouge to Boston: Lemoine Joins Race for District 8 City Council
By Lauren Bennett Louisiana native Landon Lemoine has lived within District 8 since 2009, and is joining Kristen Mobilia and Helene Vincent in the race for the District 8 City Council seat currently held by Josh Zakim. Lemoine was raised…
Rep. Elugardo Announces House Committee Assignments
Special to the Gazette State Rep. for the Massachusetts 15th Suffolk district Nika Elugardo has announced her committee assignments for the 191st legislative session. Placed on four committees, the representative’s assignments include her top requests. She will serve on the…
La Representante Elugardo Anuncia las Tareas de la Comisiones de la Cámara
La Representante Estatal para el decimoquinto distrito Suffolk, Nina Elugardo, ha anunciado sus tareas para la sesión legislativa. Ella servirá en cuatro comisiones que incluyen sus principales prioridades: la Comisión Conjunta de Niños, Familias y Personas Discapacitadas; la Comisión Conjunta…
BPDA, ISD Discuss Expanding Additional Dwelling Unit Pilot Program
By John Lynds Last year the Boston Inspectional Service Department (ISD) Commissioner William Christopher announced that several Boston neighborhoods that would take part in the Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) pilot program. Christopher said the proposed program was ISD’s way to…
Walsh Releases 2019 Annual Census Including Study on Childcare
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston Election Department today launched the City of Boston’s Annual Resident Census to record individuals age 17 and older who live in the City, with mailers going out to households across Boston.…
Mayor Walsh Announces $26 Million to Create Affordable Housing
By John Lynds Using the North End’s Knights of Columbus Hall as a backdrop, Mayor Martin Walsh announced $26 million in money to create affordable units not only at the Knights of Columbus but in Mission Hill, East Boston, Dorchester,…
Applications Are Now Available for the 2019 City of Boston Scholarship Program
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced applications are now available for the 2019 City of Boston Scholarship Program. The City of Boston Scholarship Program is designed to support higher education, and is available to Boston residents interested in pursuing an undergraduate…
Hill Agenda
The deadline for Hill Agenda listings is noon, Tues., April 2 for the issue April 5. Email listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing…
Hill Happenings
By Maurice “Mossy” Martin Special to the Gazette March is Irish history month and with St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, I thought I’d mention a little known Irish hero, Jeremiah Mee, born in March of 1889 in Glennamaddy, County…