The Boston Police Department (BPD) is investigating a series of burglaries in the Mission Hill area that occurred over the long Thanksgiving Day weekend, according to bpdnews.com. Officers responded just after midnight on Nov. 28 to 115 Fisher Ave. for…
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Ex-councilor on how Menino might adjust to private life
On Jan. 7, Mayor Thomas Menino will lose the title he’s held for the last 20 years and become a college professor. How should he cope with the big change? John Tobin, who traded a seat on the Boston City…
State rep. praises Menino’s legacy
Local state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez had nothing but praise for Mayor Thomas Menino when asked about his tenure in office. Menino is stepping down after 20 years in office. Sánchez was at first speechless when the Gazette asked him for…
HSPH celebrates 100 years
LMA—The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) is celebrating its centennial this year with lectures, seminars, exhibitions and receptions. Founded in September 1913, as the Harvard-MIT School of Health Officers, the school was the first professional training program of public…
Sánchez travels to D.C. to talk health care
Local state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez recently spoke in Washington, D.C. as an expert in Massachusetts’ pioneering health care reform system. Sánchez spoke two weeks ago before the National Conference of State Legislatures about the Massachusetts health care program in light…
Expert tips on wines to bring to dinner
With holiday feasts on the horizon, ODB Liquors Manager Vivian Tran gave the Gazette some recommendations for wines and spirits that are sure to impress. For an affordable bottle of wine to bring to dinner, Tran suggested Smoking Loon Cabernet…
Hubway a profit-maker for City, bike company
The Hubway bike-share system is a profit-maker for the City and the Oregon company that operates it, a Gazette review of the program’s finances has found. For the fiscal year 2012, the City collected $173,835 in profit, all of which…
Hill Happenings
Several thousand people will attend the Urban Nutcracker this month at the John Hancock Hall, presented by Tony Williams. Williams, who grew up in the Bromley-Heath projects, founded the Urban Nutcracker in 2001. Williams runs the Tony Williams Dance Center…
What’s Happening on Main Street
Mission Hill, are you listening? Brigham Circle is glistening…after a beautiful sight of hundreds of neighbors gathering at Brigham Circle on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to kick off the City of Boston’s annual “Holidays on Main Streets” festivities. The plaza…
Walsh wins close mayoral election
Riding the support of labor unions and endorsements from key elected officials, state Rep. Marty Walsh narrowly defeated At-Large City Councilor John Connolly on Nov. 5 to become the next mayor of Boston. Mayor Thomas Menino is stepping down after…