An affordable senior housing project planned for Roxbury Crossing is fully funded after three years in development. Construction is expected to begin in the late fall or early winter. The development of the 40-unit Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services (MHNHS)…
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1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting
An early-morning shooting May 3 left a male victim dead and a female victim wounded at 41 Prentiss St. in the Alice Taylor Homes housing development, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). BPD has not released the victims’ identities…
Route 39 improvement project set to start
The repeatedly delayed Route 39 bus improvement project is set to begin soon, according to MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo. The Route 39 bus is slated to undergo several changes, including the consolidation of some stops and improved amenities like new…
Hill resident Giordano runs for council seat
With District 8 City Councilor Mike Ross forgoing a reelection bid to enter the mayoral race, longtime Mission Hill resident Richard Giordano has entered the race to succeed him. He recently spoke with the Gazette on a range of issues,…
4 Mission Hillers pull papers for council race
Nine people—Angelica Addivinola, Thomas Dooley III, Richard Giordano, Garrett Hauck, Gloria Murray, Michael Nichols, Julianna Strout, Gregory Timilty and Josh Zakim—have pulled nominations papers for the District 8 City Councilor race. Mike Ross, who currently holds that seat, which covers…
School to get full-service kitchen
Boston Public Schools (BPS) now says the renovation of its 67 Alleghany St. building will include a full-service kitchen. The Fenway High School is expected to move to that site in 2014. A lack of a full-service kitchen had drawn…
Bomb suspects were treated at BIDMC
LMA—The two brothers who are the suspects in the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing both were treated after their arrests at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). One of the brothers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was pronounced dead at the hospital early…
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Consalvo: Mayor’s Office is about helping people
City Councilor and mayoral candidate Rob Consalvo pledged to bring a mix of innovation—including naming a “technology czar”—and old-fashioned public service to the Mayor’s Office in his first major campaign interview. “We’ll fistfight over who’s the biggest visionary,” Consalvo said…
Local girl is spelling bee champ
Mission Hill resident Ina Beinborn, a seventh-grader at Boston Latin School, won the Citywide Spelling Bee in March and will compete for the national title in Washington, D.C. later this month. Beinborn beat 26 competitors in 17 rounds at the…