With John Kerry, the senior U.S. senator from Massachusetts, expected to be confirmed soon as the next U.S. secretary of state, elected officials are gearing up for another special election. U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (5th District) has declared his intention…
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S. Huntington ‘vision’ plan discussed
The Boston Redevelopment Authority’s (BRA) first community meeting about creating a “corridor vision” for upcoming S. Huntington Avenue redevelopment drew both questions and support from about 80 residents, officials and developers on Dec. 12 at the Hennigan School at 200…
Playground to get facelift
Gibbons Playground at Delle Avenue and Sewall Street is slated to get a $275,000 facelift as soon as this fall. The City’s Parks Department is holding the first of at least three meetings to get public input on Tues., Jan.…
Hill Happenings
Congrats to Marion McCarthy and Col. George Rollins on their recent engagement, with a wedding date on the horizon. George is a West Point graduate who grew up in the Mission Hill projects, as did his honey, Marion. Marion’s daughter,…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Richard Rouse/Special to the Gazette A Happy New Year to those of you who avoided falling over that fiscal cliff. In 2013, we atop the bluff of Mission Hill can still enjoy reading our Gazette. Holiday festivities were in…
City declares flu crisis, offers free vaccination
The City of Boston has declared a public health emergency due to a severe flu epidemic sweeping the city and the nation, and is offering free vaccinations to help stop the sometimes fatal disease. Since Oct. 1, about 700 cases…
Court upholds double-murder convictions
The state’s highest court has upheld the convictions of two killers in a 2001 double murder of Mission Hill residents, one of them a Northeastern University student. Terrance Brown and Nathan Rivera, both 31, are serving life sentences without parole…
Northeastern files master plan
Northeastern University (NU) filed its Institutional Master Plan (IMP) with the Boston Redevelopment Authority today. The IMP has been the source of contention as NU Task Force members and elected officials, including City Councilor Mike Ross and local state Rep.…
S. Huntington ‘vision’ plan questioned, praised
The Boston Redevelopment Authority’s (BRA) first community meeting about creating a “corridor vision” for upcoming S. Huntington Avenue redevelopment drew both questions and support from about 80 residents, officials and developers on Dec. 12 at the Hennigan School at 200…