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…
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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…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Richard Rouse Special to the Gazette Since a fire closed down the Green Tea Coffee shop two years ago, Brigham Circle business advocates have been hankering for a new first-class java spot. The clean and colorful Solid Ground Café…
CAMH Votes on Three New Projects
Around 35 people gathered at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on Wednesday, January 16, for the first meeting of 2019 of the Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH). Those in attendance included about 16 Mission Hill residents,…
Taushawn C. Tinsley to Run for Boston City Council At-Large
Dorchester resident and BPS educator seeks neighborhood inclusion and school reform. Public schools advocate Taushawn C. Tinsley will enter race for one of Boston’s four At-Large City Council seats. Tinsley, 25, is a Caribbean-American, a former regional planner for The…