Community members and local leaders, including Mayor Martin Walsh, local state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, City Councilor Josh Zakim and Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services (MHNHS) Executive Director Patricia Flaherty, celebrated on Sept. 22 the grand opening of the Phase 1…
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Hill Agenda, Oct. 5, 2018
Meetings Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services board of directors, first Monday of every month, 6-7:30pm, Mission Church Parish Center, 1545 Tremont St. Info: 566-6565. Mission Main Tenant Task Force, the task force board requests residents’ help and input, third Monday…
Participacion, Oct. 5, 2018
Reuniones Junta de directores de Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing, primer lunes del mes, 6-7.30pm, Mission Church Parish Center, 1545 Tremont St. Información: 566-6565. Grupo de trabajo de los residentes de Mission Main, la junta directiva del grupo de trabajo solicita…
Hill Happenings
It was a nice send off and thank you party for outgoing State Rep. Jeff Sanchez at the Puddingstone Tavern last month. Jeff, who has represented Mission Hill since 2002, was surprisingly defeated by Nika Elugardo in a close election.…
Letters: Status quo isn’t working
As someone who grew up in working class Lower Roxbury/ South End in the 50s and 60s, I can remember a time when housing costs were not a major factor in finding apartments to raise families. In comparison to other…
Op-ed: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston
By Mayor Martin Walsh To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, hundreds of people from Boston’s Latino community joined me on City Hall Plaza to come together for this nationwide celebration of Latin ancestry and culture. Boston is home to a strong,…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
How apt the trite observation, often attributed to Bismarck, about how unappetizing the creation of sausages and legislation can be. Did you watch “the world’s greatest deliberative body” advising and consenting to the Kavanaugh nomination? Among the multitude of unsavory…
Elugardo, Pressley beat longtime incumbents
Two longtime incumbents saw their tenures ended, as Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley beat local U.S. Rep. Mike Capuano (7th Congressional District) and Nika Elugardo knocked-off local state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez (15th Suffolk District) during the Sept. 4 primary election.…