Comments for Mission Hill Gazette http://missionhillgazette.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Hill Happenings by Jeannine Barry Sheehan http://missionhillgazette.com/2012/02/10/1014/#comment-57 Jeannine Barry Sheehan Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0000 http://missionhillgazette.com/?p=1014#comment-57 Mossy, love your column!   So nice to hear "real" news.  Thank you.    jeannine Mossy, love your column!   So nice to hear “real” news.  Thank you.    jeannine

]]> Comment on Obituary: Bruce Wallin, NU professor by Victor Williams http://missionhillgazette.com/2012/01/13/obituary-bruce-wallin-nu-professor/#comment-53 Victor Williams Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:29:00 +0000 http://missionhillgazette.com/?p=910#comment-53 I was his student and Teaching Assistant for a couple of years, but he was much more to me.  He was an inspiration, a mentor, and a friend.  My thoughts and prayers go out to the Wallins and the Northeastern family as well.  His presence will continue to touch a lot of lives in a positive way for years to come.  I was his student and Teaching Assistant for a couple of years, but he was much more to me.  He was an inspiration, a mentor, and a friend.  My thoughts and prayers go out to the Wallins and the Northeastern family as well.  His presence will continue to touch a lot of lives in a positive way for years to come. 

]]> Comment on Vandalism payback fund starts up by Anonymous http://missionhillgazette.com/2011/12/09/vandalism-payback-fund-starts-up/#comment-47 Anonymous Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:59:00 +0000 http://missionhillgazette.com/?p=821#comment-47 This is a great idea! Now, Councillor Ross, let's get all the housing developments to kick money into a fund to pay back victims of street robberies on MH! Whaa? Well, come on, let's not be naive ... virtually every time we've caught a suspect ... This is a great idea! Now, Councillor Ross, let’s get all the housing developments to kick money into a fund to pay back victims of street robberies on MH! Whaa? Well, come on, let’s not be naive … virtually every time we’ve caught a suspect …

]]> Comment on Hill Happenings by Patrick Toner http://missionhillgazette.com/2011/12/09/hill-happenings-7/#comment-45 Patrick Toner Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:50:00 +0000 http://missionhillgazette.com/?p=773#comment-45 Mossy , another great column. You have been doing  a fantastic job for years and I just wanted to say thank you for all your " good news "  Pat Toner ,  Alpharetta  Ga. ( M.H. class of 72 ) Mossy , another great column. You have been doing  a fantastic job for years and I just wanted to say thank you for all your ” good news ”  Pat Toner ,  Alpharetta  Ga. ( M.H. class of 72 )

]]> Comment on Ross might leave Hill, run for Congress by BJRock http://missionhillgazette.com/2011/12/09/ross-might-leave-hill-run-for-congress/#comment-42 BJRock Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:56:00 +0000 http://missionhillgazette.com/?p=809#comment-42 Carpetbagger - you moved out so stay out! Political opportunists are not welcome! Carpetbagger – you moved out so stay out! Political opportunists are not welcome!

]]> Comment on School moves are approved despite opposition by Save MHS http://missionhillgazette.com/2011/11/17/school-moves-are-approved-despite-opposition/#comment-38 Save MHS Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:01:00 +0000 http://missionhillgazette.com/?p=757#comment-38 https://www.facebook.com/SaveMissionHillSchool BPS states that their relocation plan increases access to excellence. Yet moving MHS removes walk-zone priority access to this "high-performing" school for the 4 housing developments within a 1-mile radius of Alleghany Street: Mission Main, Alice Taylor, Mission Park and Bromley Heath. Dr. Johnson's plan erodes equity in the city. Mission Hill School has deep roots in its neighborhood with many partnerships established over years. Those will be lost. More than half of our families chose the school based on walkability. An untold number chose us due to our location on their feasible daily route, which includes other siblings' schools and parents' workplace. Not all of us can make the move. Children who cannot make the move lose a whole world of nurturing connections; children who can move lose classmates, their community eroded. Some will not transfer because the Agassiz' failed design has assured that no school placed there has ever succeeded. The debunked "open classroom" plan will overwhelm the children's senses. The meager natural light shining through the few windows will stymie them, and the ventilation issues cannot be solved. Some children's respiratory vulnerability will not allow their parents to experiment with a sick building. This is an assault on a small but thriving community in Mission Hill, a disenfranchised neighborhood that is being targeted again by the "global" interests of our city's top administration. Jamaica Plain has been depicted as the winner in this situation. But a destabilized school in substandard facilities is not a gain for JP.  JP should use its greater clout and revenue to lobby for the restoration of Mission Hill School's citywide status. That way everyone gains, and JP's reputation for social consciousness is upheld. https://www.facebook.com/SaveMissionHillSchool https://www.facebook.com/SaveMissionHillSchool

BPS
states that their relocation plan increases access to excellence. Yet
moving MHS removes walk-zone priority access to this “high-performing”
school for the 4 housing developments within a 1-mile radius of Alleghany
Street: Mission Main, Alice Taylor, Mission Park and Bromley Heath. Dr.
Johnson’s plan erodes equity in the city.

Mission
Hill School has deep roots in its neighborhood with many partnerships
established over years. Those will be lost. More than half of our
families chose the school based on walkability. An untold number chose
us due to our location on their feasible daily route, which includes
other siblings’ schools and parents’ workplace. Not all of us can make
the move. Children who cannot make the move lose a whole world of nurturing connections; children who can move lose classmates, their community eroded.

Some will not transfer because the Agassiz’ failed design has
assured that no school placed there has ever succeeded. The debunked
“open classroom” plan will overwhelm the children’s senses. The meager
natural light shining through the few windows will stymie them, and the
ventilation issues cannot be solved. Some children’s
respiratory vulnerability will not allow their parents to experiment with a sick
building. This is an assault on a small
but thriving community in Mission Hill, a disenfranchised neighborhood
that is being targeted again by the “global” interests of our city’s top
administration. Jamaica Plain has been depicted as the winner in this situation. But a destabilized school in substandard facilities is
not a gain for JP.  JP should use its greater clout and revenue to lobby for the restoration of Mission Hill School’s citywide status. That way everyone gains, and JP’s reputation for social consciousness is upheld.

https://www.facebook.com/SaveMissionHillSchool

]]> Comment on BWH garage, park project to start next spring by bobo http://missionhillgazette.com/2011/11/11/bwh-garage-park-project-to-start-next-spring/#comment-37 bobo Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:37:00 +0000 http://missionhillgazette.com/?p=673#comment-37 It would be great for BWH to also receive "permission" from the city to landscape and beautify the eyesore next to sovereign bank.  In fact, it sure would be nice to see that Sovereign building gone altogether given its hideous looking nature.  It would be great for BWH to also receive “permission” from the city to landscape and beautify the eyesore next to sovereign bank.  In fact, it sure would be nice to see that Sovereign building gone altogether given its hideous looking nature. 

]]> Comment on Hill could see school shuffle by Anonymous http://missionhillgazette.com/2011/10/26/hill-could-see-school-shuffle/#comment-27 Anonymous Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:48:00 +0000 http://missionhillgazette.com/?p=605#comment-27 Let's see, Mission Hill K-8 of Jamaica Plain, and New Mission High School of Hyde Park replaced by Fenway High of Mission High--  Isn't that a bit like "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim"? Let’s see, Mission Hill K-8 of Jamaica Plain, and New Mission High School of Hyde Park replaced by Fenway High of Mission High–  Isn’t that a bit like “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim”?

]]> Comment on Court: Council is OK on transparency by Shirley Kressel http://missionhillgazette.com/2011/10/14/court-council-is-ok-on-transparency/#comment-22 Shirley Kressel Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:57:00 +0000 http://missionhillgazette.com/?p=537#comment-22 The decision does not vindicate the Council.  The Council admitted guilt on all 12 charges (the judge declared another violation when she saw our evidence).  They violated the law just as we said. It was surprising because the Open Meeting Law actually requires an injunction when a violation is found. This decision  just means that when they violate again  (and they do), a new suit must be filed against them, rather than a simpler contempt of court charge.  They persuaded the court to believe they have been reformed, despite all the evidence to the contrary.  The best place to assure law-abiding officials is not the courtroom but the ballot box. The decision does not vindicate the Council.  The Council admitted guilt on all 12 charges (the judge declared another violation when she saw our evidence).  They violated the law just as we said.

It was surprising because the Open Meeting Law actually requires an injunction when a violation is found.

This decision  just means that when they violate again  (and they do), a new suit must be filed against them, rather than a simpler contempt of court charge. 

They persuaded the court to believe they have been reformed, despite all the evidence to the contrary. 

The best place to assure law-abiding officials is not the courtroom but the ballot box.

]]> Comment on College buys apartment building by RICHARD ORAREO http://missionhillgazette.com/2011/10/14/college-buys-apartment-building/#comment-21 RICHARD ORAREO Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:41:00 +0000 http://missionhillgazette.com/?p=545#comment-21 THIS IS ANOTHER SHOCKING EXAMPLE OF INSTITUTIONAL EXPANSION THAT REMOVES NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING STOCK; AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF SIGNIFICANT TAX PAYMENTS TO THE CITY.  WHAT IS THE CITY COUNCIL RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE? THIS IS ANOTHER SHOCKING EXAMPLE OF INSTITUTIONAL EXPANSION THAT REMOVES NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING STOCK; AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF SIGNIFICANT TAX PAYMENTS TO THE CITY.  WHAT IS THE CITY COUNCIL RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE?

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