Local state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez had nothing but praise for Mayor Thomas Menino when asked about his tenure in office. Menino is stepping down after 20 years in office. Sánchez was at first speechless when the Gazette asked him for…
HSPH celebrates 100 years
LMA—The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) is celebrating its centennial this year with lectures, seminars, exhibitions and receptions. Founded in September 1913, as the Harvard-MIT School of Health Officers, the school was the first professional training program of public…
Sánchez travels to D.C. to talk health care
Local state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez recently spoke in Washington, D.C. as an expert in Massachusetts’ pioneering health care reform system. Sánchez spoke two weeks ago before the National Conference of State Legislatures about the Massachusetts health care program in light…
Expert tips on wines to bring to dinner
With holiday feasts on the horizon, ODB Liquors Manager Vivian Tran gave the Gazette some recommendations for wines and spirits that are sure to impress. For an affordable bottle of wine to bring to dinner, Tran suggested Smoking Loon Cabernet…
Hill Agenda, Dec. 13, 2013-Jan. 9, 2014
The deadline for Hill Agenda listings is noon, Jan. 7 for the Jan. 10 issue. Email listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Mayor-elect Walsh town hall meeting, sessions…
Hubway a profit-maker for City, bike company
The Hubway bike-share system is a profit-maker for the City and the Oregon company that operates it, a Gazette review of the program’s finances has found. For the fiscal year 2012, the City collected $173,835 in profit, all of which…