Mission Hill is proud of Lt. Col. George Rollins, as he threw out the first pitch at the Baltimore Orioles-Houston Astros game July 30 at Camden Yards. The Colonel, a Mission High man and a West Point graduate, was representing…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Richard Rouse/Special to the Gazette Liz and Joe Silva, owners of the Dunkin’ Donuts shop at Brigham Circle the past 19 years, opened a second shop at the corner of Parker and Tremont Streets. That valuable corner storefront has…
2nd police spying protest planned
Civil liberties groups will hold this year’s second protest on Aug. 4 at Boston Police headquarters against a controversial anti-terrorism intelligence center that maintained files on local peace activists. The Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC) has been criticized for overlooking…
RCC to host mayoral forum on youth jobs
A mayoral forum focused on career opportunities for young people who are no longer in school will be held tomorrow, Aug. 1, at Roxbury Community College. The “Future Leaders” forum will be moderated by journalist Byron Barnett of WHDH-TV 7News,…
Southie murder suspect’s ID found in 2012 local attack; cops never arrested him
The ID of a man suspected of committing a horrific murder earlier this week was found in the possession of a woman attacked on a Mission Hill street last year, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis announced today. But the suspect,…
Ed reform group to hold forum on BPS future; BPS not invited
Stand for Children, a controversial nonprofit organization that lobbies for public education reform, is staging a series of forums about “the future of the Boston Public Schools,” including one at the Tobin Community Center on July 31. But BPS has…