Last month, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Early Education and Care Commissioner Samantha Aigner-Treworgy announced $7.5 million in Early Education and Out of School Time Capital Fund (EEOST) capital improvement grants to 36 organizations to renovate childcare facilities that serve…
Griffin Named New Neighborhood Liaison for Mayor
By Dan Murphy A lifelong Bostonian, Molly Griffin has come on board as the city’s neighborhood liaison for Mission Hill, as well as for Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and Fenway-Kenmore. Griffin, who was born, grew up, and currently lives in…
Hill Happenings
Frank, a brilliant, multi-talented man, was born in Charlestown, but fell in love with Mission Hill after his first beer at Ed Burke’s Tavern in the ‘60s. He was a terrific athlete, playing quarterback for the Killilea Club, and he…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Ellen Walker Special to the Gazette On Friday, July 19th, Mission Hill Main Streets recognized the Brigham and Women’s Hospital staff with an Exceptional Community Supporter Award. The MHMS Board of Directors wanted to acknowledge and recognize the efforts…
Weekly Positive Test Rate in Mission Hill/Roxbury Now Over 4 Percent
With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus running rampant across the U.S. and recent infections in Boston traced back to an outbreak in Provincetown over July 4th weekend, Mission Hill/Roxbury have seen breakthrough infections among vaccinated people skyrocket. While…
Violent Part One Crime Down 18 Percent in B-2, Other Part One Crimes Down 20 Percent
Last week the Boston Police released its half-year crime stats that compares January 1, 2021 through July 25, 2021 with the same time period last year and found that both Violent Part One Crime as well as Non-violent Part One…