Month: August 2012

Primary election is Sept. 6

One local official will face a challenger in the Sept. 6 primary election, while another is running unopposed. Democrat state Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz (2nd Suffolk District) will face Roy Owens, a regular candidate for elected office, in the primary. The…

Community votes to support ‘parklet’

Mission Hill residents voted to support one of the city’s first “parklets” coming to the Hill in a Boston Transportation Department (BTD)-organized meeting last month. A one-day trial may be scheduled for September, followed by a long-term installation next spring.…

Man shot in Mission Main

A man was shot multiple times at 44 Horadan Way in the Mission Main housing development at about 12:45 a.m. on July 13, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). The 42-year-old victim’s name is being withheld by BPD and…

Vacant properties garner fines

Two Mission Hill properties on the City’s “distressed buildings” list, both owned by John Darling, show no signs of improvement, one after 14 years of being on the list. Darling owes the City $3,525 in fines for the two properties.…

Hill Happenings

Congrats to former Mission Hill resident John Healy, who is now Fr. Healy after being ordained last month by Cardinal Seán O’Malley at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. In 2006, Fr. Healy’s beloved wife Mary suddenly passed away from…

Residents respond to Wentworth dorm plan

Wentworth Institute of Technology’s (WIT) plan for a seven-story, 305-bed dorm at 525 Huntington Ave. received mixed reviews during a sparsely attended community meeting July 31 at WIT’s Blount Auditorium. The $42 million, 118,000-square-foot dorm is to be built on…

Local officials split on crime reform bill

Local elected officials are split on “Melissa’s Bill,” a so-called “three strikes” crime reform bill that imposes mandatory sentences on repeat violent offenders. The bill is named after Melissa Gosule, a 27-year-old Jamaica Plain resident who was raped and murdered…