Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (5th District), Republican Gabriel Gomez and third-party candidate Richard Heos will face off against each other on June 25 in an election to fill the U.S. Senate seat left by John Kerry. Interim Sen. William…
Month: June 2013
3 candidatos se presenta para el senado
El Representante demócrata Ed Markey (5º distrito), el republicano Gabriel Gomez y el candidato de partido bisagra Richard Heos van a enfrentarse el 25 de junio en una elección para llenar la sede de John Kerry. El senador actual es…
Arroyo: Mayor’s power should come from the people
City Councilor At-Large Felix G. Arroyo is among many candidates fighting hard to win the Mayor’s Office this fall. But Arroyo is describing a different vision of the mayor’s role, one where residents would directly shape the City’s plans and…
Activism is life for mayoral candidate Walczak
By Peter Shanley and John Ruch/Gazette Staff The list of mayoral candidate Bill Walczak’s efforts goes on and on—founding president of the Codman Square Health Center (CSHC), founding president of the Codman Academy Charter Public School, co-founder of Edward M.…
Business of the Year
Mission Main activist runs for District 8 council seat
City Councilor Mike Ross has represented District 8, which includes Mission Hill, for more than a decade. With the councilor now running for mayor, Mission Hill resident Gloria Murray want to step in to continue and expand the good work…
‘Serenity’ scheduled for BRA vote
By Rebeca Oliveira and Peter Shanley/Gazette Staff After over a year in development, the proposed luxury apartment building at 105A S. Huntington Ave., called “Serenity,” was scheduled for a vote from the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) on June 13, after…
Route 39 project to start this month
The Route 39 bus improvement project has a general starting date and location after being delayed numerous times. All stops will remain open, but some will be relocated during construction. “In the middle of this month, work will start at…
Sociedad Latina to host screening, discussion on future of Mission Hill
Sociedad Latina, a youth-oriented organization, will host a documentary screening and community discussion on the future of Mission Hill next week. The documentary, “We Built It Together,” filmed by Sociedad mostly last winter, focuses on what it’s like to live…