Mission Hill’s parklet could cost as much as $25,000, according to the Boston Transportation Department (BTD). Each of the four parklets in the City’s pilot program is expected to cost “anywhere between $15,000 and $25,000,” for a total as high…
Month: June 2013
First Responders: Campus, T police help Hill residents
Mission Hill has a wide variety of policing units to call on for assistance aside from the Boston Police (BPD). With multiple campus police departments, including Northeastern University and Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT), and a Transit Police substation based…
First Responders: Decoding the Boston Police badge
A galloping horse and a Bible quote are among the decorations on the Boston Police badge carried by every officer. While most people probably avoid situations where they would see a police badge up-close, there is a lot going on…
First Responders: Editorial: Thank you, first responders
Late last year, the Gazette staff decided to create this new, annual special section of stories about local first responders—the police officers, firefighters and EMTs who keep us safe, yet often work unnoticed and un-thanked. We could not have imagined…
First Responders: Medflight provides airlift to local hospitals
If you are ever near the Longwood Medical Area (LMA) and see a helicopter landing on top of a hospital, that is most likely the work of the nonprofit Boston Medflight. “We take everything,” said Andy Farkas, chief operations manager…
Man charged with May 3 murder
A Roxbury man has been charged with murder in last month’s shooting death in the Alice Taylor Homes housing development, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). Maiqui Hernandez, 35, of Boston was shot to death May 3 at 41…
Man guilty of aiding murderer
A Mission Hill man was convicted as an accessory to a 2011 Jamaica Plain murder in April and will serve a year in prison. Christian Rivera, 24, was found guilty of being an accessory after the fact to the murder…
BWH exhibits historical nurse uniforms
LMA—Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) continues to mark its 100th anniversary celebration with a display of historical nurses’ uniforms and a self-guided audio tour of the hospital. Branded “BluePrint” after the nationally known teaching hospital’s colors, the two-year celebration will…
Demo review scheduled for historic building
A community meeting will be held on June 24 to discuss the controversial proposed demolition of 55 Shattuck St. building on the Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) campus. See the Hill Agenda for details on the meeting. BCH did not respond…