Month: May 2014
Participación, May 2-June 12, 2014
La entrega para la sección de Participación es mediodía el 10 de junio para la edición 13 de junio. Escribir [email protected]. Note: Todos los números tiene 617, a menos que dice otro número. Reuniones Community Alliance of Mission Hill,…
Editorial: Parklets need transparency, not retreat
Regarding Mission Hill’s parklet vanishing amid “conflict” and “controversy”: We told you so. As we repeatedly said during the parklet’s planning, a fully transparent process—including cost details and public input on locations—is not only government’s basic duty, but the only…
Editorial: Looking forward to Wicked Wi-Fi
Kudos to Mayor Walsh and the City of Boston for launching free wireless Internet service. We look forward to seeing “Wicked Free Wi-Fi” in Mission Hill as soon as possible. Decent Internet service in the U.S. remains absurdly expensive in…
Hill Happenings
Condolences to the family of Joe Corsetti, who passed away last month. Joe was a graduate of Villanova University, where he was a terrific football player. Joe was welcomed to Mission Hill in the late ’60s, when he thrilled local…
City’s free Wi-Fi program not here yet
The City unveiled last month a free wireless Internet service program that has more than 150 access points throughout Boston and plans to bring the program to 20 Main Street districts, according to a press release. But it is unclear…
NU suspends pro-Palestinian student group
Northeastern University (NU) temporarily suspended in March a pro-Palestinian group that it says has “multiple violations” of campus policy. But the student group, called the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), says it is unfairly being singled out for its views. NU…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
Main Streets has been a hot topic in the news recently with Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s surprise announcements concerning free Wi-Fi and an increase in financial support for the program from City coffers. On April 22, the other 19 Main…
WIT to house 97% of students
Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) will be able to house 97 percent of its students seeking housing in Boston once a new dormitory at 525 Huntington is completed. The 305 beds, which are expected to be open by the fall,…
NU breaks ground on new science building
Mayor Martin Walsh, Northeastern University (NU) President Joseph Aoun and state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez were some of the officials who broke ground on NU’s new $225 million Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC) on Feb. 21. Located at 795 Columbus…