The City Council Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, chaired by Councilor Andrea Campbell, held a hearing on March 2 regarding the implementation of recommendations of the Boston Police Reform Task Force. Several councilors expressed their dissatisfaction with the…
Month: March 2021
Opera in House; New Operatic Film Breaks Barriers, Includes Three Local Musicians
After the Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) was ushered off the stage suddenly last March – never to return to this point – they took their talents beyond the stage to produce and distribute an innovative operatic film, “The Fall of…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Ellen Walker Special to the Gazette Mission Hill Framer’s market is open for business this Winter. Yes, it’s true and it’s thriving! In addition to picking up your organically grown vegetables and using SNAP, you can also find some…
Hill Happenings
Happy belated birthday on March 3 to Eric Alden, a terrific advocate for our Mission Hill community. Eric is the vice president of Mission Hill Main Streets, and in 2018, he was the recipient of the Mission Hill Main Streets…
Two Firms Announced for Boston’s First Urban Forest Plan
Martin J. Walsh and Boston Parks and Recreation Commissioner Ryan Woods last month announced two consultants have been selected to develop Boston’s Urban Forest Plan. Boston landscape architecture firm Stoss Landscape Urbanism and forestry consultant Urban Canopy Works have been…
Santiago Logs Major Fundraising for February in Mayoral Race
With just one week of campaigning under his belt, South End State Rep. Jon Santiago stepped out strong in the fundraising realm, announcing the second largest monthly fundraising total of any candidate in the mayoral race so far. Santiago’s campaign…
BPS Receives Over 900 Instruments and Accessories Valued at Over $500k from StubHub
This week, seven Boston public elementary schools are recipients of a generous donation consisting of over 900 instruments and accessories, valued at over $500,000. The donation from StubHub, made possible by a partnership with The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, is…
MFA Receives Gift of 48 Henryk Ross Photographs Depicting Life Inside a WWII Jewish Ghetto
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has received a gift of 48 photographs by Henryk Ross (1910–1991), which offer an extraordinarily rare glimpse of life inside Poland’s Lodz Ghetto during the Holocaust. Donated to the MFA by collector Howard…
Former State Senator Ben Downing Announces Candidacy for Governor
Last month, Western Mass native who served 10 years as a State Senator from Pittsfield, Ben Downing, released a video announcing he is formally entering the 2022 race for Governor of Massachusetts. “Growing up in Pittsfield, I lived what it…
Mission Hill/Roxbury COVID-19 Update Listed
Last week the overall COVID-19 positive test rate in Mission Hill/Roxbury increased slightly throughout February while the neighborhood’s weekly test rate decreased dramatically. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) of the 40,280 Mission…