The weekly COVID-19 positive test rate in Mission Hill/Roxbury dropped significantly and is under two percent according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). The report released last Friday shows 984 residents were tested last…
Month: June 2021
Campbell proposes ‘Student Acceleration Accounts’ from federal stimulus relief funding
With the Boston Public Schools receiving over $400 million in federal relief funding, Councilor and mayoral candidate Andrea Campbell is calling on the district to put control of some resources directly in the hands of families, teachers, and schools to…
Boston women labor and community leaders lead “Diaper Drive”
Women, labor, and community leaders came together today to donate diapers and feminine products to serve families in need in Boston. Through the citywide diaper drive, they collected thousands of diapers and other products, all of which will go towards…
Massachusetts allowed to continue P-EBT benefits through the summer
While the COVID-19 virus may be slowing down the fallout from the yearlong pandemic and economic downturn that increased unemployment and food insecurity locally is still very much a reality. While food banks, food distribution sites and other efforts to…
Accelerated Green Line D Branch track and signal replacement work to start June 12
The MBTA’s Green Line Transformation program (GLT) will accelerate the Green Line D Track and Signal Replacement Project to complete the most disruptive track replacement work by early fall 2021. After this milestone, signal replacement and testing will continue through the end of…
Marijuana store operators to make pitch for Tremont Street dispensary
A team of Stoughton-based marijuana entrepreneurs that received approval in 2019 to open a marijuana dispensary in Mattapan, will be coming to Mission Hill on June 24 for a community meeting to pitch a similar proposal for 1441 Tremont St.…
Rescued sea turtles to be released into the wild
Following a historic season that saw hundreds of cold-stunned sea turtles wash ashore on Cape Cod, the New England Aquarium sent off 25 rehabilitated turtles to be released back into the wild from the North Carolina coast. The turtles spent…
BPD officers arrest suspect wanted in connection to several recent lewd incidents in Mission Hill
At about 7 p.m. on Monday May 24, officers assigned to the BPD Youth Violence Strike Force arrested Decosta Turner, 30, of Roxbury in the area of 13-A McGreevey Way in Roxbury as part of an ongoing investigation which was…
Acting Mayor Janey kicks off Joy Agenda
Initiative looking for artist to create murals locally and across the city Last week, Acting Mayor Kim Janey, in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, Boston Parks Department and the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, announced…
Essaibi George for Boston releases economic justice and workers’ rights policy plan
“Boston has the opportunity and responsibility to learn from our past, and not just rebuild our economy, but build a better economy that works for everyone.” Boston City Councilor At-Large Annissa Essaibi George released a new economic justice and workers’…