Trees are a vital part of life, providing shelter, shade, and air quality benefits. The City of Boston is on a mission to preserve and expand its tree canopy in an equitable, collaborative way with its Urban Forest Plan. According…
Month: October 2021
Michelle Wu will be first on the Mayoral Ballot
At the random drawing at City Hall Monday to determine the position of the Boston Mayoral Ballot, Michelle Wu’s name came out of the perforated bingo drum first and will appear on the top of the mayoral ballot in November…
Wu será el primer nombre en la votación
Un sorteo al azar en el Ayuntamiento el lunes determinó que la candidata a la alcaldía Michelle Wu figurará en primer lugar en la boleta electoral en noviembre, y Annissa Essaibi George aparecerá en segundo lugar. Essaibi George fue la…
Wu and Essaibi George will square off in Nov.
In a historic election where four women candidates of color and one male candidate of color all vied for Mayor of Boston, voters on Tuesday have narrowed the field of seven candidates down to two. Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi…
Janey calling on more bodegas and corner stores to join Double Up Food Buck program
Acting Mayor Kim Janey is looking to expand a successful program already up and running at some bodegas and corner stores across the city. The city’s Double Up Food Bucks program has increased the buying power of SNAP recipients in…
Mission Hill/Roxbury COVID-19 infections decrease
During the last week of August the weekly COVID positive test rate soared over 5 percent but infections have dropped throughout September. According to the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) weekly COVID report, 1,422 Mission Hill/Roxbury residents were tested between…
Mission Hill voters went with Wu and Janey
Boston voters as a whole picked Michelle Wu and Anissa Essaibi George to advance to the November General Election for Boston Mayor, but Mission Hill voters supported Wu and Acting Mayor Kim Janey for Mayor during Boston’s Preliminary Election. Voters…
Essaibi George announces “Listen & Learn” conversation tour
On September 27, Councilor Annissa Essaibi George announced the start of her Listen & Learn Tour, a series of events and conversations that will inform her official Equity, Inclusion and Justice Agenda. Since announcing her candidacy for Mayor of Boston…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Ellen Walker Special to the Gazette What an exciting month! Thousands of students returned to Mission Hill, the E Line tracks were fixed in record time providing safe passage across Huntington Avenue for all and the 2nd annual MHMS…
Mayor’s Pumpkin Carving Contest begins Oct. 12
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced it will be celebrating the spooky season with Mayor Janey’s Pumpkin Carving Contest featuring a grand prize provided by the Farm Families who own Cabot Creamery Co-operative. Mayor Kim Janey recognizes the…