Month: March 2022
City’s Indoor Mask Mandate to Be Lifted on March 5
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) held a virtual meeting on March 1, where it discussed COVID-19 updates and trends, as well as made a unanimous decision to lift the city’s indoor mask mandate beginning on Saturday, March 5. BPHC…
CAMH Hosts Q&A About Homeless Housing Project
The Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) met on Zoom on Wednesday, Feb. 16. On the agenda was a discussion about the homeless housing project and a report on problem properties. Around 55 people attended the meeting. Transitional Housing Project…
CAMH Facilita Conversación Sobre Proyecto De Vivienda Transicional
La Alianza Comunitaria de Mission Hill (CAMH) se reunió en Zoom el miércoles 16 de febrero. En la agenda había una discusión sobre el proyecto de vivienda transicional y un informe sobre propiedades problemáticas. Alrededor de 55 personas asistieron a…
BPS Superintendent Cassellius to Leave at End of School Year
On Monday, Feb. 7, Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius announced that she would be leaving the role at the end of this school year after three years. In a statement, Cassellius said, “Working alongside so many people –…
Councilor Bok to Hold Mission Hill Office Hours
By Dan Murphy City Councilor Kenize Bok will hold Winter Office Hours for her Mission Hill constituents on Thursday, March 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Penguin Pizza at 735 Huntington Ave., both in person and virtually. “Meeting with…
Mission Hill/Roxbury’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Decreases
Two weeks after Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) Executive Director Dr. Bisola Ojikutu announced that the City’s “B Together” policy, which requires patrons and staff of certain indoor spaces to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19,…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Ellen Walker Special to the Gazette If weather is one of the favorite topics in New England, then the month of February certainly left its mark. Snow, sleet, sun-shine, high winds, rain and spring-like weather all made their appearance…
Hill Happenings
I stopped by Brendan Behan’s in Jamaica Plain on Feb. 9 to celebrate the birthday of the famous Irish playwright, and by the long arm of coincidence, it is also the birthday of Mission Hill’s Michel Soltani, the owner of…
News Briefs
Spring Garden Talk Planned Join the Shirley-Eustis House Association and The Roxbury Historical Society for an online discussion about garden plants as cures for illness and preservers of wellness in early New England. Master Gardener Mary Lou O’Connor will share…