By Michael Coughlin Jr. In what took up a majority of the Community Alliance of Mission Hill’s (CAMH) monthly meeting on Wednesday, Apr. 19, those in attendance had the chance to hear from the departing District 8 City Councilor Kenzie…
Author: Gazette Staff
Bok’s staff will continue to serve District 8
By Dan Murphy While Kenzie Bok stepped down as District 8 City Councilor on Friday, April 28, to assume her new role as administrator of the Boston Housing Authority, her office at City Hall will continue to serve constituents during…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Courtney WrightSpecial to the Gazette With the arrival of May, signs of spring are all around! If you look up as you’re walking through the neighborhood, you will see the banners have been changed and new Mission Hill ones…
Ward 5 Dems Chair Sharon Durkan announces bid for District 8 City Council seat
By Dan Murphy Sharon Durkan, chair of the Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee and a longtime political organizer in the city, is now the sole candidate vying to succeed Kenzie Bok in the District 8 City Council seat. Raised by…
Moran cruises to victory in Special Election for 9th Suffolk State Rep. seat
By Dan Murphy South End resident John Moran, the only candidate left in the race, cruised to an easy victory in the State Special Election for the 9th Suffolk District state representative seat on Tuesday, May 2. According to the…
Boston-based nonprofit to raise money for local hunger relief programs
On May 7, Many Angels Needed Now and Always (MANNA), will be among over 3,000 participants to lace up for Project Bread’s 55th annual Walk for Hunger. For the second consecutive year, the Boston-based nonprofit will raise money to fight…
BPHC announces scale down of standing COVID-19 sites
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) announced it is scaling back vaccination and testing site operations starting May 13, due to a sustained decline in site utilization and patient volumes. Two sites, the Bruce C. Bolling located in Roxbury and…
NFPA, ESFI underscore safety related to electric vehicles
Electric vehicles and motorized micromobility devices (e-bikes and e-scooters) are more popular than ever, but the potential for fire-related hazards associated with the lithium-ion batteries that power these forms of transport is real and often underestimated. The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) actively…
The equation is very simple: More guns = more shootings
Although mass shootings — especially in schools — typically draw the most attention from the media, the reality is that these shootings account for a very small percentage of death-by-firearms in our country. The recent spate of random, isolated shootings…
BPHC convenes local leaders for Health Equity Conference at BPL
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last week hosted a day-long conference on health equity that brought together local elected officials, public health leaders, health care providers, researchers, and community advocates for discussions about how they can work together to…