The Nov. 6 election will be a big one, and it’s time to make sure you are registered to vote so you can participate. With the state virtually guaranteed to be won by incumbent President Barack Obama, based on high…
Author: Gazette Staff
Editorial: Presidential choices
Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are getting most of the attention in the presidential race. But they are not the only ones on the ballot in most states. Green Party candidate Jill Stein is pitching…
Op-Ed: New school choice ideas will serve us better
By Mayor Thomas M. Menino/Special to the Gazette In January, I made a promise to our city’s parents and children. Our families would like a school choice system that passes the common-sense test. Today’s system does not. In the Bowdoin/Geneva…
Letter: Thanks for Healthy Food Festival support
On behalf of the Mission Hill Health Movement, Mission Hill Main Streets, Sociedad Latina and the Tobin Community Center, I want to thank all those who participated in the Second Annual Mission Hill Healthy Food Festival. Many thanks to the…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Richard Rouse/Special to the Gazette Wholesome food occupied many of the activities on Main Street over the past month. Healthy eating was never my strong suit. However, I’ve finally resolved to lessen my global footprint one day at a…
Good Sportsmanship
Man charged in murder of BWH worker
A Dorchester man is charged with murder in the Aug. 15 stabbing death of a Brigham and Women’s Hospital employee in Roxbury. Rashad Lesley-Barnes, a longtime patient transportation worker at the hospital, was killed by a fellow MBTA bus passenger…
Time to enter MH Road Race
Registration is now open for the annual Mission Hill Road Race slated for Oct. 20. The 5K footrace, one of the neighborhood’s biggest events, benefits Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park on St. Alphonsus Street, where the race begins. For registration info,…