Construction has begun on an unutilized Boston Housing Authority (BHA) parcel that will result in 62 new units of affordable housing where Mission Hill meets Jamaica Plain. Mayor Martin Walsh made the announcement earlier this week that the Urban Edge…
Author: John Lynds
COVID-19 positive test rate explodes in Mission Hill/Roxbury
As COVID-19 cases spike across Boston, the positive test exploded since the end of September according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Of the 26,039 Mission Hill/Roxbury residents were tested for COVID-19 the data…
Nonprofit Fresh Truck in Mission Hill on Wednesdays
Fresh Truck Program Coordinator Stephen James was motivated to help families take on personal challenges with the philosophy of starting each day with proper food access to live a healthy lifestyle. In Mission Hill and across Boston James helps the…
GBLN commission’s report on status of Latinx-led nonprofits
The Greater Boston Latino Network (GBLN), which includes the Hyde Square Task Force, recently commissioned one of two studies to assess the status of Latinx-led nonprofits in Boston and to better understand the challenges facing this sector. GBLN, along with…
District B-2 crime up four percent; homicides, domestic aggravated assault, car breaks continue to be a problem
In what will be the last Boston Police Department’s last crime stat report before the end of the year, the report released last week shows homicide, domestic aggravated assault and larceny from motor vehicles, or car breaks, in Mission Hill/Roxbury…
Mission Hill’s Edward M. Kennedy Academy falls short for prestigious EdVestors prize
Earlier last month Mission Hill’s Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers was announced as a finalist for the prestigious EdVestors Prize. The other two schools were the F. Lyman Winship Elementary School in Brighton and Charles Sumner Elementary School,…
Going the Wrong Way
District E-13 crime up one percent with homicides, domestic aggravated assault and car breaks all increasing The Boston Police Department released the third quarter crime stats for District E-13 (Mission Hill/Roxbury) and although overall crime is down one percent, homicides,…
COVID-19 updates for Mission Hill
The Mission Hill/Roxbury COVID-19 infection since the beginning of September rose 12.3 percent. This was up from the 8.5 percent increase that occurred in the neighborhood between August and September. . According to data released last Friday by the Boston…
Two Mission Hill organizations part of latest rounds of Boston Resiliency Fund grants
This month Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Resiliency Fund Steering Committee announced two Mission Hill organizations helping to support residents most in need during the COVID-19 pandemic were part of the latest rounds of Boston Resiliency Fund grants. …
COVID-19 Updates for Mission Hill
The Mission Hill/Roxbury COVID-19 infection rate between August and September rose 8.5 percent. This was up from the 6 percent increase that occurred in the neighborhood between July and August. According to data released last Friday by the Boston Public…