By Pam Eddinger, President of Bunker Hill Community College Bunker Hill Community College serves thousands of disadvantaged students each year. While many are successful in starting a career or advancing their education, an unacceptable number leave without accomplishing their goals.…
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Saturday Skate
Hill Talk: Dr. Marc Lamont Hill Ponders Race, Politics And Criminal Reform During Far-Ranging Discussion
By Dan Murphy Award-winning author and former CNN political commentator Dr. Marc Lamont Hill mused on race, politics and criminal reform during a far-ranging discussion Friday at Northeastern University’s Blackman Auditorium. “I firmly believe this generation of young people has…
EITC Program is Now in Full Swing
By John Lynds Most people don’t want to think about it but it’s the time a year to begin thinking about filing 2019 tax returns. For many working people in Mission Hill there’s some relief from the confusing process of…
Hill Agenda
The deadline for Hill Agenda listings is noon, Tuesday, March 3 for the issue March 6. Email listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Service…
Participación
El plazo para la sección de participación es al mediodía martes 3 marzo para la edición 6 marzo. Mande eventos a [email protected]. Los números telefónicos empiezan con el código 617. Reuniones Junta de directores de Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing, primer…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Ellen Walker With Contributors Eric Alden, Gar Chiang and Toni Ann Komst; Special to the Gazette As we enter 2020 and the new decade, it time to reflect on the past from an individual perspective. To that end, some…
Congressman Kennedy Hosts Rally at Puerto Rican Veterans Monument
As the campaign for U.S. Senate continues to heat up, Congressman Joe Kennedy has made a concerted effort to appeal to the Spanish-speaking electorate in Boston. Two weeks ago, he hosted the first-ever Spanish language Town Hall in East Boston,…
JP History Special Section: —— This Month in Hill History: —— The Gazette’s Top Headlines from This Month in Local History
5 Years Ago: 2015 Zakim Files Order About Hosting Olympics City Councilor Josh Zakim announced that he has filed an order for four nonbinding questions about Boston’s 2024 Summer Olympics bid to appear on the Nov. 3 municipal election ballots.…
The (Climate) News Is All Bad
At the start of World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt reportedly said to his aides, “So far, the news is all bad,” referring to the reports from the front in the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor when the Japanese were taking…