Second-term City Councilor John Connolly announced his intention to run for Mayor this year Feb. 26. Connolly started his campaign by focusing on the need to bring change to Boston Public Schools. He is a former teacher and the father…
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Tobin principal gets promotion
Cheryl Watson-Harris has left her position as principal of the Tobin K-8 School, moving up on the Boston Public Schools’ (BPS) hierarchy to become a network assistant superintendent. “I have loved every minute of working in Mission Hill, and am…
RFP for Art Park delayed again
The lack of a City Council vote has again delayed the City from issuing the request for proposals (RFP) for redeveloping the Art Park site, which is City-owned land between Parker and Terrace Streets. The expectation is to get the…
Advisory group picks school-assignment plan
The External Advisory Committee (EAC), a group put together to help form a new school-assignment system, on Feb. 25 picked a zone-free “home-based” plan out of three options. The other two plans were a zone plan—similar to, but more varied…
WIT students study JP planning
Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) students will be working in Jamaica Plain to develop design ideas for mixed-use projects along the Southwest Corridor this spring and summer as an academic exercise. The Community Design Studio program will analyze existing proposals…
CAMH seeks input on mission
The Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) is asking the neighborhood for input on what its goals for community improvement should be. At its Feb. 20 meeting, CAMH President Jessica Casey asked those present to come up with reasons they…
S. Huntington ‘vision’ draft presented
By Ryan Deto/Special to the Gazette S. HUNTINGTON—The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) presented a first draft of its “corridor vision” for S. Huntington Avenue to a generally accepting community on Feb. 27 at the Curley School in Jamaica Plain. The…
2 wounded in double stabbing
Two people were wounded in a double stabbing in Brigham Circle on March 2, according to the Boston Police Department. The identities, ages and genders of the victims were not released by BPD. The victims were found around 11:30 p.m. in…
NU prof. pens wrongful conviction book
After years of fighting to set the wrongfully imprisoned free, Northeastern University School of Law professor Daniel Medwed has written a book outlining the systemic problem and its possible solutions. “I wanted to write a book about one of the…
School renovation bothers some residents
Construction at the 67 Alleghany St. school building has some abutters upset, complaining about a lack of information and loud construction noises at the site. “It is the process because we were never informed about the type of construction happening…