Northeastern University (NU) Task Force members and elected officials are demanding that the school create more housing in its upcoming institutional master plan (IMP) to alleviate pressure on the Mission Hill housing market. Mayor Thomas Menino also provided a statement…
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Nov. 6 election to decide president, Senate races
The days are dwindling away to the Nov. 6 election, where Mission Hill residents will have four different candidates to choose from for the U.S. presidency. Mission Hill residents will also help decide a U.S. Senate race and several ballot…
La contenida para el senado depende de los latinos
La comunidad latina podría contribuir mucho a la contenida para el senado estadounidense entre el titulado senador republicano Scott Brown y la demócrata Elizabeth Warren. El 15 de octubre, Brown asistió a la inauguración de una oficina del partido republicano…
BRA approves S. Huntington project
The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) voted to approve a controversial luxury apartment project proposed for 161 S. Huntington Ave. at its Oct. 18 board meeting. The project is expected to come before the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals, the next…
Clarification
The article “Officials push NU for more dorms” in the Oct. 5 Gazette reported that City Councilor Mike Ross misstated the increase in Northeastern University’s off-campus undergraduate student population at an NU Task Force meeting. The article failed to say…
Developers’ donations stir debate
The head of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) has complained about campaign contributions made to elected officials this year by developers of two controversial luxury housing developments on S. Huntington Avenue. City Councilor Mike Ross received and returned $2,000,…
Critics blast Art Park plan at final meeting
Opposition to the request for proposal guidelines for the City-owned land between Parker and Terrace Streets erupted during a community meeting on Oct. 11. About 15 people attended the meeting at Mission Church. Critics of the plan to build residential…
Harvard Coop closes in LMA
LMA—The Harvard Coop bookstore, formerly located at 333 Longwood Ave., closed at the end of June when landlord Boston Children’s Hospital did not renew the lease. “We’re obviously very disappointed to not be in the area,” Coop president Jerry Murphy…
Hurricane strikes neighborhood
Hurricane Sandy hit Mission Hill and the Longwood Medical and Academic Area on Oct. 29 with high winds. Trees fell around the area, but the storm was not as bad as predicted in Boston. It devastated New Jersey and New…
Forum reaches out to low-income voters
Smart from the Start, the group that runs the Johnson Community Center at 68 Annunciation Road, held a forum last week to teach new voters about the importance of voting and what to expect at the voting booth next week.…