Miguel Chávez ha sido seleccionado como el nuevo representante latino para el alcalde Thomas Menino. La comunidad latina ha crecido durante años y tiene mucho que hacer, dijo Chávez al Gazette. El será un vínculo entre los latinos de Boston…
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Man charged with ‘mistaken ID’ murder
A man gunned down in the Mission Main housing development in 2010 may have been “the victim of mistaken identity,” according to Suffolk County prosecutors, who recently charged a man with murder in the case. Demetrius Blocker, 21, was shot…
Costs for BPS school-move plan rise
The cost to renovate the building that holds the Mission Hill K-8 School and the New Mission High School have jumped from roughly $7 million to about $12 million. The City Council has asked the Boston Finance Commission (FinComm) to…
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NU hopes for academic expansion
Northeastern University (NU) would like to build a lot more classrooms in the next decade, though it doesn’t have the funds to build as much as it would like, spokespeople said at the first Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) NU Task…
Dorm construction to start soon, NU says
Northeastern University (NU) officials say the controversial Grandmarc dorm project likely will start being constructed this summer, despite the fact two lawsuits are still pending. The development partners “have finished the financial deal,” John Tobin, NU’s vice president of city…
Museum garden to undergo makeover
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s Monks Garden is slated to undergo a $500,000 redesign and renovation. “We call the Monks Garden the heart of our outdoor space. [Inside the museum,] you always have a great perspective of the Monks Garden,”…
Woman found guilty in parking space slashing
A Mission Hill woman was convicted this week of slashing her neighbor with a kitchen knife in a 2010 dispute about a parking space, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Carmen Andino, 40, will be sentenced May 9…
‘Unsung heroine’ honored
Mission Hill activist Patricia Flaherty has been named a 2012 “Unsung Heroine” by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. The award will be presented at a May 16 State House ceremony. Flaherty is a senior project manager at…
Water pipe work may close streets
Water pipe replacement work will come to three Mission Hill streets within the month, possibly creating street closures and temporary water service bypasses. The affected streets are Oscar, Sachem and Wait. “It’s for the community,” said Boston Water and Sewer…