The Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) has a new president, and we look forward to the organization moving forward with renewed energy. CAMH is a crucial neighborhood association that should be the City’s go-to place for discussing local zoning…
Category: Opinion
Editorial: NU opportunity
The last time a community “task force” reviewed Northeastern University’s development plans, early unity among the Mission Hill, Roxbury and Fenway neighborhoods collapsed and good ideas—such as enlivening the brick-wall face NU presents to Huntington Avenue—fell by the wayside. NU…
Editorial: Keeping meetings open
The May 3 meeting of the City-appointed Impact Advisory Group (IAG) for the Home for Little Wanderers redevelopment must have been pretty interesting, considering that most IAG members later issued a letter blasting the project. But we can only guess,…
Hill Happenings
Condolences to the family and friends of Dennis Scanlan, a beloved Mission Hill resident who passed away May 18. A 1962 Mission High School graduate, Dennis worked for the MBTA as a bus driver after serving his country in the…
What’s Happening on Main Street
By Richard Rouse/Special to the Gazette On Memorial Day, we honored the men and women of our armed forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice for us all. We thank those in the VFW, American Legion, AMVETS and others who…
Editorial: Cold cases, cold comfort
Two of Mission Hill’s cold-case murders were solved last month. There is comfort in that closure, but lingering dismay at the similarities between the horrifying crimes. The prosecution stories strongly suggest that the murders of Rebecca Payne in 2008 and…
Editorial: On green development
The Art Park site is up for “green development,” as City and BRA planners call it. Of course, no development will be as green as the park and community gardens already there. The City needs to be more transparent and…
Hill Happenings
Happy birthday to Kay “Big Red” Ryan, who had 90 birthday candles at her celebration April 21 at her daughter Joannie’s home in Jamaica Plain. Kay, a beautiful woman who hails from Mission Hill, was joined by family members, including…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Richard Rouse The Bruins may have faltered and the Sox are stumbling, but Mission Hill’s favorite athletes proudly marched through the neighborhood, garnering excitement at their annual Little League baseball parade on April 21. Employees at the newest local…
Editorial: Zoning Out in the LMA
The Boston Redevelopment Authority’s (BRA) extraordinary ability to essentially rezone entire sections of the city is drawing increasing scrutiny—including lawsuits—and creating bizarre situations in the LMA. Article 80, the bit of zoning code that empowers the BRA, says its own…