Announcements

Vaccinations

• Pre-register for a Covid 19 vaccine
• Find out if you are eligible for the COVID vaccine
• Find a vaccine location by zip code
• Check with your Primary Care Physician (PCP) as some offices have their own system to notify patients if they are eligible, including Mass General Brigham and other hospital systems in our district 
• For seniors who need help with making an appointment for vaccines:
  • Call Age Strong 617-635-4366
  • Call 211, state helpline for residents 75+ available in English, Spanish, and translations available in 100 other languages
• Boston Medical Center has now opened partnership sites in Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roslindale, and Dorchester, in addition to its own campus
• Boston residents who meet current criteria can book appointments here or by calling 617-638-9620.
• The Fenway Park mass vaccination site has moved to the Hynes Convention Center
  • The Hynes opened on Thursday, March 18th, and the last day of shots at Fenway Park will be Saturday, March 27th. Those who had their first shot at Fenway Park should receive email communication from CIC regarding whether getting their second shot at the Hynes.
• The Reggie Lewis Center (1350 Tremont St. Roxbury, MA 02120) at Roxbury Community Center is another mass vaccination site close to Mission Hill. 
  • Its appointments are booked through the state website and trusted community partners. 
• The Boston VA is running special single-day first-come-first-served clinics for veterans of ALL AGES around the city; please let us know if you are a veteran seeking an appointment.
• Boston Public Schools teachers and staff can use this website to book appointments for the BPS staff vaccine clinics to be held at the Gallivan BCYF Center, or for the four dedicated appointment days for Massachusetts teachers at the state’s mass vaccination sites on March 27th, April 3rd, April 10th, and April 17th.   

University Contacts for Reporting COVID-19 Violations 

• Northeastern University 
  • Fill out Northeastern’s incident report form or call 617-373-TIPS (617-373-7477) to report student noncompliance
• Berklee College of Music
  • Fill out this form, Contact communitystandards@berklee.edu or call Contact communitystandards@berklee.edu or call 617-747-6811 to report student noncomplianc
• Boston University
  • Fill out this form or call their COVID-19 Protocol noncompliance hotline at 617-353-5050

Housing 

• Eviction Support
  • COVID Eviction Legal Help (CELHP) provides free legal help to low-income tenants and to low-income owner-occupants of 2 or 3-family homes at risk of losing their home
  • Visit EvictionLegalHelp.org or call 211
• Boston Housing Authority Voucher Support
  • The BHA needs property owners to apply for city voucher funding so that they can begin to award funding aimed at making income-restricted units more affordable and accessible to extremely low-income Bostonians
  • To request the application, email bids@bostonhousing.org 

• Northeastern University Development Project at 840 Columbus Avenue
  • 25-story, approximately 468,500 sf mixed-use building containing a five-story podium of academic/office space, and approximately 810 student beds on the remaining 20 stories
  • The comment period for this project is open until April 12, 2021
  • To submit comments click here
  • To learn more about the project click here
• DCR Metered Parking in Fenway and Charlesgate
  • The Department of Conservation and Recreation released a plan to replace Resident Permit Parking spaces with DCR metered parking. According to DCR’s presentation, there are currently 232 parking spaces in the Fenway designated to be converted to metered parking. See plan here.
  • You can submit comments to the DCR directly to  Jennifer.Norwood@mass.gov

City-Wide Hearings

• Groundwater Overlay hearing, Monday, March 29th: 5:30-7:00PM 
  • This virtual public meeting is to present proposed amendments to Article 32 Groundwater Conservation Overlay District of the zoning code and receive comments in order to extend protection to groundwater levels in areas of the city with older buildings on wooden piles built on filled land

Community Opportunities

• AIR Opportunity Scholarship is now accepting applications for the 2021 school year 
  • Apply here .
  • Deadline: Saturday April 17th at 5:00pm 
• Northeastern’s Office of City and Community Engagement (CCE) application for CCE Community Grants is now open 
• Deadline: Friday, April 16, 2021 
• If you have any questions, please contact Hilary Sullivan at h.sullivan@northeastern.edu or 617.373.5838

Support Local Restaurants in Mission Hill

• Join Mission Hill Main Streets in supporting local Mission Hill restaurants
• Send 10 receipts to Mission Hill Main Streets, mainstreetsellenwalker@gmail.com or 1542 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120, from now until May to get a free t-shirt and remember to tag them in your social media selfies using the hashtag #MHMS

Fenway Cares Food Distribution

• Every other Wednesday from 3:30-4:30pm (3/31, 4/14, 4/28) at Fenway Community Center, 1282 Boylston Street (pick-ups on Jersey Street) and Symphony Community Park: 39 Edgerly Road
• In the case of inclement weather, pick-ups under the breezeway next to Caffe Nero
• For more information contact 617-446-3949 or fenwaycares@fenwaycommunitycenter.org

Community Events

• New Fenway Community Center Monthly Meeting
  • The Fenway Community Center (FCC) launched a new, virtual, monthly program, “Fenway Scoop.” This meeting is a community forum for neighbors to learn about and discuss what’s going on in Fenway. The third Wednesday of each month, FCC will offer the opportunity for one or two local organizations or groups to highlight ongoing or upcoming events and/or initiatives
  • Join here: FenwayScoop
• In honor of Passover, the façade of the Vilna Shul, the historic synagogue and Jewish cultural center in Beacon Hill, features “Golem v. Golem” photo installation 
  • Los Angeles artist Julie Weitz’s photo installation is inspired by Weitz’s own confrontation with modern plagues