JP Music Festival Returns Sept. 6
Special to the Gazette The free, 13th annual JP Music Festival will be held at Pinebank Field at Jamaica Pond on Saturday, September 6 from 12–7 p.m. with more than 21 acts, two stages, and seven hours of non-stop…
Luis Perez Demorizi Named Inaugural Executive Director of Franklin Park
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced Luis Perez Demorizi as the inaugural Executive Director of Franklin Park for the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. This park administrator role, envisioned in the Franklin Park Action Plan and announced…
Local Leaders Support Governor Signing Updated Shield Law
Special to the Gazette Last week, Governor Maura Healey signed the updated Shield Law, which prevents the disclosure of sensitive data, such as a physician’s name, and formally establishes that abortions are to be provided in emergencies due to…
T Set to Extend Subway, Some Bus Service on Friday and Saturday Nights Beginning Aug. 24
By Dan Murphy The MBTA is slated to make some significant service changes beginning Aug. 24, with subway service and service on certain bus routes extended by nearly one hour on Friday and Saturday nights. The schedules for…
Suffolk County Sheriff Indicted for Alleged Extortion of Cannabis Company
Special to the Gazette Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was charged with extortion involving the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company by federal authorities last week. Tompkins, 67, of Boston, was indicted by…