Month: June 2013
Mayoral candidate Walsh will run on state rep. record
By Peter Shanley and John Ruch, Gazette Staff Boston mayoral candidate Marty Walsh wants it known he’s not going to be vacillating when his past 16 years as state representative for Dorchester comes up during the campaign. “My record is…
Three candidates to battle for U.S. Senate seat
Democrat U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (5th District), Republican Gabriel Gomez and third-party candidate Richard Heos will face off against each other on June 25 in an election to fill the U.S. Senate seat left by John Kerry. Interim Sen. William…
Un candidato para alcalde tiene historia de representar el estado
De Peter Shanley y John Ruch, Gazette Staff El candidato para alcalde Marty Walsh quiere asegurarnos que no va a vacilar cuando durante su campaña le preguntamos sobre sus 16 años como representante del estado en Dorchester. “Mi record es…
Other cities have better off-leash dog parks
Boston is lagging behind major—and not-so-major—metropolitan areas around the country when it comes to providing recreational off-leash spaces for its canine citizens. Boston currently has three City-maintained off-leash dog areas, the result of a seemingly abandoned pilot program. But there…
‘Serenity’ approved by BRA
S. HUNTIGNTON—After over a year in development, the luxury apartment building at 105A S. Huntington Ave., called “Serenity,” was approved by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) last week. It still needs significant variance approvals from the Zoning Board of Appeals…
Hubway might be coming to JP in late summer
The Hubway bike-share system might be coming to Jamaica Plain in late August or early September, according to Boston Bikes director Nicole Freedman, a JP resident. Hubway is a collaboration between the City and a private company. Meanwhile, Franklin Park…
Politics as Unusual: TV news: Forget that mayoral race, here’s a celebrity baby
From what I’m told, Boston used to be a place where residents primarily had two interests—sports and politics. They loitered in dark barrooms, commiserated over Red Sox heartbreak, and when election cycles rolled around, they jousted viciously, debating over who…
Attorney: Owners liable for dogs’ damage
Owners and keepers of dogs are liable for any injuries or property damage their dogs may cause, whether off- or on-leash, according to personal injury lawyer David White. “In Massachusetts, there is strict liability,” White told the Gazette, which means…
