Dorothy ConnellRetired School Lunch Hour Monitor Dorothy F. Connell, 96, of Roslindale, formerly of Jamaica Plain, passed away on August 23. A retired Lunch Hour Monitor at the Mozart School in Roslindale, she was an avid Red Sox and Bruins…
Month: September 2020
Letters to the Editor 9-11-2020
Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth Dear Editor We are dismayed that the Aug. 28 Gazette chose to publish the report, “USPS Board of Governors announced bipartisan election mail committee.” (p. 14) This “staff report” (no byline) reads more…
Will Councilor Wu run for mayor? Walsh says ‘yes’
Though Councilor at-Large Michelle Wu has said nothing definitive about running for mayor, Mayor Martin Walsh has announced this week that she is running against him. Sound a little odd? It is. Wu, of Roslindale, has been suspected of being…
La policía del Distrito E-13 presenta las estadísticas de delincuencia de agosto
El jueves 3 de septiembre, el Distrito E-13 del Departamento de Policía de Boston (BPD) organizó su reunión virtual mensual de relaciones policiales y comunitarias. La reunión es una oportunidad para que los miembros del público hagan preguntas a las…
District E-13 police talk August crime stats
On Thursday, Sept. 3, District E-13 of the Boston Police Department (BPD) hosted its monthly virtual police and community relations meeting. The meeting is an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions of local law enforcement. At every…
What’s in a name? Kennedy name no longer enough to best veteran politician Markey in Boston
Political pundits will be scratching their heads for weeks as they analyze the numbers and trends that propelled U.S. Senator Ed Markey – once labelled dead in the water last fall – to a clock-cleaning victory over Congressman Joe Kennedy…
JP OBSERVER: Popular, much-needed housing here should not be held up
The final and most important in a series of wonderful votes occurred to benefit Jamaica Plain and the Boston area just as the covid 19 pandemic was first arriving here this spring. At a hearing on March 10, the Boston…
City Council holds hearing regarding establishment of a Civilian Review Board
The City Council Committee on Government Operations held a hearing on September 8 regarding an ordinance establishing a Civilian Review Board in the City. Sponsored by Councilors Andrea Campbell, Ricardo Arroyo, and Julia Mejia, the ordinance calls for the creation…
Walsh gives COVID-19 update; addresses weekend violence
Mayor Marty Walsh held a press conference on September 8—his first one in nearly two weeks—to update the public on COVID-19 and other happenings in the city, including the uptick in shootings over the Labor Day weekend. Walsh reported that…
Baker, MBTA celebrate completed Green Line work on E branch and others
Governor Baker, along with MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak and Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack announced on September 1 the completion of 28 days of accelerated work on the E branch of the Green Line. The work is…