Ellen Carol GowerScientist, musician and artist Ellen Carol Gower, 81, of West Roxbury, died peacefully on Friday, October 15, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston with her family by her side. Born on June 10, 1940, in Paterson, New…
Month: November 2021
Michelle Wu is elected new Mayor of Boston
In a historic election where two female candidates of color squared off for the first time for the Boston mayoral seat, Michelle Wu edged out Anissa Essaibi George during Tuesday’s election to become the first woman elected Mayor in…
Wu vence a Essaibi George en la carrera por la alcaldía
En una elección histórica, Michelle Wu venció a Anissa Essaibi George para convertirse en la primera mujer alcaldesa de Boston, con 91.239 votos frente a los 50.879 de su oponente. “Estamos listos para enfrentar este momento”, dijo Wu. “Estamos listos…
Eight affordable homes at Call Carolina are ready for first-time homebuyers
The eight mixed-income homes that constitute the Call Carolina development have been completed, and were celebrated by the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC), Acting Mayor Kim Janey, and the homeowners on October 23. According to a press release from…
Community Servings ready for 29th Annual Pie in the Sky fundraiser
Community Servings is gearing up for its 29th annual Pie in the Sky fundraiser, which raises money for the organization to make and serve meals to chronically ill people across the state. “Community Servings has been feeding critically ill residents…
Bok and O’Malley pass an order for a zoning code amendment to remove parking minimums for affordable projects
At the October 20 Boston City Council meeting, the Council passed “An order regarding a text amendment to the Boston zoning code with respect to parking minimums for affordable housing.” The order was introduced by Councilors Kenzie Bok and Matt…
Jamaica Plain’s weekly COVID test rate increases
After experiencing only a 20 percent spike in the weekly COVID test rate in mid October the percentage of those testing positive in Jamaica Plain increased over 50 percent between October 25 and November 1. According to the weekly report…
Organizations, individuals push for state plan for Shattuck Campus amid ‘worsening public health emergency’
A group of organizations and residents sent a letter on October 27 to Acting Mayor Kim Janey and candidates for mayor and City Council calling for support of the state’s plan for the redevelopment of the Shattuck Campus in Franklin…
City seeking applicants to improve alternative policing pilot programs
Since October the city has dispatched co-responders in some neighborhoods as part of a pilot program to better address mental health crisis calls. This form of co-response and alternative response deploys teams of Emergency Medical Technicians and mental health workers…
City Council, activists, community leaders discuss reparations for Black Bostonians
The City Council Committee on Civil Rights held a hearing on October 26 “regarding reparations and their impact on the civil rights of Black Bostonians.” The Committee is chaired by Councilor Julia Mejia, who also sponsored this docket along with…