(StatePoint) Whether you are a first-time or veteran pet owner, being a pet parent can be expensive. From daily needs like food, treats and toys to medicines, the costs can add up. To help stretch your budget, the experts at…
Month: June 2023
BPL Receives $1M To Expand LGBTQ+ Programming
Special to the Gazette The Boston Public Library (BPL) is proud to announce that it has received a $1,000,000 bequest from the late Howard Cooper to dramatically expand its LGBTQ+ resources, collections, and programming. Cooper, who resided in San Francisco, CA as an adult,…
Yes, We’re in Hot Water
It’s a cliche that modern man is out-of-touch with the natural world (what’s left of it). Whereas our long-ago ancestors had a deep sense of the change of seasons, migrations of animals, and so forth, we know nothing. Compared to…
No End in Sight for Housing Crisis
Everyone on all sides of the political and economic spectrums are in agreement that (1) inflation is too high and (2) there is a shortage of housing in this country. However, solving both of those problems seems to have become…
Letters
We Must Preserve the Trees Dear Editor: I have been very impressed and pleased by the statements of City of Boston officials regarding their commitment to protect trees and promote tree cover in the City. I was deeply saddened and…
Reader Weighs In on Composting and the City’s Rodent Population
Dear Editor, Mr. Whitney makes a good case for reducing the overwhelming rat population that inhabit many of Boston’s neighborhoods by not allowing trash in plastic bags to be put out curbside the night before scheduled trash pickup (per Rob…
Climate Change Affects Everyone Through Water – Even in Massachusetts
By Julia Blatt, Executive Director, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance When we think of climate change, the first images that come to mind are of hot temperatures, melting ice caps, and greenhouse gases clogging the atmosphere. A recent report by the United…
Curley School Holds ‘Into the Woods’
Volunteers Needed For JPNC Election June 24
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting this past Tuesday evening via Zoom. The council members tackled a full agenda over the course of the 100-minute meeting with chair Will Cohen presiding. The most urgent announcement…