When the National Weather Service made its long-range forecast for the winter last fall, it was a good news/bad news scenario. They were predicting warmer-than-normal temperatures for our region, which was the good news (after all, who likes cold weather),…
Month: January 2025
This is the SAD-dest Time of the Year – So Get Outside
With the holiday season long in the rear-view mirror and the oppressiveness of a New England winter fully upon us, for many this can be the saddest time of the year — quite literally. The medical community has long-recognized that…
Hyde Square Task Force Celebrates Dia De Reyes
JPNC Zoning Comm. Holds off on Project
By Gazette Staff The Zoning Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held a regular meeting this past Wednesday (January 8). There was one item on the agenda, an application for two variances needed to demolish an existing…
JPA Board Votes against Centre Street Proposal
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During Monday’s Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) meeting, the board voted not to approve a proposed project to build a new commercial residential building at 561-579 Centre Street. Kevin Moloney, a JPA board member, explained…
Attorney Allison S. Cartwright sworn in as Clerk of Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County
Special to the Gazette Allison S. Cartwright, Esq., was sworn in January 1 as Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Suffolk by SJC Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd, in a ceremony that took place in…
Healey-Driscoll Awards $9.9 million to Expand Individual Homelessness Winter Capacity
Special to the Gazette In anticipation of increased wintertime shelter needs for individuals experiencing homelessness, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities has awarded $9.9 million in supplemental grants for shelter providers, municipalities, and community-based organizations to open…
Planning Department Hosts Meeting about 3458 Washington St. Project
By Michael Coughlin Jr. On Tuesday, the Planning Department hosted a meeting where proponents of a project to bring commercial space and several units to 3458 Washington Street presented their plans to the public. According to the project…
City Councilor Brian Worrell Introduces Senior Homeowner Tax Exemption as a Home-Rule Petition
Special to the Gazette City Councilor Brian Worrell (District 4) introduced a home-rule petition to increase the senior homeowner tax exemption, which would increase the amount of the exemption and update the income restrictions for seniors in the city.…
United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy announces departure
Special to the Gazette United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy has announced that, effective January 17, 2025, he will be stepping down as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. U.S. Attorney Levy tendered his resignation to…