Special to the Gazette Mayor Wu joined Senator Ed Markey to celebrate that the City of Boston has received $11.4 million in funding from the U.S. Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Grant. This grant will bolster Boston’s workforce…
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Annual Jamaica Plain Canine Costume Parade returns
Special to the Gazette This year is the 19th running of the Annual Jamaica Plain Canine Costume Parade. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 28, and will feature a parade down Centre Street with music from…
Wu announces 2023 – 2024 Spark Boston Council
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced the newly-selected 2023-2024 SPARK Boston Council. The 43-member group will spend the next year working to connect young adults to leaders in local government, City services, and one another. The SPARK…
Fall-O-Ween Children’s Festivalreturns to Boston Common Oct. 20
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department host the third annual Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival on the Boston Common Parade Ground at the corner of Beacon and Charles Streets on Friday, October 20,…
Wu announces effort to support Halloween block parties citywide
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Community Engagement Cabinet announced a new streamlined application process to make it easier for residents to host Halloween block parties to ensure that children and their families…
Wu announces $5 million in new grant funding
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston has been awarded three grants totaling over $5 million from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to boost digital equity efforts…
Wu announces opening of new Office for Returning Citizens and PowerCorps
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu last week joined the Human Services Cabinet, PowerCorps, and partner organizations to celebrate the opening of new office space for the Office of Returning Citizens and PowerCorps. The departments moved to 30…
Guest Op-Ed: On the events unfolding in the Middle East
By Cardinal Sean O’Malley The sad and tragic historical truth is that the people of the Middle East have long suffered the scars and burdens of war. Even in this historical perspective, the massive military assault by Hamas on…
Obituary 10-13-23
Nathaniel (Nate) Moreau Roseboom He will be greatly missed for his boundless sense of renewal, energy, joy, curiosity and love. Nathaniel (Nate) Moreau Roseboom of Princeton Junction, NJ and Jamaica Plain, beloved husband, father, son, brother and special friend to…
City holds public meeting regarding White Stadium
By Michael Coughlin Jr. On Thursday, July 13, a virtual briefing and feedback session was held, which included presentations from both the city and a potential partner concerning the renovation of White Stadium. White Stadium, built in 1945 and run…