The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., May 5 for the May 8 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings JPNC Forest Hills ad-hoc committee, agenda tbd,…
Author: Gazette Staff
Wake Up the Earth Festival returns May 2
The 36th annual Wake Up the Earth Parade and Festival returns to Jamaica Plain on Sat., May 2. One of JP’s biggest annual celebrations, it highlights the neighborhood’s famed artistic and political-activist sides. It is a production of Spontaneous Celebrations,…
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Farewell to Lion
JP Kids: Regan League Opening Day is Sat.
The Jamaica Plain Regan Youth League will hold its 46th annual Opening Day parade and ceremonies on Sat., April 25. Players, coaches and parents with the youth baseball and softball league will begin the parade at 9 a.m. in Monument…
On the Police Beat, April 5-19, 2015
The following police incident reports are public records provided by the Community Service Office of the District E-13 Police Station, which is solely responsible for their content. All suspects are innocent unless proven guilty in court. April 19: Armed robbery…
Invitacion, April 24, 2015
El plazo para la lista de eventos es el 5 de mayo al mediodía para la publicación del 8 de mayo. Mande a [email protected]. Atención: Marque el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo. Reuniones Comité ad-hoc de JPNC…
Obituary: Colm Bohill, beloved partner at Gazette’s publisher
There was never a time when one could not laugh with him, nor a moment that passed when he was short of the perfect word to describe any situation. That’s how friends, family and co-workers most remember Colm Bohill, 69,…
Editorial: JP’s great kids
Our regular “JP Kids” special section this spring once again shows the creativity of local youths and the grown-ups who support them all around the neighborhood. At the Mission Hill K-8 in central JP, the kids are teaching us about…
Editorial: The City’s new smoke-filled room
There are many perplexing ironies to Mayor Walsh’s rapid embrace of the Olympics bid. Elected as a populist, collaborative leader focused on the city’s working and middle classes, Walsh has made many strides on that platform—yet he inexplicably linked up…