The Children’s Winter Festival is scheduled to take place Thurs., Feb. 19 at the Franklin Park Golf Course Clubhouse. The festival includes a New England Aquarium tadpole exhibit; Science on the Street tabletop experiments; an artifact display hosted by the…
Author: Gazette Staff
Teen charged with gun possession
JACKSON SQ.–A teen is facing firearms charges after Boston Police officers allegedly found a handgun hidden under a mattress in his bedroom in the Bromley-Heath public housing development, according to the Boston Police Department. According to BPD, officers visited the…
Invitacion, Feb. 13, 2015
El plazo para la lista de eventos es el 24 de feb al mediodía para la publicación del 27 de feb. Mande a [email protected]. Atención: Marque el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo. Reuniones La policía de Boston…
Community Honor
JP Agenda, Feb. 13, 2015
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Feb. 24 for the Feb. 27 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Boston Police District E-13, Latino monthly meeting,…
‘Missed Connections’ opera coming to Milky Way
If you’re a fan of Missed Connections and opera, the Milky Way and Opera on Tap have a show for you. “Missed Connections,” a show that honors “the love stories that almost were,” based on popular online personals columns, will…
Editorial: The State of JP
The annual State of Our Neighborhood forum, co-sponsored by the Gazette, convenes Feb. 26. We look forward to seeing the promised concrete policy proposals that will be devised there regarding JP’s increasing housing costs and decreasing diversity. This is a…
Editorial: Olympics vs. democracy
A hearty thank you to City Councilor Josh Zakim for bolding proposing ballot questions regarding the Boston Olympics bid. Yes, the questions would be nonbinding, and ballots would be cast after the bid submission deadline. But Zakim’s real message is…
Op-Ed: The State of JP: Racial equity through housing justice
By Carlos Espinoza-Toro, Juan Gonzalez, Orion Kriegman, Abigail Ortiz, Giovanny Valencia, and Tracy Bindel/Special to the Gazette. For the fifth consecutive year an estimated 250 residents will gather to engage in a productive dialogue, with each other and with our…
Letter: Casey protesters were angry for good reasons
Clay Harper’s letter to the editor complaining about the MassDOT Casey Overpass meeting January 21 is one take on the meeting. (“Casey protesters were rude and juvenile,” Jan. 30.) But his complaint about loud participants is misplaced. If MassDOT had…