Author: Gazette Staff
JP Agenda, Feb. 28, 2014
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., March 11 for the March 14 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings JPNC Public Service Committee, Tues., March 4,…
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Invitación, Feb. 28, 2014
La entrega para la lista de Invitación es al mediodía, el 11 de marzo para la publicación del 14 de marzo. Manda a [email protected]. Atención: Marca el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo. Reuniones JPNC Public Service Committee,…
Police seize drug cache in Egleston raid
Boston Police officers seized over a pound of heroin as well as cocaine and drug-dealing equipment in a Feb. 12 raid on an Egleston Square apartment. An unidentified 22-year-old Boston man was arrested on charges of heroin and cocaine trafficking…
Editorial: Awaiting an answer on mail delivery problems
JP deserves a full explanation about the reasons behind the U.S. Postal Service’s recent delivery problems, and the specifics of a plan to halt them. Considering the large volume of mail and USPS’s endless budget problems, mail delivery in general…
Editorial: A boon to LGBTQ youths
Congratulations to JP’s Katy Erker on her appointment to the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth. It is great to see representation on the commission from Jamaica Plain, whose organizations are well-known for its effective LGBTQ activism, particularly on marriage equality…
Letter: Failed logic in T’s rejection of bus yard move
As a 1,000-hour survivor of the Community Planning Committee for the Arborway Yard process, plus a year of Facility Design Review meetings, I believe Ms. Oliveira’s latest article allowed a glimpse at the biggest reason for our frustrations and disappointments…
Man shot, seriously wounded
WOODBOURNE—Police found a man shot and seriously wounded behind a Woodbourne home in the early morning hours of Feb. 19, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). Responding around 1 a.m. to a reported shooting, officers found an unidentified man…
Northeastern Recruits New Class for Youth Education Program
Northeastern University is now accepting applicants for its highly successful Youth Development Initiative Project. YDIP provides middle school youth (students currently in sixth grade) from housing developments neighboring Northeastern with academic and counseling programming during the school year, after school…