Author: Gazette Staff
Apple Pals
Editorial: Hubway welcome, secrecy not
The Hubway bike share system is a welcome, long-requested addition to JP. That only makes the City of Boston’s arrogant secrecy over choosing its locations all the more perplexing. Hubway has been a success by any measure, and stations in…
Editorial: JPNC involvement
It is our duty to encourage JP residents to vote in the Oct. 19 Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council election. But we recognize that enthusiasm will be hard to muster for a noncompetitive election whose results are essentially already known. So…
Octoberfest Support
Obituary: Joel T. Watson, political activist
Joel T. Watson of Jamaica Plain, Mass., died in the early hours of Oct. 1, 2013 at the age of 78. While acute myeloid leukemia eventually took him, he amazed his medical team and delighted his loved ones by beating…
Park Cleanup
Martinez named school committee vice-chair
Claudio Martinez, a Jamaica Plain resident and executive director of the Hyde Square Task Force, was named the new vice-chair of the Boston School Committee on Sept. 18. Martinez has served on the School Committee, which governs Boston Public Schools,…
Council passes Arroyo’s ‘Invest in Boston’
At-Large City Councilor Felix Arroyo, a Jamaica Plain resident, has for several years been pushing the “Invest in Boston” ordinance. The City Councilor passed that measure unanimously on Sept. 18, according to a press release. The “Invest in Boston” ordinance…