The Connolly Branch Library and the Hyde Square community celebrated their 5th annual Halloween Party and Parade on Oct. 31. Hundreds of children and adults enjoyed a costume party with food and activities before parading through Hyde/Jackson Squares, stopping at…
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Letter: Hardware store deserves praise
I want to praise the Yumont Hardware store, 702 Centre St. in Jamaica Plain. It is a long-overdue recognition for all the employees, past and present. I have been a customer, as well as my family, at the store for…
Letter: Gazette should demand more from officials, not from JPNC
I am a member of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council, and I am perplexed by the Gazette’s call for the resignation of Ben Day, the JPNC’s chair. (“Editorial: JPNC chair should resign,” jamaicaplaingazette.com, Nov. 1.) Day released a statement cataloging campaign…
Letter: A few Casey Arborway questions
A few questions about the proposed elimination of the Casey Overpass: Why is a group of bicyclists passing through our community given priority over long-term, politically active and concerned residents living with the threat of this disastrous plan? Why does…
Letter: What was the point of S. Huntington input?
The following letter was sent to local elected officials: I am a resident of S. Huntington Avenue in Jamaica Plain, and I felt compelled to write to you about the poorly-handled Boston Redevelopment Authority approval process for the housing development…
Letter: Gazette was unfair about advocate
I was disturbed to see the Gazette make an unwarranted connection between Peter Roth, developer, and Peter Roth, chair of the Board of the Boston Preservation Alliance (BPA) when BPA submitted a letter opposing demolition of the Knight Building at 161…
Invitación, Nov. 23, 2012
La entrega para la lista de Invitación es al mediodía, el 4 de diciembre para la publicación del 7 de diciembre. Mandar a [email protected]. Nota: hay que marcar 617 antes de los números que salen abajo, si no tiene otro…
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AIDS Action wins social justice award
Eastern Bank honored the Jamaica Plain-based AIDS Action Committee and its president and CEO, Rebecca Haag, with the 24th annual Wainwright Social Justice Award at a downtown ceremony Oct. 4. AIDS Action is New England’s largest AIDS service organization. The Social…