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Memories of Roslindale in 1940s-’60s
By Joe Moscaritolo. Special to the Gazette Editor’s Note: Joe Moscaritolo grew up at 12 Aldwin Road. He is now a retired Boston Public Schools administrator and lives in Braintree. He recorded these historic memories of Roslindale in 2010 and updated them last year. Modern-day businesses in some of the places he recalls are...
Obituary: Irma Susanne Wagner, JP artist
Irma Susanne Wagner, a Jamaica Plain artist, died peacefully at her home April 28. She was 81 and had courageously lived with Parkinson’s disease for over a decade. Irma was well known for her annual calendar, which she published for 15 years. From 1996 to 2010 she created a calendar of her art “accompanied...
Editorial: Rozzie helps make JP great
One of the great things about Jamaica Plain is Roslindale. The positive dynamic between us is part of each community’s identity. Rozzie’s relatively lower real estate rates have made it a haven for ex-JP business owners, activists and artists who otherwise would be totally gone, to JP’s detriment. Backed by the outstanding support of...
Editorial: Trash the trash can policy
The City’s silly sidewalk trash can policy, recently revealed by the Gazette, is a classic case of the perfect as enemy of the good, not to mention Boston’s trend of back-room corporate deals driving allocation of public resources. Right now, most sidewalk trash cans in JP and other areas are tiny, lidless things that...
Letter: In Casey debate, remember that cars are people, too
Anyone who cares to see a preview of the traffic situation without the Casey Overpass need only try to use Memorial Drive or cross into Cambridge from the B.U. Bridge in a hugely extended rush hour since the overpass there has been closed for repairs. The backup and gridlock extends in an enormous stain, even...