By Beth Treffeisen Special to the Gazette The City Council met on Wednesday, May 9 for a public hearing at City Hall. Liquor Licenses Government Operations Committee Chair Mike Flaherty and City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, sponsor of the bill, reported…
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HELPING OTHERS
LILAC SUNDAY AT THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM
Letters:
Thank you, Jeffrey Sanchez 118 members of the “Lift the Cap on Kids” Coalition including my organization, Poor Peoples United Fund, and I would like to thank my representative Chairman of House Ways and Means, Jeffrey Sanchez, for ensuring passage…
Op-eds:
Boston’s newest cultural district will celebrate and honor city’s Latin Quarter By Mayor Martin Walsh Hyde Square has grown, changed, and embarked on many journeys over the years. Thanks to its new designation as the Latin Quarter Cultural District by…
WAKE UP THE EARTH
Sights and Sounds, May 11, 2018
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. May 22 for the May 25 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events JP Forum Event: Sandra Steingraber* Toward…
WAKE UP THE EARTH PARADE AND FESTIVAL
The start of May saw the 40th annual Wake Up The Earth Parade and Festival in Jamaica Plain, organized by Spontaneous Celebrations. The event began in 1979 and celebrates the defeat of the proposed I-95 extension, which began razing…
MOMS DEMAND ACTION
In late March, local state Rep. Liz Malia met with Jamaica Plain members of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Molly Lanzarotta, Angela Christiana and Margaret Zamos Monteith, to discuss the urgent need for gun control legislation, specifically…
Roslindale Neighbors: Rozzie councilor keeping busy at City Hall
By Beth Treffeisen Special to the Gazette Roslindale City Councilor Tim McCarthy has been keeping busy down at City Hall, recently co-filing two hearing orders during an April 25 City Council meeting. Diversity Initiatives for Boston Public Safety Agencies McCarthy…