Author: Gazette Staff

City Council notes

By Beth Treffeisen Special to the Gazette The City Council hearing met on April 4 at City Hall. Sandwich Boards Return Mayor Martin Walsh re-filed an ordinance regulating free-standing signs, also known as sandwich board signs, after the pilot program…

DOYLE’S ROAD RACE

Mayor Martin J. Walsh kicks off the annual Doyle’s Road Race in Jamaica Plain on April 8 and greets runners and community members at the end of the race. Mayor’s Office Photos by Isabel Leon

Letters:

On gun control Eight weeks have passed since the horrific shooting in Parkland, Florida sparked a national conversation about community safety. In Massachusetts, we are lucky. Our state is one of the safest, with 3.5 gun deaths per 100,000 (Source: Boston Globe), but…

City Council notes

By Beth Treffeisen Special to the Gazette The City Council met on Wednesday, March 14. Compensation Advisory Board Report The City Council received a report from the Compensation Advisory Board, which reviewed the salaries of elected officials, department heads, and…