Author: Gazette Staff
City Council Briefs
By Beth Treffeisen Special to the Gazette The City Council held its final hearing of the year on Dec.13. It was the last hearing for both Councilors Tito Jackson and Sal LaMattina who said their farewells after the hearing. Mayor…
Letters:
The bag debate We the taxpayers of Boston actually pay our City Councilors $99,500 per year to sit around debating the merits of paper vs plastic. Yep, you read that right. And soon we will be charged for putting our purchased…
City Council passes bag ordinance
By Beth Treffeisen Special to the Gazette The City Council during a hearing on Nov. 29 unanimously voted to pass an ordinance that levies a five-cent surcharge for using a thick plastic bag or a paper bag at a store…
Honeymooning in New Zealand
Ayuntamiento aprueba ordenanza de bolsas de plástico
Beth Treffeisen Especial a Gazette Durante una audiencia el 29 de noviembre, el Ayuntamiento aprobó unánimemente una ordenanza que cobra por el uso de bolsas de plástico grueso y de papel en la ciudad. La ordenanza prohíbe las bolsas de…
Here’s Looking at You, JP: Clockwise or counterclockwise, which way do you walk around Jamaica Pond?
The first two times I sat on a bench at Jamaica Pond and counted how many people were going left or right, one direction edged out the other by a statistically insignificant margin. I figured there was probably little difference.…
Boston Slammers Honored
Sights and Sounds, Dec. 8, 2017
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. Dec. 19 for the Dec. 22 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events Light Up Hyde Jackson. Celebrate the…
Invitacion, Dec. 8, 2017
Plazo para calendario de eventos: martes, 19 dic para la edición del 22 dic. Mande eventos a [email protected]. Para los números abajo, el código de área es 617. Reuniones Reunión de JP Shines, 12 diciembre, 12.30-1.30. Coldwell Banker Jamaica Plain,…