The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. Oct. 24 for the Oct. 27 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events Annual Costume Dog Parade and Fashion…
Author: Gazette Staff
ALL-CLASS REUNION
Scenes from the Jamaica Plain High School all-class reunion on Oct. 7 Social Club in West Roxbury. Gazette Photo by Patrick O’Connor
JP Kids: Teachers forge connections between their politically different students
By Catherine Epstein and Cherese Smith Special to the Gazette After witnessing the tone of conversation throughout the 2016 presidential election, Catherine Epstein found herself asking the same questions that frustrate many other Americans. How had the country become so…
Invitacion, Oct. 13, 2017
Plazo para calendario de eventos: martes, 24 oct para la edición del 27 octubre. Mande eventos a [email protected]. Para los números abajo, el código de área es 617. Reuniones Comité de consejos comunitarios, martes, 17 oct, 6.30pm, E13 @ 3347…
Zakim holds hearing on simplifying voter registration
By Beth Treffeisen Special to the Gazette With another preliminary election come and gone with a low voter turnout of about 14 percent, one City Councilor is trying to figure out ways to increase voter turnout by making it easier…
Op-eds
How we’re bringing Bostonians of different generations together under one roof By Mayor Martin Walsh Every year, more and more people are calling Boston home. Our population is growing: we’re expected to surpass 700,000 residents before 2030, which are numbers…
Letters:
Airplane noise As a resident of Jamaica Plain for 43 years and a long-time activist fighting Logan Airport’s Runway 27 airplane noise over our community, I would like to clarify some facts regarding that noise. The current flight path of…
TASTE OF JP
Blessed Sacrament church to get upgraded flower boxes
The Blessed Sacrament Church at 365 Centre St., in Hyde Square, will soon get an artistic upgrade to its front flower boxes. On the evening of Aug. 22, the Boston Landmarks Commission approved the artist Richard Youngstrom to install a…
AG Healey joins other states to investigate opioid marketing
By Seth Daniel Special to the Gazette Attorney General Maura Healey announced recently that her office has expanded an ongoing investigation into the marketing and sale of opioids to include multiple manufacturers of branded painkillers and three major drug distributors,…