Registered Democrats in Boston Ward 11 (Roxbury/Jamaica Plain) will hold our caucus on Saturday, March 16, 2018 at Farnsworth House 90 South Street , Jamaica Plain, Ma. to elect delegates and alternates to the 2020 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. Doors…
JP Observer: ‘Suffrage at 100’ Thought-provoking Series at Loring-Greenough House
By Sandra Storey / Special to the Gazette Women got the right to vote in this country 100 years ago this coming August. The 19th amendment to the Constitution was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919 and was…
Canadian Activist Spreads the Word about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Though it was a chilly evening, many neighbors came out for the monthly Black Lives Matter vigil on February 6 outside of the First Baptist Church, where they heard from journalist and activist Shelia North who hails from Winnipeg, Canada…
BPS Issues RFP on New Testing Company for Exam School Entrance
In the wake of a scandal this month involving the maker of the ISEE Exam School test and the Boston Public Schools, Supt. Brenda Cassellius reported this week they have begun to seek new vendors for the exam school…
College Athlete Ikenna Ndugba Gives Back to JP Youth
Last month, the Gazette featured the story of Timmance McKinney, Boston-born basketball player-turned-coach who now mentors at-risk youth in his hometown. This month we turn the spotlight on McKinney’s friend Ikenna Ndugba, a Boston native and college basketball player…
Parks Department Announces Jamaica Plain Tree Removal Hearing
In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 87, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 5, at 11:40 a.m. on a request to remove two public shade trees in Jamaica Plain. …