JP Comics & Games co-owner Paul Bryant gave the Gazette his recommendations for titles appropriate for comic readers aged 6 to 9. “These are good for kids in general. They feature girls and boys,” he said. “They’re all a lot of fun. Kids’ titles tend to have full adventures per issue” instead of spreading...
Dan Chu, the student representative who sits on the Boston School Committee, expressed enthusiasm about At-Large City Councilor Felix Arroyo’s plan to give the student representative voting power on the committee. Arroyo, who lives in Jamaica Plain and has announced he is running for mayor, filed a hearing order in March to explore that...
City Councilor Matt O’Malley, who lives in and represents Jamaica Plain, held his third annual town hall meeting recently where he spoke about past accomplishments and future projects, including the possibility of bringing the Olympics to Boston. More than 60 people attended the April 1 meeting at the Connolly Branch Library. But many attendees...
Eleven candidates had applied for nomination papers in the race for the four At-Large City Council seats at the Gazette deadline, though others have announced their intention to also enter the fight. Some of those who have announced include current At-Large City Councilor Ayanna Pressley and Jamaica Plain resident Shaun Ivers. The first day...
The following crime incident reports are public records provided by the Community Service Office of the District E-13 Police Station, which is solely responsible for their content. All suspects are innocent unless proven guilty in court. April 15: Larceny, 267 Centre St. April 14: Home burglary, 50 Boylston St.; assault and battery with dangerous...
City Councilor Matt O’Malley, who lives in and represents Jamaica Plain, has added two news aides—Beatriz Rivera and Alexandra Valdez—to his staff, according to a press release. Rivera will be his JP liaison, while Valdez will act as his Latino liaison. “I am thrilled to have Beatriz and Alexandra on my staff. They are...
In the wake of the diabolical bombing of the Boston Marathon, a vile act of random mayhem and one of the most heinous crimes in this city’s long history, there is natural anxiety, fear and confusion. When a fellow human being, possibly a neighbor from Cambridge, is capable of such a thing, who are we?...
I’m a JP resident who lives south of the Forest Hills T Station. I read Rebeca Oliveira’s article in the last Gazette about the Massachusetts Department of Transportation bias in the Casey Overpass matter with interest. (“Casey documents suggest at-grade bias,” April 12.) It comes as no surprise to me that the documents released...
I would like to address two points that are loudly repeated by the proponents of a new Casey Overpass but I believe are misguided. First of all, I believe proponents of a new Casey Overpass are misreading history by saying that opposition to extending I-95 through JP supports their cause. Both the extension of...
A version of this letter was sent to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation as comment on the Casey Arborway project: As a longtime Jamaica Plain resident, I strongly support and commend your decision to dismantle the Casey Overpass and replace it with an attractive, functional, at-grade configuration of roads, green spaces and public transit access points....
I urge our new U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to consider the legacy of catastrophic climate change that we are leaving to our children when he decides on the fate of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. In coming months, his State Department will issue the final environmental impact statement on the project. Along with jeopardizing...
Might I gently suggest you find a term other than “seduction” to describe former Boston Mayor Andrew Peters’ relationship with his 11-year-old cousin Starr Faithfull? No doubt you but reproduced a previous generation’s description thought to be diplomatic at the time, but as a modern newspaper, plain labeling would be less confusing and far more...
We are a society that is quick to look for heroes and heroic acts when tragedy strikes. Understandably, it makes us feel hopeful through the despair over the loss of loved ones as a result of tragic events like the massacre in Newtown, Conn., and the bombings in Boston. And that’s good. Perhaps it would be equally...
