For those who either were not around or were very young on Feb. 22, 1980, it is hard to imagine how low the American psyche had plummeted during the decade of the 1970s. Although the 1960s generally are regarded as…
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Medal Mettle Stevenson-Swadling Brings Gold Back to JP
By Cary Shuman Ronan Stevenson-Swadling of Jamaica Plain showed the national field hockey community that he truly is among the elite youth players in the country. Stevenson-Swadling, a seventh-grader at Boston Latin Academy, traveled in February to Richmond, Virginia, where…
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…
JP Kids: White Stadium Make-over
Councilor Tito Jackson announces bid for mayor
By Seth Daniel Special to the Gazette When Councilor Tito Jackson took to the podium to announce his bid for mayor at the Haley House Cafe in Roxbury on Jan. 12, he didn’t paint himself as a candidate for one…
Wu seeks transparency, all-encompassing transportation discussion
By Seth Daniel Special to the Gazette If there’s anything that Council President Michelle Wu hopes that Jamaica Plain residents get out of her year in the top City Council seat, it would be better informed of Council business. Wu…
JP survives in post-apocalypse videogame ‘Fallout 4’
Jamaica Pond is a radioactive cesspit dotted with floating skeletons. JP’s buses finally have an excuse to run late, because they’re all blown in half. Oh, and the neighborhood’s entire population has turned into zombies. Fear not, this is not…
Editorial: Democracy!
Democracy was in its finest form on Sept. 8 for the City’s preliminary election. A robust 7 percent of voters turned out for two competitive City Council races out of a possible 10. City officials ensured that the election would…
Terrance Williams takes second shot at Councilor Yancey
Dorchester resident Terrance Williams is taking another shot at dethroning longtime District 4 City Councilor Charles Yancey. He says he is running because he wants to assist people in the community. Williams lost to Yancey in the 2013 election, garnering…
Local reaction supports USOC ending Boston 2024’s Olympic bid
The United States Olympic Committee has withdrawn Boston 2024’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, citing the lack of public support, according to a statement released by USOC Chief Executive Officer Scott Blackmun on July 27. Franklin Park was…