Special to the Gazette State Rep. for the Massachusetts 15th Suffolk district Nika Elugardo has announced her committee assignments for the 191st legislative session. Placed on four committees, the representative’s assignments include her top requests. She will serve on the…
Month: March 2019
La Representante Elugardo Anuncia Las Tareas De La Comisiones De La Cámara
La Representante Estatal para el decimoquinto distrito Suffolk, Nina Elugardo, ha anunciado sus tareas para la sesión legislativa. Ella servirá en cuatro comisiones que incluyen sus principales prioridades: la Comisión Conjunta de Niños, Familias y Personas Discapacitadas; la Comisión Conjunta…
Sonia Chang-Diaz Removed as Senate Chair of Education
By John Lynds Just as Beacon Hill lawmakers are set to debate the Education PROMISE Act, sponsored by Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz and supported by Mayor Martin Walsh, the Jamaica Plain senator was stipped of her post as Chair of the…
Rep. Nika Elugardo Provides Legislative Update to JPNC
By Lauren Bennett Freshman State Rep. Nika Elugardo came to the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council meeting on February 26 to give the community an update on how she is doing so far and what her legislation looks like. …
Valdez Leaves Role as Jp Neighborhood Coordinator
By Lauren Bennett Alexandra Valdez, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services Liaison for Jamaica Plain and Citywide Latina Liaison, has left those roles as of last week, according to Public Information Officer Sam Chambers. Valdez sent a letter out to the…
Adrien, Lindsey Set to Open Unique Business Market in JP
By Seth Daniel When rents get to a point of putting business out of business, the answer could be to collaborate. That’s exactly the answer that Everett’s Gerly Adrien and her fiancée, David Lindsey, arrived at this year when they…
No e-scooters in near Future; City Council Holds Hearing Regarding Ordinance about Shared Mobility Businesses
By Lauren Bennett Boston may not see electric scooters as early as originally thought. The City Council Committee on Government Operations held a hearing on February 26 regarding an ordinance establishing the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) to regulate shared…
Sights & Sounds
The deadline for listings is noon, March 19 for the March 22 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events Boston City Councilor Matt O’Malley will be…
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…
JPNC Discusses Lodging House, Bike Safety, 121 Brookside Ave.
By Lauren Bennett The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) discussed a number of zoning, public safety, and housing and development issues at their meeting on February 26. After a presentation from Rep. Nika Elugardo, Zoning Committee Chair David Baron reported…