A Jamaica Plain man who allegedly solicited a minor on TikTok while on state probation was charged again this week with child exploitation. Hector Acevedo, 31, of Jamaica Plain, who is already on probation following a state conviction for child…
Month: November 2021
Jamaica Plain Arts Council hosts annual meeting virtually
The Jamaica Plain Arts Council (JPAC) held its annual meeting virtually on November 17, where the board talked about this year’s Open Studios and events. According to the Jamaica Plain Open Studios website, “the Jamaica Plain Arts Council is a…
Jamaica Plain’s weekly COVID test rate increases; Curley School outbreak forces closure
After experiencing a fifty-five percent spike in the weekly COVID test rate between October 25 and November 1 the Jamaica Plain test rate spiked once again last week. Adding to the recent spike in the neighborhood, an outbreak of cases…
Temporary housing and services for 30 individuals announced at Shattuck Campus
Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders wrote a letter on November 15 explaining that temporary housing for up to 30 unhoused individuals will be created on the existing Shattuck Campus site in Franklin Park and is expected to…
Opioid-related overdose death rate up 1 percent in the first nine months of 2021
Special to the Gazette Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts rose slightly in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same time last year, according to preliminary data released today by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). In…
An investment in tomorrow
The EHS Alumni & Friends Tutoring Center When Mayra Volquez (EHS ‘07) came to America from the Dominican Republic 15 years ago with her parents and siblings, she entered the 10th grade at English High where she learned a new…
Post Offices closed in observance of Thanksgiving
There will be no regular mail delivery or retail services available on Thursday, Nov. 25, as postal employees across the commonwealth celebrate Thanksgiving. But our carriers will still be delivering Priority Express and other guaranteed next day services. This holiday,…
Copley Square tree lighting set for Nov. 29
The City of Boston, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and the Friends of Copley Square welcome the holidays with the annual Copley Square Tree Lighting on Monday, November 29, starting at 5 p.m. This free event will feature appearances…
Guest Op-Ed: The Haiti kidnapped missionaries, consider the cost of such trips
By Glenn Mollette The missionaries consisting of sixteen Americans and one Canadian kidnapped by the Haitian “400 Mawozo” gang October 16, is extremely scary. The gang has threatened to kill the humanitarian Christians if a million dollar per person ransom…
Progressives? No — they are Regressives
There are a lot of reasons why the Democrats and President Joe Biden have plummeted in the polls and then absorbed a huge defeat across the country in the recent election. As often is the case in politics, the party…