Former city councilor Andrea Campbell announced her bid for Attorney General on Feb, 2 at a press conference in Dorchester. Campbell joins attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan and former Assistant Attorney General Quentin Palfrey in the race to fill the seat currently…
Month: February 2022
Pressley introduces bill to bolster mental health resources for children and families
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), introduced legislation aimed at boosting and expanding mental health services for low-income children and families. The Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act (H.R. 6509) would…
ZBA approves new single family home at 88 Rockview St.
The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) approved a new single family house at 88 Rockview St. on Feb. 8. Abbey Wojtowicz and Joe Charet are the owners of the lot who said they would like to build a house…
Mayor Wu announces local groups awarded grants
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Boston Cultural Council (BCC), today announced 192 arts and cultural organizations have been awarded grants as part of this year’s Boston Cultural Council/Reopen Creative…
The 1887 Electoral Count Act must be amended
Americans always have taken for granted the sanctity and integrity of our electoral system. For decades, we routinely have sent observers to countries where democracy is a new thing to ensure that those nations conducted their elections on the…
Guest Op-Ed: Forbes Building rent restrictions expire March 1
By Susan Strelec and Talya Guenzburger On March 1, 2022, rent restrictions for 76 households in The Forbes Building in Jamaica Plain will expire. Without intervention, 76 low-income senior and disabled households in Jamaica Plain could face dramatic rent…
Letters to the Editor 2-11-22
On Thick Ice Dear Editor and concerned citizens of Jamaica Plain, This January, we had seasonally cold weather and clear skies – ideal for ice formation on the ponds of the Emerald Necklace. Some small ponds, like Ward’s Pond,…