Special to the Gazette The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting team registrations for the 2025 season of the Boston Neighborhood Basketball League (BNBL), the oldest neighborhood basketball league in the United States. Established in 1969,…
Month: May 2025
Memorial Day
Although the Memorial Day weekend signifies the start of the summer season and is observed by families and friends who gather for barbecues and similar festivities, we should keep in mind that Memorial Day is our most solemn national holiday.…
Enjoy the Weekend — Safely
Memorial Day weekend marks the traditional start of the summer season, bringing with it the anticipation of sunshine and warmth, of vacations, and of time spent with family and friends. So we ask our readers to stop right now —…
Letter
Lets raise money for the Bikes not Bombs Bike-A-Thon 2025 Dear Editor, I’m participating in this year’s Bike-A-Thon 2025 to raise money for Bikes Not Bombs, an organization that has been using the bicycle as a vehicle for…
JPNC reiterates call for signage at Jamaica Pond for pedestrian safety
By Gazette Staff The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) once again took up the matter of pedestrian safety at Jamaica Pond, with members reiterating that the city and DCR need to improve signage to make it clear to bicyclists that…
Local theater group helps local businesses
Special to the Gazette What’s with the posters on Centre Street? They’re hard to miss. Five by three-foot fashion photos featuring apparel from Jamaica Plain retailers as modeled by the Footlight Club’s “The Prom” cast, marking a unique collaboration between…
Call for applications: 2025–26 Writer-in-Residence at Boston Public Library
Special to the Gazette The Associates of the Boston Public Library is posting a call for applications for our 2025–26 Writer-in-Residence program. Now in its twenty-first year, the year-long residency provides an emerging writer with the fi-nancial support, editorial assistance,…
Local Students in the News
Lasell University Students Named to Dean’s List The following local students were named to Lasell University’s Fall 2024 Dean’s List: James Macchi of Jamaica Plain Leslie Aponte of Boston Huda Hussein of Jamaica Plain To be named to the Dean’s…
Wu announces applications open for 2025-2026 Spark Boston Council
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced that applications for the 2025-2026 SPARK Boston Council are now open. SPARK Boston is a volunteer leadership and civic engagement council for Boston residents ages 20 to 35. This council is responsible…
Boston to host Community Read-a-thon of the autobiography of Malcolm X on Malcolm X’s Centennial
Special to the Gazette In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Malcolm X’s birth, the city of Boston will host a unique two-day community read-a-thon of his influential autobiography. Nearly two hundred volunteers are set to participate in this first-ever…