Dear Readers, As Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Christians, and Atheists, we mourn the thousands of people who have been killed in Gaza by Israeli forces. We also grieve for those Israelis who were killed in the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023.…
Author: Gazette Staff
Remembering President John F. Kennedy
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy 60 years ago seared an indelible imprint into the memory of every American who was alive at that time. Just as the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on December 5, 1941, had…
Weber wins District 6 City Councilor position
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Ben Weber, a Jamaica Plain resident for 15 years and workers’ rights attorney for 18 years has won the battle to represent District 6 as its City Councilor, defeating William King of West Roxbury, an IT…
Traffic, car vandalism issues raised at JPA meeting
By Adam Swift Members of the Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) raised concerns about increased incidences on smashed car windows in the area at Monday night’s meeting. The concerns were raised when police officers from Precinct 13 updated the JPA on…
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council affirms votes of Zoning Committee
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 25. The council heard reports from a number of its committees. Dave Baron, chair of the Zoning Committee, told the council that the Zoning Committee had…
Jamaica Pond Association gets positive dog-run update
By Adam Swift In the spring, a proposal to install a dog run in a section of the historic burial ground of the First Church Unitarian Universalist generated controversy at a Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) meeting. The church is listed…
Renovations give St. Thomas Aquinas a fresh, new look
Giant mural and restored stained-glass windows among the improvements By Bella Gonzalez St. Thomas Aquinas Parish is undergoing an extensive renovation, thanks to Father Andrea Povero’s aspirations and a good deal of fate. “This is not me building the church,…
JPNC members express differing opinions on T’s Arborway Garage plans
A discussion at the October 25 meeting of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) about the MBTA’s long-delayed Arborway Garage project revealed significant differences of opinion among the members of the council regarding the T’s newy-revised proposal for the site,…
MBTA reveals updated plans for new Arborway Bus Maintenance Facility
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During an in-person public meeting at The English High School on October 24, Alexandra Markiewicz, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Deputy Director of Bus Modernization, outlined an updated 15% design for the new Arborway Bus…
“Thank you” to our veterans
This Saturday, November 11, will mark the 104th observance of Veterans Day in the United States, a day marked by solemnity and reverence to honor those who have served in our nation’s military. Veteran’s Day initially was known as Armistice…