Aquinnah approves borrowing for building repairs

Voters at Aquinnah annual town meeting approved borrowing to fund repairs at town buildings, and voted to place on the ballot a debt exclusion for the regional school district. At town hall on Tuesday night, Tom Murphy, town select board and infrastructure …

Benefit for Island Children’s School

It’s time for the second annual Harmony and Heritage Night, benefiting the Island Children’s School. There will be a silent auction, catering by Mo’s, and music by DJ Dern. It’s on Friday, May 16, from 6 to 9 pm at the Portuguese-American Club, 137 …

Aileen Alma Jackson

Aileen Alma Schultz Jackson passed on Nov. 24, 2024, at the age of 75.  She was born on May 30, 1949, in Portland, Maine. Throughout her childhood, she grew up in many different places, from North Vassalboro, Gilford, and Sangerville in Maine to …

Sources say quarter of NOAA Northeast fisheries staff gone

The Trump administration’s continued onslaught against the federal workforce is leading to  percolating rumours of further cuts in the halls of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s Woods Hole laboratory — the nation’s oldest marine research station. …

‘Conserve water’: Most of Massachusetts remains in ‘critical’ or ‘significant’ drought status

BOSTON — Bay State residents are being urged to conserve water, as most of Massachusetts remains in ‘critical’ or ‘significant’ drought status after nearly seven months of below-normal precipitation. State officials on Friday raised the Connecticut River …

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 List, Lasell …

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 …

Green T Coffee Shop looking to secure an all-alcohol license

By Michael Coughlin Jr. Last week, an abutters meeting was held regarding a proposal from Green T Coffee Shop, located at 873 South Street in Roslindale, to obtain an all-alcohol license and extend its hours. Braden Armstrong, the owner of Green T Coffee …

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 they are not …

City on a Hill Church Hosts Egg Hunt