By Ellen Walker Special to the Gazette Monday, April 16, was a busy day here in the Boston area. The running of the 123rd annual Boston Marathon was held in typical hard to predict New England weather – starting with…
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Support Senator Markey’s Effort to Ban Robocalls
Robocalls are the new plague of the digital and cell phone era. According to some estimates, Americans received 48 billion robocalls last year, up from 30 billion in 2017. It used to be that only a person’s land line would…
Will April Showers Bring May Flowers?
As Bob Dylan noted, you don’t need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind is blowing’. Similarly, we have not needed a weatherman to tell us that this has been a particularly rainy April. However, we learned this…
Op-ed: Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Care and Data
By Alexander Acosta A little more than a year ago, I had the opportunity to visit Maryhaven treatment facility in Columbus, Ohio, to hear from those recovering from the effects of addiction. The visit was an impactful one. I met…
A Fond Farewell
Main Streets Bd. Appoints New Executive Director
By Jenny Brown On any given day, Ellen Walker may be walking down Huntington Avenue in Mission Hill, taking note of a new pothole that needs to be fixed, helping local business owners secure a permit, or working to drive…
Zakim Not Seeking Re-election, Four Candidates Seeking Seat
By Lauren Bennett City Councilor Josh Zakim has announced he is not seeking re-election after serving three terms on the council, which means that District 8 will see a new face next year. Zakim said he is hoping to…
Cuatro Candidatos Se Presentan a Consejero De Distrito 8, Pero Zakim No Es Uno De Ellos
Lauren Bennett El Consejero Municipal de Distrito 8 Josh Zakim anunció que no está buscando la reelección después de cumplir tres mandatos en el Concejo, lo que significa que el Distrito 8 tendrá una nueva cara el año que viene.…
City Council Passes Amended Ordinance for Regulating Shared Mobility Services
By Lauren Bennett Electric scooters are becoming a reality in the city of Boston—the City Council last week voted to pass an amended draft of an ordinance that would allow the city to regulate businesses renting out small vehicles,…
Walsh, Advocates Hold 2020 Census Kick-off Event
By John Lynds Mayor Martin Walsh joined a group of non-profit leaders and advocates at the East Boston Library on Bremen Street to kick-off the year-long outreach campaign to ensure a fair and complete count in the 2020 U.S. Census.…