Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was charged with extortion involving the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company by federal authorities last week.

Last week, Governor Maura Healey signed the updated Shield Law, which prevents the disclosure of sensitive data, such as a physician’s name, and formally establishes that abortions are to be provided ...

The free, 13th annual JP Music Festival will be held at Pinebank Field at Jamaica Pond on Saturday, September 6 from 12–7 p.m. with more than 21 acts, two stages, and seven hours of non-stop music The ...

Special to the Gazette Governor Maura Healey is announcing that the final hotel shelters in Massachusetts are closed, months ahead of schedule. She is also formally terminating an emergency ...

The Board of Directors of the Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) held its regular monthly meeting this past Monday, November 4, via Zoom. Chair Kay Mathew presided over the session that included fellow ...

Walk or run too fast around the thumb of Jamaica Pond and you’ll likely miss a piece of history. There on the northeastern side, tucked into the slope of a promontory, lies a series of steps that John ...

Jamaica Plain was the home of most of Boston’s 31 breweries before Prohibition outlawed the sale of alcoholic drinks in 1920. Twenty-four beer makers were located within a 1-mile radius of Columbus ...

Special to the Gazette The Elma Lewis Playhouse once again will feature a full schedule of events for the upcoming summer season: — Tuesday, July 15 – Maryknoll Terrace; — Tuesday, July 22 – The Real ...

By Michael Coughlin Jr. A rodent control pilot using rat fertility control products is being conducted on Cranston and Sheridan Streets by WISDOM Good Works, a non-profit group focused on humane ...

The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held a community meeting this past Monday evening regarding the proposed development for 3430 & 3440 Washington St. Ebony DaRosa, a Project Manager ...

A Boston Police spy agency destroyed all of its controversial surveillance files of the Occupy Boston movement two years ago, it revealed in response to a Gazette public records request. That may come ...

Moments that felt like Hozier’s yell: releasing 1000+ trout into Jamaica Pond with @masswildlife Every spring, over 1,000 trout are stocked into this glacial kettle pond thanks to our partners at ...