Thought Crimes – in the People s Republic of Massachusetts
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May 3, 2021
There was a time in our lives when springs appearance evoked in both our bodies and souls feelings and thoughts of total joy. Not so in the year 2021.
Enjoyment of this time of year in towns around the city initially called Tremontaine for its Majesty, seems to be in jogging attire and wearing a mask or some other new type of body covering. Others, mainly females, are seemingly struggling while walking a fluffy dog on a leash. Some of them are allowing the pets to kiss or sniff others likewise-leashed.
By Reporter Staff
Reporter Staff
Donte Peeples is the new Mattapan liaison for Mayor Kim Janey’s office. Roudnie Célestin, who served as the liaison to Mattapan and the Haitian community for Mayor Walsh, will now focus exclusively on the Haitian community at the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS).
In a statement, Janey said Peeples “brings a passion for civic engagement that is so necessary in being a successful neighborhood liaison.”
Peeples says he discovered his passion for service while attending the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church after-school and summer camp programs. He was later employed as a mentor and worked to provide safe and fun activities for the city’s youth.
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Boston Gun Buyback Program: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, Boston Police Dept D-14 301 Washington St., Brighton. For information: 617-343-4260, bpdnews.com/district-d-14. Residents may drop off their working firearms and receive a $200 Visa gift card. Those who do not wish to deliver the firearms during those hours or at the station can call and arrange a pickup.
Group-Based Parent Training for Disruptive Behaviors: 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, Franciscan Children’s, 30 Warren St., Brighton. For information: 617-254-3800, ext. 1251. Open to parents and caregivers of children with disruptive behaviors and co-occurring conditions such as autism spectrum disorder. The group will train parents to understand and manage disruptive behaviors through th
By Bill Walczak, Reporter Columnist
April 22, 2021
Debris litters fenced-off space near Expressway. Bill Walczak photo
Last week’s column about the lack of maintenance of the state’s property alongside the Southeast Expressway and the MBTA tracks received quite a response. The trash and graffiti were certainly noticed by residents, and there were calls by readers to organize clean ups and also to demand that the state maintain its property.
The most intriguing response came from Savin Hill’s Liz MacNeil. “I have been thinking trees,” she said. “The noise and pollution of the expressway, commuter trains, and Red Line have helped steer my thoughts that way. At the moment, we seem to be moving backwards. Trees are being sacrificed to new construction, and new ones, even if/when they are being planted, can’t compensate for the carbon removal, pollution reduction, and summer cooling effects of the mature trees they replace.
In a Changing Boston, a New Mayor Challenges the Police
Three weeks into her tenure as Boston’s acting mayor, Kim Janey has done something her predecessor did not: order the police to release documents about a leader accused of sexual abuse.
Kim Janey has moved deliberately to build her political profile, taking her place on the growing list of Black women running major U.S. cities. Credit.Philip Keith for The New York Times
April 17, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET
BOSTON Three weeks after her swearing-in as acting mayor of Boston, Kim Janey was enjoying a sort of honeymoon, enacting feel-good policies like forgiving library fines and basking in the spotlight that came with her status as the city’s first Black and first female mayor.