The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 23, via Zoom. Chair Renee Stacey Welch presided over the session. JPNC members in attendance were vice-chair Bernie Doherty, secretary Michael Reiskind, Willie Mitchell, Sarah Freeman,…
Hundreds gather to celebrate naming the DPH’s JP Campus after Dr. Alfred DeMaria, Jr.
In a moving tribute filled with respect, joy, and gratitude, public health officials, legislators, medical professionals, and friends from across Massachusetts gathered on the steps and lawn of the Department of Public Health (DPH) Jamaica Plain campus to celebrate and honor…
Folk Benefit Concert For Friends of JP Branch Library October 25
The Gloucester Hornpipe and Clog Society is celebrating their 50th anniversary with a band reunion benefit concert for the Friends of the JP Branch Library 30 South Street, on October 25, from 2:00 to 4:00. This folk band has delighted…
JP Observer: JP reading series Chapter and Verse begins 26th season
“It is difficult/to get the news from poems/yet men die miserably every day/for lack/of what is found there.” — William Carlos Williams, from Asphodel, That Greeny Flower & Other Love Poems. The inaugural reading of the 2025-2026 season of Chapter and…
Boston CASA sees unprecedented growth, pushing for more volunteers
Boston CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) hosted judges, community leaders, and supporters at their new headquarters at 151 Merrimac Street, celebrating unprecedented growth while highlighting the urgent need for more advocates. The organization is currently serving 332 children—the most in…
Free Community Days return to the Eliot School
The Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts is once again opening its doors—and its schoolyard—to the community for a fun, free day of creativity. Join them on Saturday, October 25, from 10 AM to 1 PM at 24 Eliot…