Monthly Archives: March 2012
Hombre de JP elegido a la comisión de juegos
Haciendo cita de su experiencia en finanzas en los sectores público y privado, el Tesorero del Estado Steve Grossman nombró hoy a Enrique A. Zúñiga a la Comisión de Juego de Massachusetts. Zúñiga sirve como Director Ejecutivo del Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (MWPAT). “Enrique es una persona con suma integridad, visión, sabiduría y...
Councilors want to control trash pickups
City Councilors Mike Ross and Felix Arroyo are attempting to wrestle control of the City’s commercial trash services from the state after receiving numerous complaints. Residents are annoyed at being awoken by commercial trash collectors during the night. “It’s a serious problem, especially if you live near a commercial district,” said Arroyo, a JP...
Egleston orchard reaps the benefits of volunteer work
Egleston Sq.—A community orchard and garden has received a grant from City Hall to develop a former junk lot on Boylston Street. Egleston Community Orchard (ECO) received a grant from the Department of Neighborhood Development to work with the community to develop a plan for the lot at 195 Boylston Street. “The grant will...
Club hopes to generate women scientists
Volunteers working with the Science Club for Girls (SCFG) at the Curley School hope that the next generation of scientists and engineers will include a lot more women. SCFG is a nonprofit collection of educational programs for girls that encourages them in the fields of science and engineering and can include topics as diverse...
Aviary to open photo lab
Aviary, a gallery and art boutique on South Street, is raising funds to install a digital photo lab for community use. The planned lab will include four computers, four professional-grade scanners and two professional-grade printers for rent. Each computer will have state-of-the art software like Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture. “We’ll also have a selection...
JP Tunes: New local music
Jamaica Plain musicians recently released the following singles or albums: Chris North, “Lovedream” (Grinding Tapes Recordings/Whitehaus Family Record). Chrisnorth.bandcamp.com. The Ivy Leaf, “The Ivy Leaf: Traditional Irish Music” (self-released). Ivyleafmusic.com. The Woodrow Wilsons, “Devil Jonah” (self-released). Thewoodrowwilsons.bandcamp.com. JP musicians can notify JP Tunes about new releases at news@jamaicaplaingazette.com.