By Laura Plummer, Special to the Gazette What is Sherrill House? Located on the border of Jamaica Plain and Brookline, Sherrill House at 135 South Huntington Street is a nursing home that has been serving people from around the state…
Month: March 2019
BPDA, ISD Discuss Expanding Additional Dwelling Unit Pilot Program
By John Lynds Last year, the Boston Inspectional Service Department (ISD) Commissioner William Christopher announced that several Boston neighborhoods that would take part in the Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) pilot program. Christopher said that the proposed program was ISD’s way…
Proposed T Hikes Meets with Outcry from Commuters, Officials
By Dan Murphy A roomful of commuters and elected officials roundly rejected proposed MBTA fare hikes during a public meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the State Transportation Building in Boston. Steve Poftak, general manager of the MBTA, outlined…
JP Agenda
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. March 19 for the March 22 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Stonybrook Neighborhood Association. next meeting is Monday,…
History Corner
Two programs will be held at the Jamaica Plain Library. The programs are as follows: The Boston Suffragists Women – and men – from Boston were very active in the movement to gain the vote for women. Lucy Stone, Julia…
Invitación
Plazo para la sección de eventos: martes, 19 marzo para la edición de 22 marzo. Mande eventos a [email protected]. Los números telefónicos que siguen empiezan con 617. Reuniones Comité de servicio público de JPNC, reunión mensual, martes, 2 abril, 7…
Chapter&Verse at Loring-Greenough
Chapter and Verse Literary Reading series will be held again on Friday, March 8, 7:30 p.m. at the Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street, Jamaica Plain Center. The following will be the night’s activities. Mary Birnbaum was born, raised and educated…
Appreciation Rob Restuccia, Key Architect of the Health Reform Movement, Dies at Age 69
National health care advocacy organization Community Catalyst announced that Robert Restuccia of Jamaica Plain, its founding executive director and a trailblazing leader in the consumer-led health advocacy movement, has died at age 69, of pancreatic cancer. Restuccia’s visionary leadership,…
Running and Raising Money for Joslin Diabetes Center
Running brought Megan Bunnell together with Eric, her boyfriend of eight years, and now she is running her first ever marathon to support an organization that is close to both of their hearts. As a member of Team Joslin for…
Let’s Close the Loophole In State Law to End Human Trafficking
The recent national news stories concerning a massage parlor in Jupiter, Fla., have brought to light what is nothing less than a national abomination: The trafficking of women that reaches into every corner of the United States. The news stories…