Month: April 2019
State Issues RFI for Shattuck Hospital Programming, New Uses
The state has issued a Request for Information (RFI) this week regarding the Shattuck Hospital site in Jamaica Plain – a document that will look to select participants to create a new public health use on the site when the…
Jamaica Plain Organizations Receive Cultural Council Grants
Nearly two dozen Jamaica Plain organizations were on hand during a reception at MassArt’s Pozen Center held to congratulate the 2019 Boston Cultural Council (BCC) organizational grant winners and mark Mayor Martin Walsh’s largest ever investment in local arts organizations.…
Children’s Summer Programming at Tony Williams Dance Center
The Tony Williams Dance Center, located in the Sam Adams Brewery Complex in Jamaica Plain, is rolling out exciting opportunities to engage children and teens during the summer of 2019. The Center is offering Full Day Fun Camp for children…
Programas Juveniles De verano En El Tony Williams Dance Center
El Tony Williams Dance Center, ubicado en el complejo Sam Adams Brewery en Jamaica Plain, está ofreciendo oportunidades emocionantes para los niños y jóvenes durante el verano de 2019. El centro de baile ofrece un campamento de día completo para…
Volunteers of America in Jamaica Plain Part of State Program to Expand Addiction Treatment
Volunteers of America in Jamaica Plain is one of 26 community-based treatment providers that will contract with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) to open new specialized residential rehabilitation treatment programs to serve individuals who experience substance use and…
Sen. Chang-Diaz Gives Update at JPNC
By Lauren Bennett Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz came to the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council monthly meeting on April 23, where she talked about her year in review as well as what’s coming up on her legislative plate. Chang-Diaz said that the…
Walsh’s Budget Includes Capital Spending for Jamaica Plain
Last week Mayor Martin Walsh released his $3.48 billion plan that aims at supporting his Administration’s commitment to a responsible, balanced and bold budget, with increased investments in early childhood education, affordable housing, climate preparedness, recovery services, public safety and…
JP Native Yareliz Diaz Named a 2019 Rappaport Public Policy Fellow
The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at the Harvard Kennedy School has named Yareliz Diaz a 2019 Rappaport Public Policy Fellow. A native of Jamaica Plain, MA, Yareliz is a graduate of John D. O’ Bryant School of Mathematics &…
Tree of Life Fundraiser for JP Police Summer Camp
Every summer, Tree of Life, in association with Boston Police Department E13’s Community Service Youth Officers, organizes a two week camp for underprivileged youth in Jamaica Plain. The program gives some J.P. kids and teens positive experiences, summer fun, and…