Month: November 2019
Councilor At-Large Election Too Close to Call on Final Seat
The City Election featured a somewhat slow day of voting for many areas, but any excitement absent during the day was made up for at midnight – when the final spot on the at-large ballot became contested between candidates Julia…
Local Real Estate Company Comes to the Rescue of School Library
When Anita Cooper’s son started going to Mission Hill K-8 School in Jamaica Plain in 2018, she was disappointed to find that its library had fallen into neglect. Due to budget cuts, it has not had a librarian since 2012…
Empresa Inmobiliaria Local Ayuda a Biblioteca Escolar
Cuando el hijo de Anita Cooper comenzó a ir a la escuela Mission Hill K-8 en Jamaica Plain en 2018, ella se sintió decepcionada al descubrir que su biblioteca había caído en el abandono. Debido a los recortes presupuestarios, no…
JPA Provides Updates on Community Happenings
The Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) met for its monthly meeting on November 4, where they heard an update from State Rep. Nika Elugardo as well as other updates to previously discussed issues. Officer William Jones said that crime continues to…
Three Squares Main Street’s Annual Meeting a Success
Three Squares Main Street JP held its Annual Meeting on the evening of October 17 at Jamaica Mi Hungry where attendees were able to learn about its past successes, volunteer opportunities, future plans, and its process of launching a new…
House and Senate Pass Historic Overhaul to Education Funding Formula
For the past year teachers and school leaders have been actively lobbying the state legislature and governor to begin taking steps to overhaul the state’s education funding formula to ensure equity for all students, especially those in low-income areas. Because…
JP Woman Thrilled as Mentee Receives Scholarship Award
Rachel Weidenfeld of Jamaica Plain was matched with her “little sister” Garshae Mowatt-Mckenzie of Dorchester eight years ago through the Big Sisters/Little Sisters Association of Greater Boston. At the time, Mowatt-Mckenzie was in fourth grade. Now she is a senior…
ZBA Denies Nine Basement Studio Units on Seaverns Ave.
The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) last Tuesday denied without prejudice a project proposed for 9-11 Seaverns Ave. The proposed project is to combine the existing six-family apartment building at 5 Brown Terrace with the other attached six-family buildings at…
24th Annual Taste of JP Set for Nov. 14
The 24th Annual Taste of Jamaica Plain will be held at Our Lady of the Annunciation Church in West Roxbury on November 14 from 6:00-9:00pm. Hosted by nonprofit Ecumenical Social Action Committee (ESAC) Boston, whose mission is to improve the…