Three residents of Jamaica Plain were among five artists selected as recipients for the City’s second round of Artist Fellowship Awards. Shubha Sunder, Billy Dean Thomas, and Paloma Valenzuela each received a $10,000 unrestricted grant from the Mayor’s Office of…
Month: December 2019
Enchanted Trolley Stop
Black Lives Matter Vigil
Going out with Style: Fresh Hair Salon to Close Dec. 21 after 37 Years
Few, if any, local business owners in Jamaica Plan can boast that they grew up in the neighborhood, forged a career for decades in the neighborhood, and will retire in the neighborhood. One such person is Joy Silverstein – the…
Affordable Housing Home Rule Petition Signed By Walsh
It was a huge win for District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards, her colleague Councilor Kim Janey and affordable housing advocates across the city. On Monday, Mayor Martin Walsh signed Edwards and Janey’s Home Rule Petition to impose a real…
JP Crime Stats for November Issued
On Thursday, December 5, Curtis Hall in Jamaica Plain hosted the monthly police and community relations meeting organized by District E-13 of the Boston Police Department (BPD). Every month, Officer William Jones from the Community Service Office and Captain John…
Estadísticas De Delincuencia De Noviembre
El jueves 5 de diciembre, Curtis Hall fue el sitio de la reunión mensual de policía y relaciones comunitarias organizada por el Distrito E-13 del Departamento de Policía de Boston (BPD). El Oficial William Jones proporcionó copias de una tabla…
Obituaries 12-20-2019
Josephine Cravotta Worked for City of Everett and Everett Public Schools Frederick R Carter, 69, of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts entered into eternity May 8, 2019. Born in Plainfield, NJ June 26, 1949, he grew up in North Plainfield, NJ. Fred…