In keeping with CDC and Harvard COVID-19 guidelines for large gatherings, The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is canceling Lilac Sunday 2020. All formal activities such as tours, family crafts and science, and performances scheduled for Sunday, May 10 are…
Month: May 2020
Olmsted Birthday Party Postponed, But Project Plans Move Forward
While a large gathering at English High School to celebrate Frederick Law Olmsted¡¯s 198th birthday on April 26 was cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19, the venerable landscape architect continues to be remembered in other ways. Olmsted 2022 Massachusetts, –…
JP Cancer Survivor “Full of Gratitude” as She Gives Back to Dana-Farber
When Jamaica Plain resident Katherine Walsh was a graduate student at Harvard Medical School working at a research lab at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, she didn’t imagine she’d be diagnosed with cancer herself. Ten years ago at the age of 23,…
BPS, Mayor Share New Policies for the Remainder of the School Year
Boston Public School (BPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius and Mayor Martin Walsh last week shared new policies with families and schools for remote learning that went into effect Monday. This updated learning plan gives more guidance for students and teachers around…
JP Arrest Leads to Illegal Gun, Drug Charges
As part of an ongoing investigation, Drug Control Unit detectives from District B-3 station in Mattapan conducted a motor vehicle stop In Jamaica Plain Tuesday that resulted in the arrest of two males and the recovery of two loaded firearms…
Emergency Room Arrest in JP
As if healthcare workers on the frontlines battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica Plain didn’t have enough to worry about, last week they had to deal with an out of control emergency room patient. Last Tuesday, officers assigned to Jamaica…
JP Business Receives Small Business Grant
A longtime Jamaica Plain Business was recently awarded a small business grant from Citizens bank. Mechanical Solutions in Jamaica Plain that served Boston residents and businesses for more than 30 years was one of 32 small businesses in Massachusetts that…
Re-Inventing Education: BPS Remote Learning Plan Starts This Week, Many Elements Will Remain in the Future
With more than 40,000 ChromeBooks now delivered and in the hands of students all over Boston, Supt. Brenda Cassellius told the media Boston Public Schools (BPS) are ready to roll out Phase 2 of remote learning that will play out…
Unemployment Data Shows New Claims Are Overwhelmingly from White Residents
For the fourth week in a row, new unemployment claims were lower than the previous week, and new data from the state shows that more than 80 percent of new claims since March 15 came from residents describing themselves as…
Due to COVID-19, Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo Hosts Online Fundraiser for Re-Election
For years, Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo normally hosts a birthday fundraiser in April but the COVID-19 pandemic has cancelled those plans. However, his son, District 5 Boston City Councilor Rocardo Arroyo has launched an online fundraising effort…