At about 6:51 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, officers assigned to District E-13 (Jamaica Plain) responded to a radio call for shot spotter activation in the area of 950 Parker St. in the Mildred Hailey Apartments public housing development. Upon…
Month: October 2020
Resumen de los datos de delincuencia
El jueves 1 de octubre, el Distrito E-13 del Departamento de Policía de Boston (BPD) organizó su reunión virtual mensual de relaciones policiales y comunitarias. La reunión es una oportunidad para que los miembros del público hagan preguntas a las…
JP’s September crime overview
On Thursday, Oct. 1, District E13 of the Boston Police Department (BPD) hosted its monthly virtual police and community relations meeting. The meeting is an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions of local law enforcement. At every…
Looking for some spooky, socially-distanced fun? Local JP band to play Halloween concert
JP-based band Dred Buffalo hasn’t played in front of an audience in months, but they will finally get a chance to put on a show next Saturday evening, complete with fog machines to set the spooky mood. The band, which…
Exam School seat access in JP likely to decline at both Latin schools
In a meeting stretching well past midnight, the Boston School Committee voted 7-0 on Thursday morning in the wee hours for a plan that would – for one year at least – scrap the exam school test and institute a…
BPS suspends all in-person learning; every BPS student will switch to ‘remote’ learning
A week after the Suffolk Superior Court rejected the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) request for an emergency injunction so teachers won’t be forced to teach in-person until the positive test rate in Boston goes below 4 percent, Boston Public School…
JPNC Housing and Development Committee hears Mildred Hailey Phase One proposal
The Housing & Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council met virtually on October 20, where members and residents heard a presentation from the proponents of the Mildred Hailey Phase One Redevelopment project, which includes a one to one…
COVID-19 positive test-rates up in Roslindale
The recent spike of COVID-19 infections throughout Boston is troubling and Roslindale is not immune to the newest wave of infections sweeping the city. Those testing positive for the virus in Jamaica Plain increased according to data released by the…
RVMS looks toward helping businesses during holiday shopping season
As businesses continue to navigate uncharted waters due to the pandemic, organizations like Roslindale Village Main Street (RVMS) provide assistance in any way they can. After a successful summer season, local businesses are looking towards the colder months and how…
Charles Sumner Elementary School is finalist for prestigious EdVestors prize
For the past 13 years EdVestors, a school improvement organization in Boston, has awarded its $100,000 Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize to recognize rapidly improving schools that have made exemplary progress in advancing the academic achievement of…