The Jamaica Plain Housing and Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) met on December 15, where a proposal was heard for a five story building at 3371 Washington St. The project at 3371 Washington St. is being…
Month: December 2020
BTU Members Pass Vote of No Confidence in Superintendent Cassellius
Members of the Boston Teachers Union have overwhelmingly passed a vote of no confidence in Boston Public Schools superintendent Brenda Cassellius through a motion brought from the floor of a membership meeting. The floor vote was affirmed by a 97.5%…
Walsh Announces 2021 Outdoor Dining Pilot Program
Building on Boston’s ongoing commitment to supporting restaurants during COVID-19, Mayor Martin J. Walsh last week announced the launch of an outdoor dining pilot program for the 2021 season, making more permanent what was put together to temporarily help restaurants…
Amid Rising COVID Numbers JP Stop & Shop Launches Pickup Service
With Jamaica Plain’s COVID numbers once again on the rise and the city rolling back to Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan Stop & Shop at 301 Centre Street is doing its part to encourage social distancing. Jamaica Plain…
Perkins Joins Wholesome Wave as Chief Executive Officer
Jamaica Plain Community Minister/Associate Interim Pastor Benjamin Perkins has joined Wholesome Wave, a national 501(c)3 non-profit that addresses nutrition insecurity by making healthy produce available and affordable for people who need it most. Serving as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer,…
Eliot School’s Teenbridge Program Creates Documentary Blending Two Generations with Animation
A documentary by the name of InterGeneration is in its final stages of editing, and is the culmination of work by teens in the Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts’ TeenBridge program, along with its artist in residence program.…
Virus Is in Our Homes
We now are fully amidst the holiday season. Hanukkah is here and the Christmas and New Year’s holiday week is fast-approaching. Public health officials at all levels of government have been warning us for months that we must change our…
Thank You, Gov. Baker
We’d like to take a moment to express our appreciation to Gov. Charlie Baker, who has demonstrated incredible leadership during the past nine months of a crisis that is unprecedented in our state’s history. Day-after-day, Gov. Baker has confronted a…
Remember the Needy
We saw a statistic the other day that was absolutely mind-numbing: 18% of all Americans, and 24% of American children, do not have enough to eat on a daily basis. We mention this because during this Christmas season, when many…
Op-Ed: Staying Safe During the Holiday Season
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh I want to wish everyone a very happy holiday season, and hope that the remainder of this year brings you the opportunity to reflect on this year, and take time to prioritize your health and…