Mayor Michelle Wu on May 10 announced the expansion of the Early College and Innovation Pathway program, along with Boston Public Schools (BPS) and institutions of higher education. According to a press release, “Early College provides high school students with…
Month: May 2022
SNA votes to deny proposal at 15 Meehan St.
The Stonybrook Neighborhood Association (SNA) met virtually on May 9, where the group denied a proposal at 15 Meehan St., and discussed committee updates. 15 MEEHAN ST. SNA Steering Committee member Jonathan McCurdy said that this is the second time…
Boston Public School Committee votes to close Mission Hill school
After a damning report highlighting a decade of sweeping serious incidents of sexual abuse and bullying as well as neglecting students with disabilities by school administraors, the Boston School Committee voted last Thursday to close the Mission Hill K-8 PIlot…
Roxanne Longoria, announces candidacy for State Representative for 15th Suffolk District
Longtime community activist and Jamaica Plain resident Roxanne Longoria announced earlier this month her candidacy for the 15th Suffolk District State Representative seat. In her announcement Longoria, a public servant, community organizer, and diversity and inclusion educator, said her decision…
JP’s Camron D. Bryant receives NIH funding to study addiction-related behavior
Jamaica Plain resident Camron D. Bryant, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse, which…
Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts wins Producer’s Choice Award from Boston Design Week
Boston Design Week has announced Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts as winner of its Producers’ Choice Award. The awards celebration took place on May 6 at Boston Design Center, in the Seaport District. Boston Design Week seeks to increase public…
Uplift JP at Nickls & Dimes
JP Centre/South Main Streets held its second Uplift JP event on April 23 at Nickls & Dimes at 668 Centre St. JP Centre/South Main Streets created the Uplift JP program to support BIPOC-owned businesses in Jamaica Plain. According to a…
Neighbors celebrate Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th birthday
A birthday celebration was held for landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted, creator of the Emerald Necklace parks, on April 27th at Jamaica Pond. Olmsted would have been 200 years old this year, but the celebration was held a day after…
Obituaries 5-13-2022
Dr. Estelle Jane ClasingGifted and Dedicated Missionary In December of 1929, specifically December 4th, a beautiful baby girl was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Alfred and Mary Clasing. She was born into a very loving family. She had 12 siblings…
Guest Op-Ed: I am angry but determined to protect Roe
By Elizabeth Warren Roe v. Wade has protected the right to a safe and legal abortion for nearly half a century. Over and over again, conservative Supreme Court nominees proclaimed Roe “settled law,” signaling to the American people that, on…