Month: August 2023
JPNC Members Criticize New Plans for Arborway Garage, Refer to City Yard as a ‘Dump’
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting this past Tuesday evening. Chair Renee Stacey Welch and fellow members Michael Reiskind, Bernie Doherty, Sarah Freeman, Gert Thorn, Peg Preble, Leah Simmons, Peter DeCotis, Dave Baron, Purple Reign,…
BPDA Board Approves Rockwood Street Project
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) Board of Directors approved a project at 96-100 Rockwood Street in Jamaica Plain during a meeting on Thursday, August 17. At this meeting, Christopher Tracy, a consultant on the…
Senator Miranda’s Initial Budget Session Successes
Senator Liz Miranda ( 2nd Suffolk District) is pleased with what she has been able to achieve in the Commonwealth’s FY2024 budget, recently signed by the Governor. Over $2.4 million will directly impact the 2nd Suffolk district, its businesses and…
JPNC Raises Questions About Arborway Bus Facility Development
By Adam Swift Jamaica Plain residents still have plenty of concerns about plans for the Arborway bus yard. Last week, the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s Arborway subcommittee held an online meeting on plans for the long-awaited bus yard. Specifically, the…
Bosede A. Opetubo Wallpaper at the Jamaica Plain Branch Library
Special to the Gazette The Jamaica Plain Branch Library is pleased to continue their rotating art program, supported by The Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library in partnership with Uforge. For the fall, we present…
Wu Appoints Lima Barbosa To Finish Lopera’s Term on Boston School Committee
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced the appointment of Chantal Lima Barbosa to the Boston School Committee. Lima Barbosa will serve the remainder of the term ending on January 1, 2024 that was created by the resignation of…
JPNC’s Housing and Development Committee Discusses Shattuck
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The redevelopment of the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Campus has been a hot topic recently in Jamaica Plain and other surrounding neighborhoods, and the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s (JPNC) Housing and Development Committee shared its thoughts on…
JP Observer: Heat Pump Time: Energy-Efficient Home Heating-and-Cooling Options Available
Lots of people, including rafts of journalists and tons of Americans polled recently, say they want to put an upper age limit on who can be president of the United States. More than 70 percent of respondents—Democrats, Republicans and independents…
Local Composer Releasing Album Sept. 15
Special to the Gazette Pianist/composer Olivia Pérez-Collellmir has announced the Sept. 15 release of her debut full-length album OLIVIA (Adhyâropa Records). Pérez-Collellmir lives in Jamaica Plain and teaches at Berklee School of Music. A wonderfully nuanced and diverse collection of music spanning many of…