The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $3.8 million in grant awards to support security enhancements for 80 Massachusetts nonprofits at high risk of hate crimes or attacks by extremists. Grant recipients that include Nativity Preparatory School of Jamaica Plain for $72,424 and…
Author: Gazette Staff
Letter to the Editor 2-9-2024
Alarming new survey reveals how high MBTA fares are harming riders Dear Editor, On the heels of Governor Healey pledging to fund a permanent low-income fare for the MBTA in her FY25 budget, a groundbreaking survey of riders finds that they forgo…
Op-Ed: A little bit of kindness to protect Mass. parklands and foster community
By Brian Arrigo Just under a year ago, I had the honor of being appointed to lead the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the state’s largest landowner and steward of roughly half a million acres across Massachusetts. It’s been…
Zuckerberg, et al: The worst of the worst
Last week’s dramatic hearing in the U.S. Senate, in which the heads of a number of social media companies testified in front of a gallery that was filled with parents who lost children because of the pernicious effects of social…
JP projects part of state affordable-housing plan
Less than a week after her State of the Commonwealth address in which she vowed to tackle rising housing costs, Governor Maura Healey on Monday committed resources to support the production and preservation of more than 1,900 housing units in…
JPNC seeks to engage JP residents to become more diverse, inclusive
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting this past Tuesday via Zoom. The meeting consisted principally of reports from the JPNC’s committees. Katherine O’Shea, chair of the Outreach Committee, presented her report, which led to a…
Children’s Services of Roxbury founders receive Drum Major Award
Children’s Services of Roxbury (CSR) founders Rev. Richard Richardson and Mrs. Jestina Richardson received the Drum Major Award at the 54th Annual Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast on January 15, for their extraordinary contributions to justice, diversity, and inclusion efforts…
Healey-Driscoll Administration announce opportunities for veteran-owned businesses
The Healey-Driscoll Administration last week announced that the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO), which is responsible for bringing fairness to the state’s bidding and procurement process, has entered into a new partnership that will help veteran-owned businesses bid on contracts across the state. The SDO is partnering with the…
News Briefs
Boston Parks & Recreation youth Flag Football League kicks off 2024 season The Boston Parks & Recreation Department has launched the 2024 Youth Flag Football League, a co-ed program that runs from January 27 to March 2 in the Carter…
Tech Goes Home adds 25 new community partners
Tech Goes Home (TGH), a leading Massachusetts nonprofit committed to advancing digital equity, announced that it added 25 new community partners in Q4 of 2023, including Jamaica Plain. TGH will work alongside these new partners to deliver proven, responsive digital…