Jamaica Plain’s weekly COVID-19 positive test rate dropped under 1 percent according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday. According to the latest data 1,288 Jamaica Plain residents were tested last week and…
Author: John Lynds
Roslindale’s COVID test rate decreases as numbers in the neighborhood remain low
Roslindale’s weekly COVID-19 positive test rate remains well below 5 percent according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday. According to the latest data 929 Roslindale residents were tested last week and 2.5…
Several JP organizations receive Boston Cultural Council grants
Several Jamaica Plain non-profits will receive a portion of the latest round of Boston Cultural Council grants totaling $489,000. OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center, the Jamaica Plain Arts Council, JP Movie Night and the Hyde Square Task Force will join 150…
Weekly COVID-19 postive test rate decreases in Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Plain’s weekly COVID-19 positive test rate decreased according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday. According to the latest data 1,475 Jamaica Plain residents were tested last week and 1.4 percent were…
Unitarian Universalist First Church braces historic tower
Church raising funds for major repairs The historic Unitarian Universalist First Church in Monument Square in Jamaica Plain recently installed wooden braces on the church’s tower wall that faces Eliot Street. During a recent assessment of the church’s exterior, engineers…
StoryWalk series, a family-friendly outdoor multilingual program comes to the area
A family-friendly outdoor multilingual program that combines reading with the outdoors kicked off Monday and will go through May 10 at nearby Franklin Park, the Hyde Park Library and Iacono Park in Hyde Park. The city’s second StoryWalk series will…
Money in city budget earmarked for local projects
Last week, acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey Mayor Kim Janey proposed her administration’s recommended $3.75 billion Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) operating budget and $3.2 billion Fiscal Year 2022-2026 (FY22-FY26) Capital Plan. Janey said the budget focuses on providing the resources…
JP’s weekly positive test-rate decreases
Jamaica Plain’s weekly COVID-19 positive test rate decreased according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday. According to the latest data 1,878 Jamaica Plain residents were tested last week and 1.7 percent were…
JP Main Streets Employees will Benefit from New MBTA and Bluebike Pilot Program
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic many inquesties have been exposed. From the virus disportionately affecting people of color to essential workers not having the luxury of working from home thus jeopardizing their health and safety. Many essential workers who have been…
Gun Arrest after Shots Fired in JP
Police arrested a South Boston man and charged him with illegal gun possession after responding to a call of shots fired on Heath Street in Jamaica Plain. On Tuesday, March 30 members of the Boston Police Youth Violence Strike Force…