Omnicron variant shows up in Boston Jamaica Plain and the city’s weekly COVID positive test rate continues to rise post Thanksgiving and ahead of the Christmas Holiday. Adding to the bad news, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) announced…
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Mayor Wu announces new, lower electricity rates through Boston’s Community Choice Electricity program
According to a recent report from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, over the last five years, third-party utility suppliers charged Massachusetts residents $426 million more than a general utility like Eversource would have. The AG’s office also reported that…
Michelle Wu sworn in, becoming the first female and first woman of color to serve as Mayor of Boston
On Tuesday inside the Boston City Council Chambers, Michelle Wu made history and was sworn in, as the first female and first woman of color to ever serve as Mayor of Boston in the city’s history. After Reverend Dr. Arlene…
Jamaica Plain’s weekly COVID test rate increases; Curley School outbreak forces closure
After experiencing a fifty-five percent spike in the weekly COVID test rate between October 25 and November 1 the Jamaica Plain test rate spiked once again last week. Adding to the recent spike in the neighborhood, an outbreak of cases…
Michelle Wu is elected new Mayor of Boston
In a historic election where two female candidates of color squared off for the first time for the Boston mayoral seat, Michelle Wu edged out Anissa Essaibi George during Tuesday’s election to become the first woman elected Mayor in…
Wu vence a Essaibi George en la carrera por la alcaldía
En una elección histórica, Michelle Wu venció a Anissa Essaibi George para convertirse en la primera mujer alcaldesa de Boston, con 91.239 votos frente a los 50.879 de su oponente. “Estamos listos para enfrentar este momento”, dijo Wu. “Estamos listos…
Jamaica Plain’s weekly COVID test rate increases
After experiencing only a 20 percent spike in the weekly COVID test rate in mid October the percentage of those testing positive in Jamaica Plain increased over 50 percent between October 25 and November 1. According to the weekly report…
City seeking applicants to improve alternative policing pilot programs
Since October the city has dispatched co-responders in some neighborhoods as part of a pilot program to better address mental health crisis calls. This form of co-response and alternative response deploys teams of Emergency Medical Technicians and mental health workers…
City to Combat Invasive Emerald Ash Borer; Invasive Beetle First Detected at Arnold Arboretum in 2014
The Emerald Ash Borer has been spreading since it was first found in the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain in 2014. The invasive beetle has been identified in the neighborhoods of Allston-Brighton, Dorchester, Fenway-Kenmore, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, Roxbury,…
Several JP Organizations Receive City Grant to Fill Hunger Gaps
Last week, Acting Mayor Kim Janey announced that four Jamaica Plain nonprofits were among 39 local, non-profit organizations to receive grant money through the Food Sovereignty and Community Grants programs. The grants, totaling $2.2 million to the local organizations, were…