A Jamaica Plain resident will be starring in the upcoming performance of the celebrated musical “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” at the New Repertory Theatre in Watertown. “Hair” first exploded onto the theater scene in 1968 as Broadway’s first…
Author: Laura Plummer
JP Native Becomes the State’s Youngest Varsity Boys Basketball Coach
In 2019, Timmance McKinney was named the Head Varsity Basketball Coach at City on a Hill Charter School in Dudley Square in Roxbury, making him the youngest varsity coach in the state of Massachusetts at just 25 years old. McKinney…
Three JP Artists Receive Mayor’s Artist Fellowship Award
Three residents of Jamaica Plain were among five artists selected as recipients for the City’s second round of Artist Fellowship Awards. Shubha Sunder, Billy Dean Thomas, and Paloma Valenzuela each received a $10,000 unrestricted grant from the Mayor’s Office of…
JP Crime Stats for November Issued
On Thursday, December 5, Curtis Hall in Jamaica Plain hosted the monthly police and community relations meeting organized by District E-13 of the Boston Police Department (BPD). Every month, Officer William Jones from the Community Service Office and Captain John…
District E-13 Police Present October Crime Stats
On Wednesday, November 6, Curtis Hall in Jamaica Plain hosted the monthly police and community relations meeting organized by District E-13 of the Boston Police Department (BPD). Every month, Officer William Jones from the Community Service Office and Captain John…
Local Real Estate Company Comes to the Rescue of School Library
When Anita Cooper’s son started going to Mission Hill K-8 School in Jamaica Plain in 2018, she was disappointed to find that its library had fallen into neglect. Due to budget cuts, it has not had a librarian since 2012…
JP Woman Thrilled as Mentee Receives Scholarship Award
Rachel Weidenfeld of Jamaica Plain was matched with her “little sister” Garshae Mowatt-Mckenzie of Dorchester eight years ago through the Big Sisters/Little Sisters Association of Greater Boston. At the time, Mowatt-Mckenzie was in fourth grade. Now she is a senior…
E-13 Police Present Crime Stats for the Month of September
On Thursday, October 3, Curtis Hall in Jamaica Plain hosted the monthly police and community relations meeting organized by District E-13 of the Boston Police Department (BPD). Every month, Officer William Jones from the Community Service Office and Captain John…
Strong Real Estate Market Continues in JP
According to the website of JP real estate company McCormack and Scanlan, summer listings sold like hotcakes and the trend seems to be continuing into the fall with properties being bought almost as soon as they are listed. This indicates…
E-13 Police Present August Crime Stats
On Wednesday, September 4, Curtis Hall in Jamaica Plain hosted the monthly police and community relations meeting organized by District E-13 of the Boston Police Department (BPD). Normally, meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month. Every month,…