The City will host a community meeting April 30 to garner feedback on developing vacant land located behind the Bromley-Heath housing development, according to a notice from the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND). The feedback from the meeting will help…
Author: Peter Shanley
Boston Shines in JP tomorrow
Boston Shines, the City of Boston’s annual cleanup event, will be held tomorrow April 26 in Jamaica Plain. Other Boston Shines events will be held in different neighborhoods of the city on other dates. Organizations and individuals can volunteer to…
JP police captain: Community policing works
When District E-13 Police Capt. Alfredo Andres joined the Boston Police Department in 1995, he said, there was a culture of cops and robbers. But as he rose in the ranks and the philosophy of community policing began permeating the…
Arborway crosswalk meeting scheduled
A community meeting will be held May 6 to discuss improving the crosswalk on the Arborway near the main entrance of the Arnold Arboretum. The meeting will be hosted by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and the…
Wi-Fi arrives at local parks
Free wireless Internet service is now available at Jamaica Pond Park and part of Franklin Park. The recent installation is part of the City program called “Wicked Free Wi-Fi: Boston’s Public Wireless Network.” The program includes 170 access points throughout…
Match Day School leaving JP
The Match Community Day School, which is a charter public school that first opened in 2011, will soon be leaving Jamaica Plain for a new home on Hyde Park/Mattapan line. The school is currently split in two locations in JP:…
JP Kids: JP nonprofit targets high-risk kids
The Friends of the Children-Boston is a Jamaica Plain-based chapter of a national organization that turns its attention to the children who need the most help. “We go into a high-risk community and build mentoring relationships with children,” said Friends-Boston…
JP-based site lets fans rate music fests
A Jamaica Plain Internet business called Obfessed has created an online platform that allows attendees of music festivals to rate their experience and have a voice, according to founder Daniel Swain. “Our goal from the beginning has been to give…
New theater company opens in JP
Jamaica Plain theater enthusiasts are set to have a new option to go to as the Open Theatre Project (OTP) is hosting a series of events at St. John’s Episcopal Church, kicking off with the “Henry and Vanessa Unbound.” The…
BTU student leads donation drive
With her five-member team seated around her, Boston Teacher Union (BTU) School eighth-grader Anne Jean had nothing but praise for her fellow students for helping her food-and-clothing drive for the nonprofit Cradles to Crayons. “I think everyone here is a…