By Cary Shuman Ronan Stevenson-Swadling of Jamaica Plain showed the national field hockey community that he truly is among the elite youth players in the country. Stevenson-Swadling, a seventh-grader at Boston Latin Academy, traveled in February to Richmond, Virginia, where…
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Sights & Sounds
The deadline for listings is noon, March 19 for the March 22 issue. Send listings to [email protected] Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events Boston City Councilor Matt O’Malley will be…
No e-scooters in near Future; City Council Holds Hearing Regarding Ordinance about Shared Mobility Businesses
By Lauren Bennett Boston may not see electric scooters as early as originally thought. The City Council Committee on Government Operations held a hearing on February 26 regarding an ordinance establishing the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) to regulate shared…
Invitación
Plazo para la sección de eventos: martes, 19 marzo para la edición de 22 marzo. Mande eventos a [email protected] Los números telefónicos que siguen empiezan con 617. Reuniones Comité de servicio público de JPNC, reunión mensual, martes, 2 abril, 7…
History Corner
Two programs will be held at the Jamaica Plain Library. The programs are as follows: The Boston Suffragists Women – and men – from Boston were very active in the movement to gain the vote for women. Lucy Stone, Julia…
JP Agenda
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. March 19 for the March 22 issue. Send listings to [email protected] Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Stonybrook Neighborhood Association. next meeting is Monday,…
Proposed T Hikes Meets with Outcry from Commuters, Officials
By Dan Murphy A roomful of commuters and elected officials roundly rejected proposed MBTA fare hikes during a public meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the State Transportation Building in Boston. Steve Poftak, general manager of the MBTA, outlined…
BPDA, ISD Discuss Expanding Additional Dwelling Unit Pilot Program
By John Lynds Last year, the Boston Inspectional Service Department (ISD) Commissioner William Christopher announced that several Boston neighborhoods that would take part in the Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) pilot program. Christopher said that the proposed program was ISD’s way…
Senior Life – Special Sherrill House, a Non-profit Nursing Home Serving Boston since 1907
By Laura Plummer, Special to the Gazette What is Sherrill House? Located on the border of Jamaica Plain and Brookline, Sherrill House at 135 South Huntington Street is a nursing home that has been serving people from around the state…
Appreciation Rob Restuccia, Key Architect of the Health Reform Movement, Dies at Age 69
National health care advocacy organization Community Catalyst announced that Robert Restuccia of Jamaica Plain, its founding executive director and a trailblazing leader in the consumer-led health advocacy movement, has died at age 69, of pancreatic cancer. Restuccia’s visionary leadership,…