By Dan Murphy The Boston Transportation Department has installed its first batch of publicly accessible EV (electric vehicle) charging stations in the municipal lot at 737 Centre St. in Jamaica Plain. “In Boston, we know the urgency around climate action…
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Baker Addresses Second COVID-19 Surge and Thanksgiving Holiday, Urges Caution
Governor Charlie Baker held a press conference on November 18 to address COVID-19 response in the state and what people can do to control the spread of the virus as the state deals with a second surge. Baker reported…
Encore Boston Harbor Invites Non profits to Reach Out for Gently used Office Furniture Donations
Encore Boston Harbor is asking members on non-profits to reach out to them for donations of gently used office furniture to include desks, chairs, filing cabinets, tables and other items. Hundreds of pieces of furniture will be donated by Encore…
Upcoming Meetings
JPNC The next Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) meeting will be on Tuesday, November 24 at 7:00 p.m. and will be held as a virtual meeting and will utilize Zoom. On the agenda will be updates from the committees. All meetings will remain open to the public and…
Chapter and Verse Literary Reading Series will be held on Dec. 11
The Chapter And Verse Literary Reading Series will be held on Friday, December 11, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. now on Zoom! R.S.V.P. as below to attend. Joshua Coben’s second collection, Night Chaser (David Robert Books, 2020), was a finalist for…
Fundraiser Underway to Bring Holiday Cheer to Robert Lawson Park
Magda Drici and Carolyn Royce are organizing a fundraiser to raise money on behalf of the Robert Lawson Park Friends group and the Egleston Square Neighborhood Association (ESNA) to bring holiday cheer to the Robert Lawson Park this season. The money…
Three Nonprofits in JP Receive a Total of $2,000 in Grants from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation has announced that three Jamaica Plain nonprofit organizations were awarded a total of $2,000 from the Foundation’s Community Spirit 9/11 Mini-Grant program. The organizations receiving funds are: • Boston Elite Swim Team ($1,000)…
Walsh, BPHC Urge Residents to Follow Safe Practices this Thanksgiving, Urges Caution
Special to the Gazette Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) released guidance on celebrating Thanksgiving safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, urging residents to stay home and spend the day with people in their own…
Walsh Named Chair of Climate U.S. Mayors Coalition
Special to the Gazette As the City of Boston continues to lead nationally on urgent climate action, Climate Mayors announced that Mayor Martin J. Walsh has been named Chair of the coalition of 468 U.S. mayors committed to bold…
Vaccines are Coming, but We Still Have a Duty to Stop the Spread
The announcements in the past week that two vaccines have been shown to be remarkably effective in providing immunization against the coronavirus have given our nation hope that the pandemic might be brought under control. Finally, there is a light…