Earlier this month Mayor Martin Walsh announced the appointment of Robert Santiago as the new Commissioner of the Office of Veterans’ Services (OVS) for the City of Boston. Santiago, who lives in Jamaica Plain with his husband, becomes the first…
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No Ledge Found at 1 Rockwood Terrace
By Lauren Bennett On April 30, the Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) approved a proposed project at 1 Rockwood Terrace to erect a single family home on the lot, but due to serious concerns from the neighbors, the proponents were…
Gallo Leads Restoration Effort at Blessed Sacrament Church
The Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) has hired urban planning and development consultant Beverly Gallo to lead the organization’s efforts to restore the historic Blessed Sacrament Church through a new initiative that would revive the Jamaica Plain landmark through…
JP Observer Choosing Several Great Democrats from a Crowded Field for President
By Sandra Storey / Special to the Gazette We are at the start of an exciting, very long election season leading up to the final vote for president on Nov. 3, 2020. As of now, at least 24 Democrats are…
JP Developer Receives $250,000 from Brownfields Fund
The Baker-Polito Administration announced over $2.6 million in Brownfields Redevelopment Fund grants to support the environmental assessment and cleanup of 13 contaminated and challenging sites across the Commonwealth. One of those 13 sites is the Jackson Square Site III at…
Stewart Goff Welcomed as New CEO of AWWA and ANRC
The Board of Directors of the Armenian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA) and the Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (ANRC) is very pleased to announce the appointment of Stewart R. Goff, RN, MS as the new CEO of AWWA and ANRC. …
JP Agenda
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. June 11 for the June 14 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,…
Sights & Sounds
The deadline for listings is noon, June 11 for the June 14 issue. Send listings to [email protected] Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events Jamaica Plain Spring Fair at the First…
Boston Planning and Development Agency Gives Go Ahead for Project at 121 Brookside Avenue
The project at 121 Brookside Ave. in Jamaica Plain by developer Scott Johnson received Boston Planning and Development Agency board approval last Thursday at the board’s May meeting. Johnson plans to develop a four-story residential loft-style building on two parcels…
JP Movie Night Set for June 1 Scheduled
A few years ago South African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe, met with five orphaned children from Eswatini (the former Swaziland). Together they collaborated to craft an original fairytale drawn from their troubled past. Together they createdLiyana; a brave young woman who embarks…