By Superintendent Tommy Chang As we start the 2016-2017 school year, we are setting out to increase awareness of the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) for entrance to the city’s three examination schools, Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School, and…
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Letter: Residents deserve long-awaited parkway improvements
It has been nearly a year since the DCR last updated our community regarding its effort towards “Improved Multi-modal Safety and Access to the Emerald Necklace Parkways in Jamaica Plain” and it is high time the department did so. After…
Letter: Allandale St. project a bad idea
The 64 Allandale St. proposal to build 20 “green” units and 47 parking spaces on a less than a two-acre lot adjacent to a Boston park has received overwhelming neighborhood opposition. That concern is not just for the extreme environmental…
JPNC’s Zoning Committee green lights another Goddard House approval
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) Zoning Committee ultimately approved on Aug. 24 the proposed development at the old Goddard House building on South Huntington Ave with a close 5-4 vote, despite some neighbors’ disapproval. The project had already been…
Q. and A. with John Swan about his wife’s memoir
Dale Swan was a Jamaica Plain resident who died from cancer in 2015. While she was dying, she wrote a book about her life called, “My Life as Compost.” Dale Swan died before finishing the book, but her husband John…
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Comité de zonificación de JPNC aprueba otro proyecto para Goddard House
El 24 de agosto, el Comité de Zonificación de Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) aprobó un propuesto desarrollo para el antiguo edificio Goddard House en la Avenida South Huntington con un voto apretada de 5-4, a pesar de la desaprobación…
BRA to release second draft of Plan: JP/Rox
The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) will release a second draft of the Plan: JP/Rox planning study later this month, according to spokesperson Gina Physic. She said the BRA is planning on hosting a workshop on the planning study Sept. 21…
JP Music Festival tomorrow
The 6th annual JP Music Festival will be tomorrow, Sept. 10, with more than 15 acts, 2 stages and 7 hours of non-stop local Jamaica Plain music, according to a press release. The free festival will be held at Pinebank…
Taste of JP returns
The nonprofit ESAC will host the 21th annual Taste of JP on Sept. 15 at the Franklin Park Zoo. The event will allow guests to sample the offerings of more than 10 local restaurants. Taste of JP is a major…