The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) voted to create an ad hoc committee about various developments proposed and already underway for the Forest Hills area at its April 29 meeting. “The idea is to take into account the multitude of…
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Gazette founder to be named JP ‘champion’
Sandra Storey, who founded the Gazette and now writes its “JP Observer” column, will be named ESAC’s “Community Champion” of the year at a June 17 celebration. ESAC is a social services nonprofit agency founded nearly 50 years in Egleston…
Parklet will move this year
HYDE SQ.—Even though Boston Transportation Department (BTD) is ready to bring back Jamaica Plain’s parklet, that won’t happen at its original location this year due to utility work on Centre Street. Instead, BTD is looking for alternate locations in Hyde…
NACA finds new home at 225 Centre St.
By Rebeca Oliveira and Peter Shanley/Gazette Staff JACKSON SQ.—The nonprofit Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), which is being pushed out of its longtime home on Washington Street, has found a new residence, becoming the first commercial tenant at the…
Conservation Conversation
Regan League parade won’t reschedule
The Jamaica Plain Regan Youth League baseball and softball league’s annual Opening Day Parade will not be rescheduled, according to a main participant. It was originally scheduled for late April, but was cancelled due to rain. Longtime participant Michael Frank…
Mayor marks Small Business Week in JP
Mayor Martin Walsh celebrated National Small Business Week in JP on May 13, announcing that the Department of Neighborhood Development’s (DND) Office of Business Development (OBD) will be more than doubling its budget to $250,000 for its One-on-One Small Business…
DCR to study Arborway bike lanes
Bikers might soon be able to traverse the Arborway a little more easily, as the state is looking into installing bike lanes on the roadway. Bill Hickey, spokesperson for the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), which manages the Arborway,…
Rt. 39 improvement delayed again
The Route 39 bus improvement project remains to be finished, as the last part—the “bump-out” curb extension at the Centre Street and Seaverns Avenue stop—was delayed again last month, according to MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo. The “bump-out” curb extension was…