Category: News

A ‘Haven’ for nonprofit meet-ups

JP has a huge number of nonprofit organization employees, but they don’t have many venues for mingling and sharing ideas. A new lunchtime meet-up at a Hyde Square restaurant is changing that. A suggestion from JP’s Family Independence Initiative-Boston led…

Ross will not run for Congress

City Councilor Mike Ross has decided not to run for a U.S. Congress seat after openly considering the idea for weeks, according to a press release attributed to his campaign exploratory committee. “It wasn’t the right time for me, unfortunately,”…

Court clerk campaign investigated

Maura Hennigan, the clerk of the Suffolk County Superior Court for Criminal Business and a Jamaica Plain resident, is being investigated for an alleged campaign law violation, she confirmed to the Gazette. Hennigan confirmed a WCVB-TV report last month about…

Latino institute to study Whole Foods

The gentrification controversy surrounding Whole Foods Market’s entry into Hyde Square last year may be studied by Latino policy researchers at the University of Massachusetts Boston. “We are in the process of submitting [a research grant] proposal and we can’t…

Senior car service launches

A low-cost taxi service for seniors and people who are visually impaired began serving Jamaica Plain with a soft launch in recent weeks. There was “no breaking a Champagne bottle over the hood of a car,” but the program is…