Mayor Janey, in collaboration with the City of Boston’s Environment Department, Boston Public Schools (BPS) and Northeast-based textile recycling company Helpsy, has delivered dropboxes for residents to bring their textiles to eleven BPS locations across Boston. These dropboxes are a…
Exam School Admission Task Force Puts Off Test for This Fall: Embroiled in Further Controversy on Recommendations
For just a small fraction of the Boston Public School (BPS) student population, the Exam Schools have proffered no shortage of controversy and outsized attention this year. That was on display last Wednesday, June 30, when the Exam School Admissions…
No Escaping Climate Change
Heat domes. Polar vortexes. Superstorms. Megadroughts. Wildfire tornados. Rising sea levels. These terms were unheard of at the start of this century — other than in academic journals — but are now part of our everyday conversation. Climate change and its catastrophic effects…
Op-Ed: Welcoming Phase of Re-enty and Renewal
By Cathy Judd-Stein It is often said that the opportunity to find a deeper power within emerges when life becomes most challenging. Like many, I continue to reflect on the magnitude of fear and uncertainty we collectively experienced during the…
JPNC discusses committee updates; postpones its election until August 21
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) met virtually on June 22, where members discussed a couple of zoning issues as well as other committee updates, and postponed their election until August. First, the JPNC voted in Micah Sachs, who is…
Three Little Free Libraries with diverse books now in the JP area
On June 10, the Little Free Library launched its Read in Color initiative by unveiling 10 new Little Free Libraries throughout Boston. The initiative was made possible by Little Free Library, 826 Boston, and Candlewick Press. According to a press…