Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Jamaica Plain increased slightly but the weekly positive test rate dropped. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday, 32,320 Jamaica Plain residents have…
JPNC, BPDA Hold Meeting on PLAN: JP/Rox; Residents want More Info on Affordability
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held a meeting on January 21 for the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) to provide updates on PLAN: JP/Rox and to “share information on how development projects have contributed to meeting the goals”…
Wintry Blast is not so Hard to Take
The polar vortex once again has spun out of control, as it has done often in recent years. Instead of remaining in a tightly-wrapped circular motion around the Arctic, the vortex has been weakened by record-high temperatures in the Arctic…
TB Settled the GOAT Question
Yes Pats’ fans, it was bittersweet to watch the duo of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl championship. On the other hand, no Pats’ fan should be deluded into thinking that if…
Op-Ed: Don’t live your life based on Biden or Trump
Dr. Glenn Mollette When did life begin for President Donald Trump or President Joe Biden? Did Trump’s life begin when his father loaned him millions to start investing? Did it begin when he married Melania? Or, did life begin when…
The First Dose: Residents, Staff of Mount Pleasant Home, Goddard House Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Jamaica Plain’s Mount Pleasant Home was among the first residential care homes in the state to vaccinate its residents and staff at a clinic on January 13. The facility was founded in 1901 as “an independent nonprofit residential care home…