The Armenian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA) is excited to announce that as of December 7, 2020 Scott Ariel will join us as CEO of our non-profit, which oversees both the five-star Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (ANRC) in Jamaica Plain as well…
Walsh Appoints Aisha Miller as Chief Of Civic Engagement
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the appointment of Aisha Miller as the Chief of Civic Engagement for the City of Boston, effective Monday, December 7, 2020. The Civic Engagement Cabinet is composed of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, the Mayor’s…
JP’s Hicks’ City Council Campaign for District 6 Starts Full Swing Effort
Kendra Hicks may have been born in the Bronx, but her heart is in Jamaica Plain, the only neighborhood she remembers. After moving to JP as an infant and years of supporting and participating in many community organizations, Hicks…
‘Tis the Season for Giving — and Never has the Need been More Urgent
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas fast approaching, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls or…
Guest Op-Ed: Together, We Must Fight the MBTA Service Cuts
By Senator Sal DiDomenico The MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board recently released their “Forging Ahead Initiative,” a series of ill-conceived cuts to MBTA services that will have devastating (and likely long-lasting) impacts on those who rely on public transit to get to…
Guest Op-Ed: Cheer, Brightness and Hope
By Dr. Glenn Mollette When I was a child, I thought Christmas would never come. The weeks dragged by while I wore out the toy sections of the Sears and Penny’s catalogs hoping Santa might stop by. I always…