The South Street Youth Center held its third annual Family Fun Run Run on October 3, though this year it was a socially distanced “Family Mindfulness 5K Walk,” South Street Youth Center’s Program Coordinator Corey Stallings said. South Street…
JPA Approves Basement Work at 66 Pershing Road, $1000 Donation to ‘Tools for Schools’ Program
The Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) met virtually on October 5, where they again heard a zoning matter at 66 Pershing Road, as well as voted on donating money to Rep. Nika Elugardo’s Tools for Schools program, which provides headphones…
350 Mass Holds Standout on Jamaicaway, Calling for Strong Climate Bill
Recently, climate organization 350 Massachusetts for a Better Future, better known as 350 Mass, has been holding several standouts across the state using the format of old Burma-Shave advertisements, which consisted of signs along highways that created rhyming statements. …
Make the Most of the Long Weekend
The arrival of Columbus Day means that the fall season squarely is upon us, the time of year that has special meaning for all of us in New England, even amidst a pandemic. With the weatherman forecasting a beautiful weekend…
TWTWTW x 100
In the 1960s there was a TV show, That Was The Week That Was (also known as TW3), that took a satirical look at that week’s news events. However, this past week’s events have moved from the realm of farce…
Guest Op-Ed: Something Needs to be Done about Evictions
By Shane Fowler Hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents are at risk of displacement and homelessness if evictions are allowed to continue unabated without any protections from the legislature. Massachusetts has deployed various strategies to mitigate the harms from the…