Mayor Martin Walsh announced this week that Jamaica Plain resident Linda Sklar was a winner in the 24th Annual Mayor’s Garden Contest. Sklar won in the Medium Yard garden contest category with a grand prize provided by JetBlue and prize…
JP Musician Releases Album Centered on Environmental Crisis
JP-based musician Eleanor Elektra recently released her second full length album, Exquisite Corpse, which she describes as a concept album revolving around the environmental crisis and her personal relationship with it. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Elektra came to Boston several…
Early Voting for Massachusetts Primary Kicks off in Boston
The City of Boston Election Department kicked off ‘Early Voting’ in Boston for the Massachusetts Primary over the weekend at several polling locations. In Jamaica Plain, voters will head to the polls on Sept. 1 during the state primary and…
News Briefs
Learning for the Love of It With all of the uncertainty that currently surrounds us, it’s time for good news. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Massachusetts, Boston announces that its full fall course schedule will…
USPS Board of Governors Announces Bipartisan Election Mail Committee
The United States Postal Service Board of Governors last week announced the establishment of a bipartisan Election Mail Committee that will actively oversee the United States Postal Service’s support of the mail-in voting process. The committee will be chaired by…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Students named to dean’s list at Bates College The following students have been named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in [December 2019]. This is a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average…