While a large gathering at English High School to celebrate Frederick Law Olmsted¡¯s 198th birthday on April 26 was cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19, the venerable landscape architect continues to be remembered in other ways. Olmsted 2022 Massachusetts, –…
JP Cancer Survivor “Full of Gratitude” as She Gives Back to Dana-Farber
When Jamaica Plain resident Katherine Walsh was a graduate student at Harvard Medical School working at a research lab at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, she didn’t imagine she’d be diagnosed with cancer herself. Ten years ago at the age of 23,…
BPS, Mayor Share New Policies for the Remainder of the School Year
Boston Public School (BPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius and Mayor Martin Walsh last week shared new policies with families and schools for remote learning that went into effect Monday. This updated learning plan gives more guidance for students and teachers around…
JP Arrest Leads to Illegal Gun, Drug Charges
As part of an ongoing investigation, Drug Control Unit detectives from District B-3 station in Mattapan conducted a motor vehicle stop In Jamaica Plain Tuesday that resulted in the arrest of two males and the recovery of two loaded firearms…
Emergency Room Arrest in JP
As if healthcare workers on the frontlines battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica Plain didn’t have enough to worry about, last week they had to deal with an out of control emergency room patient. Last Tuesday, officers assigned to Jamaica…
JP Business Receives Small Business Grant
A longtime Jamaica Plain Business was recently awarded a small business grant from Citizens bank. Mechanical Solutions in Jamaica Plain that served Boston residents and businesses for more than 30 years was one of 32 small businesses in Massachusetts that…