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…
Re-Inventing Education: BPS Remote Learning Plan Starts This Week, Many Elements Will Remain in the Future
With more than 40,000 ChromeBooks now delivered and in the hands of students all over Boston, Supt. Brenda Cassellius told the media Boston Public Schools (BPS) are ready to roll out Phase 2 of remote learning that will play out…
Unemployment Data Shows New Claims Are Overwhelmingly from White Residents
For the fourth week in a row, new unemployment claims were lower than the previous week, and new data from the state shows that more than 80 percent of new claims since March 15 came from residents describing themselves as…
Due to COVID-19, Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo Hosts Online Fundraiser for Re-Election
For years, Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo normally hosts a birthday fundraiser in April but the COVID-19 pandemic has cancelled those plans. However, his son, District 5 Boston City Councilor Rocardo Arroyo has launched an online fundraising effort…
City Council Holds Hearing on Coronavirus Relief Grant
The City Council Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing on Monday regarding a grant from the Coronavirus Relief Fund. The Council discussed a “message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of…