This fall, Jamaica Plain will see 47 new units of affordable housing on a formerly vacant lot at 61 Heath St., in what will be known as the Hattie Kelton Apartments. Developed by the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC),…
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Honors Mayor Walsh and Paul English at Gala
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) honored Mayor Martin J. Walsh and entrepreneur-philanthropist Paul English at its Medicine that Matters gala on May 20 at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. Mayor Walsh received the program’s esteemed Dr. Jim…
Summertime: A Youth Photo Exhibition at the JP Branch Library
The Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library in partnership with Uforge are pleased to announce a new exhibition as part of their rotating art program. After soliciting proposals from a range of local artists, a…
Mayor Martin Walsh Announces Summer Eats Program Across the City
Mayor Martin J. Walsh this week announced the launch of the 2019 Boston Summer Eats Program, expanding access to healthy meals by providing free and nutritious meals to youth ages 18 and under at more than 100 locations throughout the…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Adam Banks Showcases Research at Bates College’s Mount David Summit Adam Banks of Jamaica Plain, Mass., presented their student research entitled “Conducting an Audit of Food Policies and Programs in Auburn, ME” at the 18th Mount David Summit. The annual…
Make the Most of Summer
Our Independent Newspaper Group founding publisher, Andrew P. Quigley, who lived an extraordinary life, used to say, “When you look back on your life, you realize that all you really have is a lot of memories.” What brings these words…