The Jamaica Plain Historical Society announces the following events in the coming weeks: JPHS Walking Tours are Coming! For the 24th year, the Jamaica Plain Historical Society will offer a series of walking tours each Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m.…
Support Sen. Markey’s Effort to Ban Robocalls
Robocalls are the new plague of the digital and cell phone era. According to some estimates, Americans received 48 billion robocalls last year, up from 30 billion in 2017. It used to be that only a person’s land line would…
Guest Op-ed Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Care and Data
By Alexander Acosta A little more than a year ago, I had the opportunity to visit Maryhaven treatment facility in Columbus, Ohio, to hear from those recovering from the effects of addiction. The visit was an impactful one. I met…
Letters
Understanding improved medicare for all Dear Editor: Our current health care system of over 1500 private insurers is a complicated and fragmented approach to health care with much administrative waste. As a result, 31% of every healthcare dollar goes to…
Egg Hunt & Spring Celebration
State Issues RFI for Shattuck Hospital Programming, New Uses
The state has issued a Request for Information (RFI) this week regarding the Shattuck Hospital site in Jamaica Plain – a document that will look to select participants to create a new public health use on the site when the…