The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at the Harvard Kennedy School has named Yareliz Diaz a 2019 Rappaport Public Policy Fellow. A native of Jamaica Plain, MA, Yareliz is a graduate of John D. O’ Bryant School of Mathematics &…
Tree of Life Fundraiser for JP Police Summer Camp
Every summer, Tree of Life, in association with Boston Police Department E13’s Community Service Youth Officers, organizes a two week camp for underprivileged youth in Jamaica Plain. The program gives some J.P. kids and teens positive experiences, summer fun, and…
JP Observer: JP Regan Youth League Marks 50 Years of Building Community
By Sandra Storey / Special to the Gazette The Jamaica Plain Regan Youth League has been around—and flourished—for 50 years for good reason. The baseball and softball league has expanded over the decades, building on the solid foundation of community…
Green New Deal Discussion Featuring Ayanna Pressley Draws Massive Crowd in JP
On Saturday, April 20, newly elected Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley spoke to a packed audience at the First Church in Jamaica Plain during a sold-out speaking engagement that is being called “historic” and “powerful.” Congresswoman Pressley was joined by Reverend…
Chapter & Verse at Loring-Greenough
Readings by Members of Jamaica Pond Poets of Poems on Poetry and Art will be held on Friday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street, JP Center. The program is as follows: Mary Birnbaum was born, raised,…
Jamaica Plain Opens its Doors for the First Annual Green Living Tour May 19
The first annual Jamaica Plain Green Living tour will be held across Jamaica Plain on Sunday, May 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. This free walking tour, sponsored by Mothers Out Front-JP, will showcase a range of different green features…