The Board of Directors of the Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) held its regular monthly meeting this past Monday, April 6. On hand for the session were chair Kay Mathews, treasurer Michael Reiskind, Kevin Moloney, Michael Frank, Peter Elmuts, Barry Schwartz,…
Footlight Club’s 7A Black Box Series: Family drama ‘After the Revolution’ opens Saturday
Jamaica Plain’s own community theater, The Footlight Club, is proud to present its next 7A Black Box program, “After the Revolution” this April. Written by Amy Herzog, “After the Revolution” focuses on the impact to a family when its cherished…
Egleston Parks receive donation for community events
By Adam Swift Thanks to a generous donation from an anonymous donor, Jamaica Plain residents could see a lot more events at Lawson Park and the Peace Garden in Egleston Square. At Monday night’s meeting of the Egleston Square Neighborhood…
Emerald Necklace adds 2,400 trees to inventory
Special to the Gazette The Emerald Necklace Conservancy, in collaboration with its public partners at the City of Boston and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), recently completed an inventory of 3,500 previously evaluated and undocumented trees along…
Rescuers work to combat food waste
By Vina Berger Food rescuers Jeff Schwartz and Virginie Forget stood outside the Trader Joe’s on Boylston Street recently, gingerly stacking boxes of carefully packaged groceries into the trunk of Forget’s car. Containers labeled “fresh fruit” were stacked atop dozens…
BPD Community Alert – Fraudulent Parking Violation Notices
Special to the Gazette The Boston Police Department is warning residents about an increase in scams involving fake parking violation notices. These fraudulent notices are designed to appear as official government documents and may closely resemble legitimate correspondence from the…