Jamaica Plain voters will head to the polls on Nov. 7 to help decide the mayoral race between Mayor Martin Walsh and City Councilor Tito Jackson. But Jackson will need to make up a lot of ground in the closing…
Month: October 2017
JP resident composes opera
Jim Grant, 40-year Jamaica Plain resident and retired psychotherapist, has composed an opera about Johann Sebastian Bach, which will be presented on Oct. 28 at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Grant began writing operas in his sixties, and now his second…
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT
General Heath Apartments to go online in 2019
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held an Oct. 17 public meeting to update residents on the status of the already approved General Heath Square (GHS) Apartments affordable housing development project, which should be available for residency in September…
General Heath Apartments, disponible a residentes en 2019
La BPDA (Boston Planning and Development Agency) presentó una reunión el 17 de octubre para informar a los residentes sobre el proyecto de vivienda asequible General Health Square (GHS) ya aprobado. El desarrollo debe estar disponible a residentes empezando en…
City Council news and notes
By Beth Treffeisen Special to the Gazette Bill Linehan’s last meeting District 2 City Councilor Bill Linehan submitted a letter of resignation after 43 years of service to the City. Mayor Martin Walsh joined the City Council to present Councilor…
JP resident appointed DAV board of directors
Jamaica Plain resident and Marine Corps veteran Coleman Nee was appointed to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) board of directors at the organization’s 96th national convention recently, according to a press release. As director, Nee will make key decisions for…
New NIDA Study to Look at Effects of Diet Pills on Cocaine Addiction
By Seth Daniel Though most treatment research focuses on the opiate epidemic these days, one doctor at Boston Medical Center (BMC) is looking at how to help people curtail their use of cocaine use with diet drugs already approved by…
JP Agenda, Oct. 27, 2017
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. Nov. 7 for the Nov. 10 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings ESNA meeting, Egleston Square Neighborhood Association will…
Invitacion, Oct. 27, 2017
Plazo para calendario de eventos: 6 de junio para la edición del 9 de junio. Mande eventos a [email protected]. Código de área es 617, a menos que haya otro. Reuniones The Jamaica Pond Association, reunión mensual, Jamaicaway Tower, 111 Perkins…