JP Centre/South Main Streets has partnered with JP Local First and Patronicity to launch a crowdfunding campaign to support businesses trying to reopen and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic downturn. The crowdfund campaign, that can be found…
Month: June 2020
George Floyd mural painted on the side of future Jamaica Plain cannabis shop
The site of the future Core Cannabis dispensary in Hyde Square recently commissioned a mural of George Floyd that was painted by artist Alexander Golob on the side of Core’s building. Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolic police…
Two Connecticut men arrested on gun charges
Two Connecticut men were arrested Sunday on gun charges after one of the suspects robbed a moped from a victim in Jamaica Plain. In a bizarre turn of events, the other Connecticut man was subsequently arrested when he turned up…
Step Two of Phase Two of state’s reopening plan underway
Phase Two, Step Two is officially underway in Massachusetts as of Monday, June 22. At a press conference on June 19, Governor Charlie Baker announced that as part of Step Two of Phase Two of the state’s reopening plan, things…
LOCAL students earn academic honors
Local student makes dean’s list at Connecticut College David Meneses Ontiveros of Jamaica Plain, 2023, Dean’s High Honors, Undeclared been named to the dean’s list for high honors the 2020 spring semester. Founded in 1911, Connecticut College is a highly…
Recent increase in fireworks affecting pets; MSPCA behaviorist offers tips for owners
With numerous reports and complaints of fireworks popping up in neighborhoods across the city, many pets are becoming distressed by the constant loud sounds that sometimes continue into the early morning hours. Many JP residents say their dogs and cats…
Letters to the Editor 06-26-2020
Thank you for the coverage To the Editor,Thank you very much for the broad coverage of the June 4 Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter. The photos were exceptional. We do, however, want to clarify a couple items you…
Guest Op-Ed: None are protected from COVID-19 until are all protected
The apparent on-camera murder by slow asphyxiation of George Floyd drives ongoing protests throughout Massachusetts. Together with yet more shooting deaths of Black people in recent weeks, it highlights not only how acceptance of police violence against Black people was…
Covid-19 is a predator — and we are its prey
The media, politicians, and others have likened our ongoing battle with the corona virus as the equivalent of “going to war.” The doctors and nurses in the overburdened ERs in New York City, when its hospitals were being overwhelmed with…
Thousands in Jamaica Plain peacefully protest racial injustice
On Thursday thousands gathered at the Civil War monument at the corner of Centre and South Street in Jamaica Plain. The Black Lives Matter vigil began at 5:30 p.m. in front of the monument and while the silent protest was…