The Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, the renowned craft organization based in Jamaica Plain, will receive a $15,000 Public Art for Spatial Justice grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA). The grant will support…
Month: February 2022
BPS Superintendent Cassellius to leave at end of school year
On Monday, Feb. 7, Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius announced that she would be leaving the role at the end of this school year after three years. In a statement, Cassellius said, “Working alongside so many…
ABCD, city’s EITC program, in full swing in Jamaica Plain
Most people don’t want to think about it but it’s the time a year to begin thinking about filing 2021 tax returns. For many working people in Jamaica Plain there’s some relief from the confusing process of figuring out taxes.…
Wu announces launch of two-year, fare-free program for MBTA Bus routes 23, 28 and 29 on March 1
Mayor Michelle Wu on Feb. 9 announced that the City of Boston is launching the two-year fare-free program on MBTA bus Routes 23, 28, and 29 on March 1, 2022. This program extends the highly successful fare-free Route 28…
Public hearing for MBTA fare tariff changes
The MBTA will host a virtual public hearing on Thursday, February 17, at 6 p.m. to discuss fare change proposals that aim to improve equity by closing gaps in existing fare structures for Reduced Fare Riders, to minimize pandemic-related…
Eliot School’s Alison Croney Moses awarded US Artists Fellowship
Alison Croney Moses, Associate Director at the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, has been awarded a $50,000 US Artists Fellowship. Eliot School Executive Director Abigail Norman told the Gazette in an email that “Alison is one…
Baker administration to lift mask mandate in schools on Feb. 28
The Baker administration on Feb. 9 announced that the statewide mask mandate for K-12 schools will be lifted on Feb. 28, the date it was set to expire. Gov. Charlie Baker said at a press conference on Wednesday…
JP Neighborhood Council Zoning Committee discusses two projects
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) Zoning Committee met virtually on February 2, where two matters were discussed: one at 41 Cornwall St. to construct new dormers on the roof, and one at 72 Hyde Park Ave. to raze the…
Mask Mandate for public Masses to be lifted on February 28th
As of February 28, masks will no longer be required at public Masses in the Archdiocese of Boston. Priests, Deacons, and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are no longer required to wear masks during the distribution of Communion, but the…
Jamaica Plain’s weekly COVID positive test rate decreases once again; citywide deaths also decrease
The group of anti-vaxxers camped outside Mayor Michelle Wu’s home are going to have to admit sooner rather than later that her vaccination mandate for indoor venues is working to combat the latest COVID surge in the city. …