The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) issued an advisory to Boston health care providers alerting them about concerning levels of flu activity during the early stage of flu season, as well as the slow uptake of flu vaccinations and COVID-19…
Month: December 2022
Massachusetts unemployment and job estimates for November
The state’s November total unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point over-the-month, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts gained 17,300 jobs…
Merry Christmas
This is the most wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the popular song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories of Christmases-past. We choose just the right tree, decorate…
A Great World Cup
We don’t pretend to be big soccer fans, but even we were caught up in the excitement and the drama of the World Cup, which reached its climax this past Sunday with the exciting and exhilarating victory by Argentina in…
Guest Op-Ed: Light and Strength for Christmas
By Dr. Glenn Mollette When I was a child at Tomahawk Elementary School in Martin County, Kentucky there were many kids who got little to nothing for Christmas. I had classmates who I would never ask if they got…
JP Progressives Hold Holiday Party
JPA Expresses Frustration With MBTA Over Arborway Plans
The Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) held its regular monthly meeting this past Monday, December 5. Chairperson Kay Mathew and fellow board members Barry Schwartz, Franklyn Salimbene, Peter Elmuts, Peter Steiger, Martin Thomson, Jasmine Crafts, Tamara Pitts, Michael Reiskind, Jaime Maguire,…
JPA Elects New Members, Honors Departed Colleagues
The Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) held its annual meeting, which preceded the regular monthly meeting, last Monday, at which the Nominating Committee presented its slate of candidates for the board for the coming year. Stepping forward to serve on the…
Area Residents Hear From New BPDA Director
Six months into the top job at the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), Arthur Jemison recently accepted an invitation to hear the concerns of residents at a joint meeting of the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council and the North…
Los Residentes Escuchan Al Nuevo Director De BPDA
Seis meses después de haber ocupado el puesto principal en Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), Arthur Jemison aceptó recientemente una invitación para escuchar las preocupaciones de los residentes en una reunión conjunta de North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council y…