Month: June 2023
JPNC Housing Comm. Discusses Arborway Garage
The Housing and Development Committee (HDC) of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting this week. Chairperson Renee Stacey Welch and the committee and community members, including Lorenzo Bartoloni, Peter DeCotis, Gert Thorn, Michael Reiskind, Bernard…
JP Church Rising Above Hateful Vandalism
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, which was the subject of recent anti-LGBTQIA+ vandalism, is moving past the incident with support from the local community. Overnight between June 7 and June 8, the church was…
Open Streets in Jamaica Plain this Sunday
Events happening in the City of Boston will bring some parking restrictions and street closures. People attending these events are encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transit. Information on Bluebikes, the regional bike share service, may be found on…
MSPCA-Angell Is Looking for Pet Adopters
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – Angell Animal Medical Center (MSPCA-Angell) is on the hunt for those who can adopt dogs by holding monthly adoption events this summer at all of…
News Briefs
DA Hayden Presents $260,000 in Grants to Suffolk County Nonprofits Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced the distribution of $260,000 in grants to Suffolk County nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the health and safety of residents in Boston, Chelsea, Winthrop…
Coalition Selected To Pursue Transformation of Shattuck Hospital Campus
Special to the Gazette A first-of-its-kind coalition of community-based organizations, led by Boston Medical Center (BMC), has earned provisional designation from the Healey-Driscoll Administration to redevelop the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Campus at Morton Street in Jamaica Plain, to be known…
Communities Set To Read and Discuss “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
Special to the Gazette Each year, Mass Humanities organizes and funds free public events where communities gather together to read and talk about Frederick Douglass’ influential address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” The next Reading of…
MBTA To Host Open House on June 28 About Green Line B Branch Track Upgrades
Special to the Gazette The MBTA will hold an in-person Open House on Wednesday, June 28, at 6 PM at Boston University’s Sleeper Auditorium located at 871 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston to discuss a 12-day closure of the B Branch…
Levine Successfully Leading JP Animal Clinic
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Over the past year, the Jamaica Plain Animal Clinic, a neighborhood staple since it first opened in 2006, has continued providing all sorts of care for dogs and cats under the ownership of Doctor Jonathan Levine.…