The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 28. Chair Renee Stacey Welch presided with fellow council members Michael Reiskind, Bernie Doherty, Gert Thorn, Esther Beillard, Ben Weber, Willie Mitchell, Leah Simmons, Nick Chaves, Peg…
Month: December 2023
JPA discusses street improvements
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During its monthly meeting on Monday, the Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) discussed getting Centre/South Streetscape improvements — that date back to 2009 — back on track. Kevin Moloney, a member of the JPA Board and the…
movie night host will keep the show going
Wenham Street Cinema’s next viewing will be indoors By Eloise Lushina Wenham Street in Jamaica Plain is much more than rows of historical houses. Instead, this block is an intertwined community where everyone in the neighborhood knows each other, thanks,…
Holiday Light Show at First Baptist Church
The 2023 Holiday Light Show at First Baptist Church is going on now through January 6, 2024. This captivating spectacle will grace our evenings, operating between 5 p.m and 8:45 p.m., with a brief countdown every thirty minutes between shows.…
Grand opening and ribbon cutting held for 250 Centre St. development
Housing Chief Sheila Dillon joined the Jamaica Plain Development Corporation (JPNDC), The Community Builders, Incorporated (TCB), The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, MassHousing, local elected officials, and residents today to commemorate the Grand Opening of 250 Centre…
Officials announce new community choice electricity rates
The City of Boston announced new electricity rates through Boston’s Community Choice Electricity (BCCE) program, and encouraged all customers to choose BCCE as their electricity supplier. The new rates will be in effect beginning December 2023 until December 2025 using…
Mayor Wu shares Boston’s winter weather preparations
Mayor Michelle Wu today joined City officials at the Public Works yard on Frontage Road to discuss winter preparations currently underway in the City of Boston and resources available to residents including older adults and individuals experiencing homelessness. “The City…
Parks Department offers free Ultimate disc youth clinics
Special to the Gazette The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is teaming up with coaches from the Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance (BUDA) to offer free co-ed youth Ultimate disc clinics at the Carter Playground Bubble, 709 Columbus Avenue. The clinics…
Op-Ed: Why preventing Diabetes should be a priority at all ages
By Dr. Donna O’Shea More than 96 million Americans, or 1 in 3 adults, live with a potentially life-altering condition – yet many of them are unaware they even have it. That condition is prediabetes, which in up to 70%…
Op-Ed: Bay Staters deserve opportunities to build a better financial future
By State Reps. Jeffrey Rosario Turco and Francisco E. Paulino Whether you grew up in Boston, Brighton, Jamaica Plain, Revere, Winthrop, Lawrence, every community in the Commonwealth values kitchen-table issues; an honest day’s work, safe streets, affordable homes, good schools,…