Earlier this year, the City of Boston launched its first ever Urban Forest Plan with the hope it will help the city prioritize, preserve, and grow the tree canopy throughout Boston for decades to come. “The Boston Urban Forest Plan…
Author: John Lynds
Plan to Bring Doyle’s Back Receives BPDA Approval
It was a favorite among politicians like James Michael Curley, the first place Sam Adams Beer was ever sold and the set of many Hollywood movies set in Boston. The former Doyle’s Cafe, which opened in 1882 on Washington Street…
Police Arrest Suspect in Sept. 28 JP Library Break In
Boston Police arrested a Jamaica Plain man last Tuesday for breaking into the Boston Public Library Branch in Jamaica Plain. Just after 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 28 officers from District E-13 in Jamaica Plain responded to a radio call…
P-EBT Comes to an End
To address the fallout from the pandemic and economic downturn that increased unemployment and food insecurity locally the feds and the state extended the Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program that was launched at the height of the pandemic. P-EBT is a…
Michelle Wu Will Be First on the Mayoral Ballot in November: Three Ballot Questions Will Also Appear
Mayor and At-Large City Council Ballot Order At the random drawing at City Hall Monday to determine the position of the Boston Mayoral Ballot, Michelle Wu’s name came out of the perforated bingo drum first and will appear on the…
Jamaica Plain COVID-19 Infections Show Decrease
After experiencing a 20 percent spike in the weekly COVID test rate between September 6 and September 13 the percentage of those testing positive decreased dramatically last week. According to the weekly report released by the Boston Public Health Commission…
Janey calling on more bodegas and corner stores to join Double Up Food Buck program
Acting Mayor Kim Janey is looking to expand a successful program already up and running at some bodegas and corner stores in Jamaica Plain. The city’s Double Up Food Bucks program has increased the buying power of SNAP recipients in…
Victim identified in fatal shooting
The man killed in a braze, broad-daylight shooting on the afternoon of September 8, just outside busy Egleston Square in Jamaica Plain and close to the District E-13 police station has been identified but his killer is still on the…
Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George will square off in Boston’s November General Election for Mayor; Hicks and Tamer will vie for the D6 council seat
In a historic election where four women candidates of color and one male candidate of color all vied for Mayor of Boston, voters on Tuesday have narrowed the field of seven candidates down to two. On Tuesday, Michelle Wu and…
Brazen daylight murder investigation underway in Jamaica Plain
A man was killed in a brazen broad daylight shooting Wednesday afternoon just outside of busy Egleston Square in Jamaica Plain and close to the District E-13 police station. According to the Boston Police Department just before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday…