Taking steps to make Egleston Square safer and more inviting not only for local businesses but also for the residents who live around the area was the focus of the Egleston Square Neighborhood Association (ESNA) meeting on Monday night that…
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City Council Holds Hearing on Early Voting in Municipal Elections
The City Council Committee on Government Operations, chaired by Councilor Michael Flaherty, held a hearing on Jan. 28, concerning a petition for a special law regarding an act authorizing the City of Boston to offer early voting in municipal elections.…
250 Years
Historian of the First Church Jamaica Plain George Wardle gave a lecture and a Q&A session on the 250- year history of the First Church Of Jamaica Plain during a ceremony on Jan. 27. The church is celebrating its 250th…
Traffic, Traffic Everywhere
A recent national report confirmed what those of us in the Greater Boston area have known all-too-well for all-too-long: That by some measures, traffic congestion on our metropolitan roadways is the worst in the entire nation and among the worst…
Green New Deal Is a Good Deal
The growing movement for the federal government to take the lead in effecting policies that will negate the effects of both economic inequality and climate change has been incorporated into what is being referred to as the Green New Deal.…
Letters
Too much road salt Dear Editor: Could you please make a big deal about the excessive use of salt on the roads? Are they trying to fix a budget gap? Kill everything in the pond and all bodies of water…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Creary Invited to Participate in Boston Art Show Anthony Creary of Boston a senior Studio and Design Major at Curry College and a resident of Jamaica Plain, was chosen to participate in the “Art of this World” annual exhibit at…
BAA Presents ‘Memphis: The Musical’ at the Strand Theatre
Boston Arts Academy (BAA), the city’s only public high school for the visual and performing arts presented, Memphis: The Musical at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester with Danielle Barnes and Jonah Barricklo, both of Jamaica Plain staring in leading roles.…
Sights & Sounds
Arts, music, and culture Screening of “Dawnland”, at Nehar Shalom, 43 Lochstead Ave, JP will be held on Saturday February 9th, 7:30 pmDocumentary about Native American children forced from their homes, with discussion by director/producer Adam Mazo. More information at www.neharshalom.org…
50 Years of People Before Highways Activism Celebrated at State House
On January 25, 1969, residents assembled at the State House to protest the extension of I-95 through greater Boston and ask that Governor Sargent rethink his decision to support the highway. They were successful, saving thousands of homes and small…