Three Berklee College of Music professors, all Jamaica Plain residents, have been commissioned to write new music for the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Residence Composer Project. The works by Andrew List, Julius P. Williams, and Elena Roussanova will be the…
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Letter to the Editor
Canceling Ward 11 Caucus Dear Editor, “In light of guidance provided by state officials at this Tuesday’s press conference, the Massachusetts Democratic Party is temporarily suspending all caucuses including Ward 11 Caucus in Jamaica Plain scheduled to take place. In…
Toastmasters Open House
Friends of Kelly Rink Reognized
Boston Ward 11 Democratic Committee to Meet to Elect Delegates to State Convention
Registered Democrats in Boston Ward 11 (Roxbury/Jamaica Plain) will hold our caucus on Saturday, March 16, 2018 at Farnsworth House 90 South Street , Jamaica Plain, Ma. to elect delegates and alternates to the 2020 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. Doors…
JP Observer: ‘Suffrage at 100’ Thought-provoking Series at Loring-Greenough House
By Sandra Storey / Special to the Gazette Women got the right to vote in this country 100 years ago this coming August. The 19th amendment to the Constitution was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919 and was…
Parks Department Announces Jamaica Plain Tree Removal Hearing
In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 87, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 5, at 11:40 a.m. on a request to remove two public shade trees in Jamaica Plain. …
Massport Announces New Memorial Scholarship Honoring Former Port Director
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) announced a new scholarship available to students in Boston, honoring the late Port Director Deborah Hadden Gray who passed away in September 2019. Hadden Gray, of Melrose, worked for Massport for 20 years and served…
Flaherty Announces His 2020 Committee Assignments
Committee assignments for the two-year Boston City Council term beginning in 2020 have been announced, and Boston City Councilor At-Large Michael F. Flaherty has been assigned as the Chair of the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Committee for the second consecutive…
The Greater Boston Food Bank’s Board of Directors
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, reflects on an historic year in 2019 while adding several new members to their Board of Directors including Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts resident Laura Perille. Perille is President…