The winter season thus far has been fairly easy to take for those of us who have lived in New England for all of our lives. The warmer-than-normal temperatures, highlighted by the record-breaking highs in the 70s two weekends ago, have been…
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Op-Ed: Remembering Jim Hennigan
By Sal Giarratani I was over at Jim Hennigan’s wake over in West Roxbury where folks lined up to say good bye to an old school political legend. When I was a kid, he got himself elected as a…
New Councilors Sworn In
Celebrating ‘Three Kings Day’/ ‘Epiphany’
Sights & Sounds
The deadline for listings is noon, January 21 for the January 24 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events Community Bible Study, 11 am to noon,…
Officials Kick-off Free, Four-Month Winter Fitness Series
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) have announced the Boston Parks Winter Fitness Series sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts through May 1. The four-month-long series will offer free classes at…
JP Agenda
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. January 21 for the January 24 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Stonybrook Neighborhood Association. Next meeting Monday, January…
Invitación
Plazo para la sección de eventos: martes, 21 enero para la edición 24 enero. Mande eventos a [email protected]. Los números telefónicos que siguen empiezan con 617. Reuniones Comité de casas abandonadas en JP, primer jueves del mes, 10.30, Egleston Library,…
JP Resident, Schuch, Honored for His Outstanding Efforts to Protect Adolescents
Thomas J. Schuch, MD MPH, a pediatrician with South Boston Community Health Center and a resident of Jamaica Plain has been named HPV Vaccine Is Cancer Prevention Champion Award for outstanding efforts to protect adolescents from cancers caused by HPV…
The Earth Is on Fire
As this is being written, reports indicate that the worst is yet to come for the people of Australia, whose land literally is burning up all around them. The apocalyptic images of families being driven from their homes, wearing face…