As families prepare for the upcoming school year, many are focused on school supplies, schedules and getting back into routines. But one of the most important back-to-school steps happens before the first day of class: scheduling a well-child visit. Because…
A “war” that we actually are winning
It was almost 55 years ago — on December 23, 1971, to be precise — that President Richard M.Nixon officially declared the “war on cancer” when he signed the National Cancer Act of 1971. The legislation committed $1.5 billion ($12…
Tufts students and clean water action teaming up to help JP fight plastic
More than 50 Tufts incoming first-year students are volunteering to help Clean Water Action expand waste-free dining in Jamaica Plain. The students, part of the Tufts SHAPE program, will be canvassing neighbors and downtown business owners to build awareness of…
Conserancy, Citizen plaintiffs respond to Mass. Supreme Judicial Court decision in Franklin Park White Stadium case
Emerald Necklace Conservancy President Karen Mauney-Brodek issued the following statement in response to the court’s decision on the Franklin Park White Stadium case: “We’re disappointed by this outcome, which means that a new professional for-profit sports stadium and entertainment complex…
City of Boston, broad coalition of supporters welcome SJC decision clearing the way for transformative White Stadium project
Mayor Michelle Wu, joined by Boston Public Schools leaders, student-athletes and coaches, after-school youth organizations, park advocates, parents, residents, elected officials, small business owners, and Boston Legacy FC welcomed the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s (SJC) unanimous decision affirming the City’s…
JPNC Zoning Comm. approves proposal for six-units on Walk Hill St.
The Zoning Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held a regular meeting last Wednesday evening, August 19, via Zoom. Chair David Baron, vice chair Purple Reign, JPNC chair Alcurtis Clark, and fellow committee members Kendra Halliwell, Andrea Howley,…