Jamaica Plain resident Vanessa Vélez was nominated by Governor Maura Healey to be an associate justice for the Boston Municipal Court. The nominees will now be considered by the Governor’s Council for ...
Monday was a beautiful to take a walk around Jamaica Pond. Just ask the more than foot-long snapping turtle that made its way from the Ward’s Pond area, across Perkins Street and to Jamaica Pond. Anna ...
Bussey Street is a vehicular street that intersects the Arnold Arboretum. The street is named after Benjamin Bussey, whose legacy is complicated due to some of his wealth deriving from the profits of ...
After 11 years of being based in Jamaica Plain, the proprietors of Deep Thoughts decided that it’s in their best interest to close the store, and move west in the state to where they reside. In a ...
A recent video taken in Allandale Woods captured amazing footage of a rarely seen fisher cat hanging out in a tree. “I was climbing up a hill in Allandale Woods with my big yellow lab mix dog Juno.
David Halbert is hoping the second time is a charm, as he’s running for an at-large seat on the Boston City Council for the second time. David Halbert is running for at-large Boston City Council in ...
The Greater Boston Chapter (GBC) of United Spinal Association recently held its 2020 Virtual Fundraiser and presented the 2nd annual Elmer Bartels Leadership Award to Jamaica Plain’s Christopher Hoeh.
More Than Words, a local nonprofit announced that its reopening the Boomerangs in Cambridge, and that it’s exploring into reopening the Jamaica Plain Boomerangs. The owners of Hatoff’s Gas Station ...
The following is a letter sent to Jamaica Plain News and a response from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital: I received some heart breaking news. Brookside Community Health Center will no longer be open ...
The annual Jamaica Plain Porchfest is on Saturday with music being played all around the neighborhood from noon to 6 pm. Sam Adams Porch(Fest) Rocker beer was specifically made for JP Porchfest. This ...