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WEBBy Greg Turner on September 2, 2024. Community Servings, a Jamaica Plain-based nonprofit provider of medically tailored meals and nutrition services, and a leader in “food is medicine” research, advocacy and policy, recently honored three individuals with the LifeSavor Award for their significant contributions to the agency’s mission.
Police and Fire Archives - Jamaica Plain News
WEBBy David Ertischek on February 18, 2024. More than 40 members and associates of the Heath Street Gang, which operates out of the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments in Jamaica Plain, were charged on Valentine’s Day in federal court with racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking, firearms, wire fraud, financial frauds, including COVID fraud.
‘Jamaica Plain Through Time’ Takes Readers on Historical Tour …
WEBDec 2, 2020 · Historian Anthony Sammarco’s newest book Jamaica Plain Through Time chronicles the neighborhood from the late 19th century through to the 21st century. The following is from Sammarco’s book with contemporary photographs by Peter B. Kingman. Known in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as the Jamaica End of Roxbury, the neighborhood of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, evolved from ...
Neighborhoods - Jamaica Plain News
WEBNeighborhoods. Here’s where you find posts about specific neighborhoods within Jamaica Plain. Like the borders of JP itself, identifying our sub-neighborhoods is more art than science. We recommend this excellent map as the single most authoritative source. For disputed areas, we tag as many neighborhoods as make sense to help people find ...
Events from September 14 – September 30 - Jamaica Plain News
WEBThe group is led every Monday by a volunteer teacher and will take place in-person at the Connolly Branch Library. For more information, contact the Connolly Branch Library at 617-522-1960 or Literacy Services at 617-859-2446 or [email protected]. Thu 26. September 26 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
JP Resident’s Drones Provide Bird’s Eye View ... - Jamaica Plain News
WEBMar 15, 2021 · JP Resident’s Drones Provide Bird’s Eye View of Neighborhood and Beyond. High above Jamaica Plain’s streets Julio Aguilar commands some of the best views of the neighborhood. First Baptist Church on Centre Street, Jamaica Plain (Photo courtesy Julio Aguilar Jr.) Julio Aguilar Jr. moved to Jamaica Plain in …
Jamaica Plain People Archives - Jamaica Plain News
WEBBy David Ertischek on June 25, 2024. A film made by several Jamaica Plain residents that traces the journey of a group of young people who research and perform the stories of seven immigrant community activists will be shown at the Roxbury International Film Festival. Girl Scouts Honor Two Jamaica Plain Residents, Including CEO, …
Car-Free Centre Street on July 10: One Day Only ... - Jamaica Plain …
WEBJul 5, 2022 · As part of the city’s Open Streets initiative, Jamaica Plain’s Centre Street will be car-free for one day, July 10, which will be celebrated with music, food trucks, retail shopping, outdoor dining, kid-friendly activities and more. Centre Street between Jackson Square and the Soldier’s Monument at Centre and South streets intersection will be closed to vehicles from approximately 7 am ...
Politics Archives - Jamaica Plain News
WEBCongresswoman Pressley Celebrates Community Servings’ 11th Million Meal Milestone. By David Ertischek on September 14, 2022. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley recently visited Community Servings to celebrate the Jamaica Plain nonprofit’s 11th million meal served. Boston’s Ward 11 Democrats to Elect Delegates to Democratic State Convention on ...
Jamaica Plain Gazette Archives - Jamaica Plain News
WEBBy Chris Helms on June 4, 2014. Whole Foods Market in Jamaica Plain. The Jamaica Plain Gazette reports that newly-released documents detail how the Boston Regional Intelligence Center kept tabs on Occupy JP meetings, protests against Whole Foods moving to Hyde Square and even a vigil for one local activist’s son.