I am writing to thank the residents of Jamaica Plain for demonstrating their community spirit and commitment to sustainability by donating nearly 600,000 pounds of clothing and household goods to Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries in 2025. Goodwill is a community-based nonprofit that relies on these donations to support its mission. Each year, it provides job training and career services to help thousands of individuals with barriers to self-sufficiency to achieve independence and dignity through work.…
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Boston parents and educators are participating in a national day of action on March 4 in protest of the federal administration cuts to schools, child care, healthcare, public services, muzzling of academic freedom and more. Locally, there will be a standout at numerous schools including the Curley K-8 School in Jamaica Plain, Mendell Elementary School in Roxbury, and Bates Elementary School and Sara Roberts Elementary School in Roslindale. The national day of action is being…
The owner of the Bluefin seafood restaurant/store announced that the Centre Street business is permanently closed. Owner Jason Tucker made the announcement on Facebook. He added that Bluefin will still be selling seafood at the Jamaica Plain Farmers Market on Saturday and Tuesdays, as well as the Roslindale Winter Market. Bluefin opened at 660 Centre St. in 2024 as a fish market, and also sold chowder, oysters, lobster rolls, and more.
Argh! Shuttle buses will be replacing Orange Line service between Forest Hills and Back Bay from Feb. 28 through March 8 for signal upgrades. All shuttle buses will be accessible, says the MBTA. Other info to know: Travel Time: Riders using shuttle bus service should budget extra travel time. For example, a rider traveling to Downtown Crossing from Forest Hills should allow for at least 30 minutes of travel in addition to their regular commute.…
A developer has proposed razing a single-story retail building at the corner of Tower and Washington streets to erect a new six-story mixed-use building. The project is listed for 3716-3724 Washington St., which was last home to Forest Hills Dental. According to documents filed with Boston’s Planning Department, the project would be 65-feet tall, include two first floor retail units, 35 residential units (27 market rate units and 8 affordable units), and 10 off-street parking…
Restaurants are being warned across the city, that restaurants are being broken into by a similar fashion and robbed. Two Jamaica Plain restaurants had their doors smashed and registers robbed in January. JPizzle Kitchen and Abuela’s Table were both robbed on Jan. 14 within minutes of each other. Both restaurants had video recordings of the robberies. At 2:22 am, video showed an individual throwing a rock at JPizzle’s window numerous times, and once in, go…
Two Jamaica Plain organization were recently awarded $10,000 each in Community Empowerment Grants from the city. Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Black Male Advancement announced that 39 community-based organizations across Boston received a total of $500,000. Included in those 39 orgs, are Bikes Not Bombs and Justice for Housing. The grants support organizations “…that are leading transformative work to improve outcomes across education, economic opportunity, health, and community safety.” The grants are given…
JamaicaPlainNews.com came across a beautiful coyote in the Arnold Arboretum who decided to howl (and bark) at an ambulance heard in the background. The howling begins around the :42 mark. The coyote was between the Hunnewell Building and Leventritt Garden around 5:30 pm on Feb. 18.
An online fundraiser for those affected by the Wyman Street fire that occurred on Feb. 18 quickly raised more than $17,000. There will also be an in-person fundraiser on Friday night to raise more money and donations for the 13 people displaced by the fire. The GoFundMe fundraiser created by a neighbor says the family that owns the house has two girls and could only grab their coats and winter boots. They need clothing, backpacks,…
A three-alarm fire on Wyman Street during the early hours of Wednesday morning displaced 13 people, and sent a firefighter and one resident to the hospital. Boston Fire responded to the fire at 98 Wyman St., around 4:45 am. Heavy fire was seen upon arrival, and the fire extended to the adjacent home at 100 Wyman St., reported the Boston Fire Department. The firefighter transported to the hospital was hurt when a ceiling collapsed. In…