
Jamaica Plain can expect anywhere from two to eight inches of snow Thursday, according to a review of several forecasts. Meteorologists say the exact track of the snow line is hard to predict.
Hello, neighbors. This is Chris Helms, publisher of the site you’re reading, the Jamaica Plain News.
If that name rings a bell, it may be because you knew me as the founding editor of Jamaica Plain Patch. Or maybe you were a dog walking buddy when I lived in Forest Hills.
My wife Jane and I are starting this online news and community site for the neighborhood we all love.
Our new local business is in the “soft launch” phase. We’ll be “officially” launching on Thursday, April 3. Please stop by our launch party during First Thursday. The party is at the Centre/South Main Streets “pop up” space at 668 Centre St. from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 3.
At 5 p.m. on Friday it will be 48 hours since Mayor Marty Walsh ended our most recent snow emergency. That means, officially at least, no more space savers.
Friend of the JP News Rachel Lebeaux passes along what she called “adding insult to injury” with WCVB’s snow total chart.
After Wednesday’s storm dumped more than 10 inches of snow on Jamaica Plain, residents are navigating the sidewalks. Some of them have good shoveling/plowing jobs. Others, not so much.