Looking for outdoor fun this summer? Check out the Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s Summer Guide, a complete schedule of free events and activities for all ages. Visit boston.gov/parks to view ...

Gerry Wright may have turned 90 years old but shows everyone that he still has some dance moves. Matt Wright, Gerry’s son, with Community Service Care Board Chair Crystal Jones. Tom Carney, Armondo J ...

The Zoning Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held the first of its two meetings this month on Wednesday, May 7. Chair David Baron and fellow members Willie Mitchell, Peg ...

Photos By Michael Blanchard and Melissa Ostrow Guests at a recent event raise their bidding paddles amidst a vibrant display of hats and floral arrangements during the Party in the Park on may 14 at ...

JP resident Ellen Hatch (above), a senior management analyst in the City’s Office of Budget Management, was among this year’s winners of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau’s Henry L. Shattuck Public ...

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today announced the recipients of the annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Scholarships. The 2025 awards were presented to two ...

A birthday celebration was held for landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted, creator of the Emerald Necklace parks, on April 27th at Jamaica Pond. Olmsted would have been 200 years old this year, but ...

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) kicked off the annual Fuel Assistance Program at the ABCD offices in Jamaica Plain. ABCD ABCD President/CEO John J ...

Everyone who understands the importance of preserving and enhancing the number and well-being of all trees in Boston can be especially happy today, Earth Day, April 22. This year’s Earth Day theme is, ...

Last month, at least three Jamaica Plain residents reported to police that the catalytic converters from their Toyota Priuses were stolen. Similar crimes have been reported in other parts of the city ...

Jamaica Plain was the home of most of Boston’s 31 breweries before Prohibition outlawed the sale of alcoholic drinks in 1920. Twenty-four beer makers were located within a 1-mile radius of Columbus ...

The Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) held its annual meeting at historic Loring Greenough House this past Monday evening. A crowd of 35 attendees, both JPA members and neighbors, welcomed guest speaker ...