Justice Resource Institute (JRI) recently hosted state Rep. Sam Montaño at two Jamaica Plain locations. Left to right: Binh Tran, VP of Boston CBS and JRI’s Health Division; Meredith Rapoza, Senior ...

A new consignment store opened on Centre Street this week and is holding a grand opening this Saturday. Our publisher David Ertischek has been a community journalist for more than 18 years. He has ...

Boston Building Resources (BBR) is seeking volunteers to help in the nonprofit Reuse Center in Roxbury Crossing. Lending a hand will advance work located at the intersection of affordable housing and ...

Drinking beers, live music, and a stein hoisting contest are parts of several Oktoberfest events in Jamaica Plain, starting in September. The Sam Adams Boston Brewery Octoberfest is this weekend, ...

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 ...

Jamaica Plain News is an independent online news source and community platform for the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. David Ertischek Our publisher David Ertischek has been a ...

This year’s First Thursdays at the Loring-Greenough House is going to be different than past years as there will be a beer garden. Our publisher David Ertischek has been a community journalist for ...

Papercuts and the Loring-Greenough House are hosting a literary series this fall starting on Sept. 17 with Boston area writers Claire Messud and Andrew Dubus III. Messud is the author of six works of ...

Are you the best three-point shooter in Jamaica Plain? Prove it at the upcoming South Street Basketball Takeover 3-on-3 Tournament, complete with three-point and free throw contests. The tournament is ...

The Archdiocese of Boston has reached a five-figure settlement with a man, who says as a boy, he was sexually abused by a priest at ...

District 6 City Councilor Ben Weber is inviting residents to attend a legislative town hall that he’s leading on Sept. 19. The town hall will be on Sept. 19 from 6-7:30 pm at Curtis Hall Community ...

A Wellesley-based building company recently bought a Washington Street property that’s already got city approval for a 43-unit apartment building. The developer of a Washington Street project has ...