Shooting fatalities are at a historical low in Boston as of now — and the record was set last year. As of Dec. 21, 2025, there have been 19 fatal shootings for the year, and during the same period in ...
The South Street building that’s home to longtime Jamaica Plain fixture Fiore’s Bakery is for sale for $2.9 million, and there’s a possibility the restaurant could close as part of the sale. The ...
The Jamaica Plain Historical Society shared a new digital map created by the Leventhal Map Center that visualizes the date of construction for every single structure in the city. The Leventhal Map ...
Boston Police arrested a man on Tuesday in Jamaica Plain, charging him with a 1997 murder. Brian Keazer, 50, of Boston, was arrested by the BPD Fugitive Unit around 12:15 pm, and at the time there was ...
While not a world record, someone recently returned a vinyl record to the Jamaica Plain Branch Library that was due in 1976! The vinyl record was left in the return bin in the front of the library and ...
Jamaica Plain resident Patrick Roath is running for Congress, banking on that his message to strengthen access to healthcare, support reproductive rights, and stand up to the federal administration’s ...
The following article has been republished on Jamaica Plain News with permission from the author and the Jamaica Plain Historical Society. “I was introduced to Joyce “Joy” Fisher by a mutual friend ...
Recognizing pickleball’s popularity, an English High School tennis court will officially be converted into four full time pickleball courts. The tennis courts at English High School are tucked away ...
A new teen center in the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments is offering workforce readiness programs, academic support, cooking and music lessons, leadership development opportunities and more. Located at ...
As expected, Mayor Michelle Wu easily won the preliminary election on Tuesday, earning 71% of the vote, with Josh Kraft netting 23%. Wu won 66,398 votes, with Kraft getting 21,324, and then Domingo ...
Due to the federal government shutdown about 42 million Americans are expected to lose access to new SNAP benefits on November 1, and Allandale Farm wants to help locals who will be affected.
Jamaica Plain has a fantastic array of murals throughout the neighborhood, and artists Chepe Leña and Cedric Douglas recently finished a new one at the Brewery Complex. “The portrait depicts a child ...