Category: News

  • JP Gazette: Local branch libraries spared

    The Gazette has written an interesting piece regarding the Boston Public Library’s decision to shutter four branch libraries. The article points out that while all three of Jamaica Plain’s branch libraries made the cut, two of them were on the BPL’s original hit list presented earlier in the year. You can read the entire story and […]

  • Fundraising extended for Gateway to the Arborway project

    The fundraising deadline has been extended for the Gateway to the Arborway project, an ongoing initiative to build a picket fence along the Arborway median across from Arnold Arboretum. Eighty nine donations have been received but another $2,200 is needed to complete the project this year. To help meet this goal, a donor has offered a […]

  • DCR offers matching funds for Gateway to Arborway project

    Gateway to the Arborway is an ongoing project to build a 4-foot tall picket fence along the Arborway median across from Arnold Arboretum. The fence, which is currently half completed, is designed to improve safety, prevent tree loss and damage, and provide an opportunity to plant new trees and shrubs. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation […]