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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Footlight Club’s first show of its 148th season is the mystery comedy Out of Sight…Out of Murder for seven performances this September. Johnny Esposito as Peter The play is a “witty meta take on ...

A praying mantis has taken up residence along a particular fence along Carolina Avenue of late, and if you’ve never seen one before — and you can find this one — it’s quite an impressive sight. The ...

Once again, Allandale Woods is under threat from a developer who is seeking more than 30 variances to build 8 multi-million luxury condominiums at 90 Allandale Street and with no affordable housing.

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 ...

Have you seen those electric CargoB bikes around the neighborhood? They’re not just the first app-based on-demand electric cargo bike share in North America — it’s also the brainchild of two Jamaica ...

Bussey Street is a vehicular street that intersects the Arnold Arboretum. The street is named after Benjamin Bussey, whose legacy is complicated due to some of his wealth deriving from the profits of ...