Jamaica Plain resident Vanessa Vélez was nominated by Governor Maura Healey to be an associate justice for the Boston Municipal Court. The nominees will now be considered by the Governor’s Council for ...

The Old Havana restaurant has closed its doors for the last time. Located between Hyde Square and Jackson Square at 349 Centre St., the restaurant was noticeably not open for lunch on Tuesday and ...

Drinking beers, live music, and a stein hoisting contest are parts of several Oktoberfest events in Jamaica Plain, starting in September. Along with dozens of local artists displaying their work, this ...

State Rep. Liz Miranda has thrown her hat into the ring for the state senator position being vacated by Sonia Chang-Díaz. State Rep. Liz Miranda (D-5th Suffolk ...

Historian Anthony Sammarco’s newest book Jamaica Plain Through Time chronicles the neighborhood from the late 19th century through to the 21st century. The Moxieland Plant was at the corner of Heath ...

The following is a letter sent to Jamaica Plain News and a response from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital: I received some heart breaking news. Brookside Community Health Center will no longer be open ...

The following is a letter to the editor: I am a JP resident and enjoy walking my dog around Jamaica Pond everyday. I would like to request whoever has been writing pro-Palestinian slogans on the park ...

Mayor Michelle Wu joined the Hyde Square Task Force in Jamaica Plain at the site of the former Blessed Sacrament Church to announce $67 million in new recommended funding to create and preserve more ...

On Friday, a group called Bloodstained Men will be outside the Forest Hills T stop protesting America’s most common surgery — circumcision. The members of this touring non-profit are hard to miss ...

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 ...

The owners of Bella Luna and The Haven recently announced a new collaboration to reopen Bella Luna’s space at the Brewery Complex and call it The Haven at the Brewery. Bella Luna Restaurant and Milky ...

Sunday wasn’t scorching hot like recent weeks, which lent itself to being a great day for the annual Open Streets Jamaica Plain. People walked, biked and took pedicabs up and down across the double ...