Police and Fire
Two Shot Dead in Jamaica Plain Near Mozart Street
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Two men were shot and killed on Monday night in Jamaica Plain in the area of Mozart and Bolster streets.
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Schools
Manning School Adding a Grade in 2020, Will Be K-6
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Ask and ye shall receive. At least that's the case for the Joseph P. Manning Elementary School. As the school will be adding a sixth grade starting in 2020, just as the school's administration wanted.
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Business
Get to Know Independent Bizs at JP Local First Fair on June 20
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There are more than 165 independent businesses in Jamaica Plain and dozens of them will be participating in the 3rd Annual JP Local First Fair on June 20.
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From the Community
Jamaica Plain’s Barron Will Attend BC After Graduating from St. Sebastian’s School
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Jamaica Plain's Patrick J. Barron was among the 67 students who graduated from St. Sebastian’s School at its 75th Commencement Exercises on June 6.
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Schools
There’s a New Preschool on the Block
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Do parents want their child's school to be an adventure? Well, a new preschool is banking on it, as the Adventure in Montessori Early Childhood Center opened in April in Jamaica Plain.
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From the Community
Sen. Chang-Díaz Neighborhood Office Hours: Jamaica Plain on June 19
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State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz has announced neighborhood office hours for June 2019. Office Hours, held by Sen. Chang-Díaz and her staff, will take place within each of the neighborhoods of the Second Suffolk District.
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JP World’s Fair Revived: Latin Quarter World’s Fair Coming in September
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The defunct Jamaica Plain World Fair will be returning to the neighborhood after a 10-year hiatus, and is being renamed as the Latin Quarter World's Fair (LQWF).
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Curley School Principal Gets Pies In The Face As Promised After Fundraising Goal Hit
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Curley School Principal Katie Grassa got pied in the face 11 times on Wednesday after the school hit its fundraising goal of $17,000.
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Environment
JP Fixit Clinic to Highlight Digital Right to Repair Legislation on June 15
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The next JP Fixit Clinic will have an extra facet added to its regular focus on helping people fix their broken household items. Clinic organizers will also be letting people know about the Digital Right to Repair legislation that is currently under consideration at the State House.
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City Services
Dominicans in Boston: City Holding Neighborhood, Ethnic-Focused Presentations; JP on June 13
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Boston is conducting several neighborhood and ethnic-focused presentations to discuss communities' economic impact in the city. On June 13 in Jamaica Plain, there will be an exploration of the Dominican Republic community, and its economic impact on Boston.
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