The open-air rink operated by the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) opened this past weekend, and skate rentals will be available starting Dec. 20 (but anyone with their own ...

Did it seem like there was enough snow/ice on Sunday to warrant code enforcers to issue tickets? Well, apparently there was, and they issued one to Boston City Councilor Ben Weber. Weber shared via ...

Boston’s annual New Year’s Eve has something for everyone including ice sculptures, live music, ice skating performances, a parade, fireworks and more. Photo from ...

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 ...

Flu cases are surging this fall/winter compared to last year, and Boston has seen a 114% increase in reported flu cases. Flu related emergency department visits also increased 44% in that same period ...

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 ...

Boston Parks & Rec would like to hear from residents on how to redesign the Mozart Street Playground. The project will focus on improving existing uses including the playground and play equipment, ...

“Connecting people with places” was the theme of the fourth workshop in the Plan JP/Rox held on Thursday at English High School. Of all the workshops in of the planning process this was most ...

Chris Helms, co-publisher of Jamaica Plain News, talks with JP media expert Steve Garfield at the launch party for Jamaica Plain News, Thursday, April 3, 2014. Two years ago this week, we launched a ...