Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was charged with extortion involving the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company by federal authorities last week.

Last week, Governor Maura Healey signed the updated Shield Law, which prevents the disclosure of sensitive data, such as a physician’s name, and formally establishes that abortions are to be provided ...

The free, 13th annual JP Music Festival will be held at Pinebank Field at Jamaica Pond on Saturday, September 6 from 12–7 p.m. with more than 21 acts, two stages, and seven hours of non-stop music The ...

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) kicked off the annual Fuel Assistance Program at the ABCD offices in Jamaica Plain. ABCD ABCD President/CEO John J ...

Kristen ‘Kris’ Sarri has been named The Nature Conservancy’s new Massachusetts State Director, bringing 30 years of deep knowledge about environmental nonprofit work and government leadership to the ...

JP Licks has been a generous supporter of the Jamaica Plain Chess Club, offering their space as a perfect venue for their weekly tournaments.

In order to increase access to and participation in local elections, the City of Boston’s Election Department is mailing vote-by-mail applications to Boston voters. Applications are being mailed to ...

The following are the “Best of JP 2019” as chosen by Gazette readers. In the 18th annual Best of JP survey, hundreds of ballots were submitted containing thousands of votes. Most categories had at ...

While residents across the Commonwealth have just experienced a record-breaking heatwave in some areas, municipal officials are acting on a less-often-discussed contributor to the climate crisis: food ...

Derek Kouyoumjian Photos There was plenty of St. Patrick’s Day spirit to go around at the Brendan Behan last week. Patrons and staff alike dressed in green and brought the spirit of Ireland to the ...

When the Reggie Lewis Center mass vaccination site opened a few months ago, the idea from the get-go was to appeal to the local communities like Jamaica Plain – and particularly to make it easy for ...