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Opinion column by Massachusetts Chapter Director of the Sierra Club: Will state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez be ambitious or tepid on climate change legislation?

Mayor Marty Walsh visited two JP Main Street districts, celebrating the business and volunteers of the year

Business

(https://www.jamaicaplainnews.com/2018/07/18/climate-change-legislation-will-rep-sanchez-go-with-ambitious-or-tepid)

Q&A with state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez about fighting for healthcare, how his mother inspired him, what he thinks about his opponent and more

(https://www.jamaicaplainnews.com/2018/07/17/qa-rep-sanchez-on-fighting-for-healthcare-helping-those-in-need-and-more)

US Representative Michael E. Capuano: Despite a court order, Trump's administration officials can't reunite children because it turns out they can’t do what they said

(https://www.jamaicaplainnews.com/2018/07/16/capuano-what-president-trump-wants-us-to-forget)

We’re still here in awe of music and the goodies our market vendors are selling! #eglestonmarket 10-2!

Class Trip is jammin out at the #eglestonmarket Come by to dance and shop! ~~Here til 2~~

Check out our pop up vendors this week at the #eglestonmarket! @cbdthera for pain relief @deanospasta for dinner @haciendadelsolrd for Sunday breakfast @bitestreats for bear treats your pup will love —-here til 2—- @ Egleston Farmers Market

Brookford Farm is giving away a ticket to their July Burger Night! Join your farmers in celebrating delicious food and summer fun!

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JP's Gavin Smith was honored as finalist for Massachusetts Teacher of the Year. Lots of amazing teachers living in jP!

The City will hold a JP/Rox transportation meeting on July 17 at English High School from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Jamaica Plain dog owners are still searching for ways to establish an off-leash dog park in the neighborhood, and the most recent idea is to apply for Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds to pay for it.

Local state Rep. Malia (D-11th Suffolk) honors Gavin Smith of Jamaica Plain, Andrew Manning of Roxbury, and Aaron Osowiecki of Roslindale, during a State House ceremony of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Awards on June 21.

By Emma Kahn

Bob Massie, who is running against Jay Gonzalez for the Democratic nomination for governor.

Jay Gonzalez, who is running against Bob Massie for the Democratic nomination for governor.

The first annual Jamaica Plain Garden Tour will take place on July 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to a press release.

Ken and Tess Pope, who own the largest collection of French horns in the world.

Un fotógrafo local ha iniciado un proyecto que captura las imágenes de residentes de Jamaica Plain en sus casas.

By Gustaf Berger

By JP Progressives Steering Committee

Diaper news: Drive collected 25 boxes of diapers to help Nurtury in Jamaica Plain. That is very helpful because diapers are expensive!

(https://www.jamaicaplainnews.com/2018/07/13/jps-gavin-smith-honored-as-finalist-for-massachusetts-teacher-of-the-year-by-rep-malia)

Development

Jamaica Plain residents were awarded Boston Arts and Culture grants, including to Nancy Marks, whose work "The Opioid Project" is a series of community-based workshops and art exhibitions highlighting "the complex social narrative of addiction while giving space and ‘voice’ to all those connected to the opioid epidemic."

Please save the date: July 14, 9:30 AM, & join in the next neighborhood volunteer opportunity on the Arborway Hillside.

'Tis the time of the year for the legislative crunch as bills can stay where they are or be moved on and progress. As chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez can move things along. Thus groups like environmental political orgs are calling on him to move legislation along, such as two climate justice bills.

Tonight's JP Centre South Main Streets Screen on the Green starts at 7:30 pm at the Loring-Greenough House and is showing "Some Like It Hot"! There will be food trucks, and remember to bring a blanket or chairs.

Public meeting on July 19th: The developer says parents don't want to live near train tracks, thus they gotta have more 1/2-bedrooms and fewer 3-bedrooms. Maybe it's just us -- but lots of parents live near train tracks.

Development

(https://www.jamaicaplainnews.com/2018/07/12/jp-residents-awarded-boston-arts-and-culture-grants)

(https://www.jamaicaplainnews.com/2018/07/12/environmental-political-orgs-deliver-letter-calling-on-sanchez-for-action-on-climate-justice-bills)

England 1-0 up. Express yourself!

You’ll be dancing if you watch the World Cup @thehavenjp #kazan #realsport

Get your tix now for what's going to be an awesome garden tour of Jamaica Plain on Saturday! 20+ private homes and two public gardens will be open to see flowers, vines, landscaped areas, natural areas and more.

Tomorrow night there will be a Climate Change forum with state Representative Jeffrey Sánchez to talk about pending legislation

(https://www.jamaicaplainnews.com/2018/07/11/get-your-tix-now-jamaica-plan-garden-tour-on-saturday)

(https://www.jamaicaplainnews.com/2018/07/11/with-legislation-pending-town-hall-to-addres-climate-change-in-jp-on-july-12/53017)

Congratulations to France on making it to their third World Cup Final. Tomorrow is England v Croatia. 2pm @thehavenjp

Transformation Tuesday at The Food Project’s Langdon Farm! 4 youth spent the morning turning this weedy patch into 3 new beds to plant more food! If you haven’t heard, WE’RE ON INSTAGRAM! Follow us @dudleygrows #transformationtuesday #dudleygrows #GrowWellEatWellBeWell

The Massachusetts Legislature is poised to repeal the welfare family cap through a budget provision. The family cap denies welfare assistance to 8,700 children across the state simply because they were conceived after their families got assistance.

Four Jamaica Plain schools are among of more than four dozen that will split $450,000 in arts expansion grants

Not able to attend last night's candidate forum with state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez and Nika Elugardo? Here's a video of the forum in its entirety.