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Joseph Porcelli (Chief Neighbor)

50, Male

Jamaica Plain, MA

United States

Profile Information:

Which of the following are of interest to you?: Find out what's going on in my neighborhood and the city, Meeting my Neighbors, Starting a Group, Joining a Group, Finding Volunteer Opportunities, Helping to Coordinate a Street Social, Helping to Coordinate and Promote a Community Organizing Expo, Want to Promote my Business - Non-Profit - or Community Group, Want to Exhibit at an Expo, Not Sure Yet but Thanks For Asking
How long have you lived or worked in your neighborhood? (Private): More than five yrs
If you volunteer for or work at a non-profit or community group what is the name?: Neighbors for Neighbors

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Kristen

Sounds great- I'll be there!

Jun 30, 2009
Barbara Hatfield

Hi Joseph, Did you read Sam Allis's column in today's Sunday Globe (7-6-09), p. A2? It concerns a new JP resident, Brent Refsland, owner of The Hallway art gallery. Many comments I believe are right on the mark. Wonder if he and his wife (law student at Northeastern, according to the article) are members of JP Neighbors for Neighbors. Should be. Hope you had a nice holiday. Finally, sunshine! Sincerely, Barbara Hatfiel

Jul 5, 2009
John Hagen

Joseph, this site is awesome! That application for members to select a group based on the par tof the neighborhood they live in...where did you find that?

Dude! You are my inspiration!

John

Jul 7, 2009
Jessie Keppeler

Hi, I'm interested in writing the weekly newsletter once a month. Please let me know if you still need people and what goes into it.

Thanks!
Jessie

Jul 10, 2009
Edith Murnane

Great idea, but how do I do it here?

Jul 11, 2009
Julia Negele

Great to see you too! I'll have to come up with another non-traditional age to turn at some point, and you'll know better to come!

Jul 14, 2009
Lyndon

Hey Joseph,
so in listings for event there are, 10 events like I post and 4 fund raising events, then in forums, anything from your post which seem the revelant, and the rest about bums on the side walk etc, I'm going to dig deeper, but the main gist of it right know seems around 80% of people are promoting themselves which its a great platform for, and thank you 10% fund raisers, 5% political awareness and the most important one in my book 5% NEIGHBORHOOD AWARENESS.
This is just a dumb brits first observation, and I will examine more, when time permits, I went through, events, forums and most of the groups, with the information I had at hand.
Love
Lyndon

Jul 18, 2009
Matt

Nice meeting you too, Joseph. You have to come knit with us now, you realize... :)

Jul 23, 2009
Lyndon

Hey Joseph
Theirs nothing in my in box, thought you said you sent me something
Lyndon

Jul 23, 2009
Aaron

you were at the tracy chapman show last night? did you see a lanky guy spending too much time at the bar? me, per usual. hope you had a good time. (and thanks for the vee vee brunch tip, went with beck last wknd, loved it.)

Aug 1, 2009
Aaron

game off tonight, monday morning is coming fast, but we'll solve murder mysteries another time.

Aug 2, 2009
Jessica Taubner

I know way too long for me to get on here. I'm terrible with this new media stuff. Glad to be here finally!

Aug 3, 2009
Stonybrook Fine Arts

Hi,

I just posted our big yard sale this weekend in Mission Hill for Stonybrook Fine Arts and I was wondering if there is a way to post it all over rather than just in JP? We also would like to really start trying to expand our group and I'm not really sure how to grow our group. We are starting a new session of classes the end of September and want to really get the word out now.
Thanks!

Anne

Aug 7, 2009
Adrienne Korman

An Asian game similar to gin rummy played with tiles.

Aug 11, 2009
Emily

Thanks!!
It seems like a great website : )

Aug 15, 2009
Samara Grossman

Thanks! Thanks for all you do to make JP even better (if that is possible!)

Aug 21, 2009
Harry Smith

Thanks a lot!

Aug 22, 2009
Lyndon

At 9:46pm on August 24, 2009, Lyndon said…
Make a Difference, organize and socialize.
My dumb way of thinking is you cannot socialize
you have to organize before you socialize
and you have to make difference before you organize so you can socialize
just a thought from a dumb brit :)

Aug 24, 2009
Rachel and John

love the new logo/layout/messaging - awesome!

Aug 26, 2009
Donna

I have read her comment, but haven't seen any updated comments on what the outcome is? Did they squash that totally?

Aug 27, 2009
Andrew Vargo

Awesome to run into you at Bella. I should be around late Sunday night, or various evenings throughout the week if you need some CSS/PHP help. Shoot me an e-mail if you need to.

Aug 30, 2009
Loay

Hey Joe, Joe

How is it going in DC?
Could you please disable the auto Twitter.API feature as it asks one to log in to twitter on very page even if one does not use twitter.

See you when you get back.

Thanks
Loay

Sep 9, 2009
Bruce Dillenbeck

I met you at Web 2.0 conference today. I came back home, checked out web site and joined it. It's a great community resource. Kudos in getting it off the ground.

Sep 12, 2009
Christine Ellersick

Hey Joe! Don't forget to drop by and help celebrate the Day of Peace at Jamaica Pond this Sunday!! Hope you had a great trip.

Sep 17, 2009
Heather Green

Oh thanks. I dunno, thought it'd be better than doing nothing. Walked up and down Boylston just now and flyered cars and most doors. Saw a bunch of squad cars in just that one hour (or potentially the same squad car going around and around), so that was good.

Sep 23, 2009
Tiffanie Starr

Sorry Joseph. I thought that I had joined ages ago. If you have flyers prepared, I would love to flyer our street. I was going to put something together anyway, so please send it along.

Cheers

Tiffanie

Sep 24, 2009
Captain John Greland

I would like to thank all of you who have helped to pass out the flyers. If you have watched the newscasts then you've also seen how many people are wearing their earphones and texting as they leave the T station.
Captain Greland, E-13.

Sep 25, 2009
Amy Occhialino

Thanks Joseph! We (my husband Ted and I) just moved here and are interested in volunteer opportunities. I'll check them out and get back to you! Looking forward to meeting everyone ...

Amy O. :)

Sep 25, 2009
Janis Lippman

Hi Joseph,
Is it possible to belong to more than 1 neighborhood Neighbors to Neighbors? I would like to sign up for Roslindale in addition to JP.
Please advise. Thanks
Best,
Janis
PS - great head's up on all of the crime info...

Sep 25, 2009
Johnson

Joseph - just wanted to thank you for all the effort you are putting into this amazing local media/community outlet.

Keep up the inspiring work.

-Ryan

Sep 26, 2009
Luke Goldworm

Thanks! Happy to join. Please let me know if I can be of help in anyway?
Luke

Sep 28, 2009
Luke Goldworm

Sure!

Sep 28, 2009
Sam Lara

FREE how to protect your self program just need a open place in JP

Sep 30, 2009
Kevin R. Rousseau

Hey Joseph, how are you doing?

Sep 30, 2009
Darren Stahlman

Hi Joseph!,
I moved into the neighborhood last month and really dig it! Would love to help out if I can. JP is definitely a great place to live for 20 and 30-somethings like myself, but there are definitely some street crime issues in and around my block I would like to take a more proactive approach in preventing.

BTW it is great to live in a neighborhood where people want to get to know each other and come together to keep it safe. Great job on putting this up.

Oct 11, 2009
Pamela Lerch

Hi Joseph,

I just took the plunge and joined! I'm so glad you started this. It's something that's so needed to help people connect in this sometimes isolated culture.

Your video was GREAT!

I met you briefly once at a Block party.

Warmly,
Pam

Nov 1, 2009
Loay

joe The link below is a troll

http://jamaicaplain.neighborsforneighbors.org/profile/MikeyTolliver

Nov 9, 2009
Det Ivan Bermejo E-13

I tried to post a video and it didn't work
Do you have and idea's on how to post it.
Thanks in advance

Detective Ivan Bermejo
Boston Police Department Area E-13
3347 Washington Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Office: 617-343-5628
Fax: 617-343-4960

Nov 12, 2009
Plum Kennard

Hi Joseph,

Thanks for the welcome.
Odd that I lived in JP for 30 years without joining anything & now am interested though I'm in Hyde Park. Go figure.
I guess you can take the girl out of Jamaica Plain but not the Jamaica Plain out of the girl.

Cheerio,
Plum

Nov 14, 2009
Henri M.

Good. Just visiting Boston once in a while. Got on here to check out what you got going on and learn more about JP. how are you doing?

Nov 14, 2009
Diane Simpson

Hi Joe! Good to hear from you! How do I tell the Brookside Neighborhood Group about a meeting this Sunday?
Take care,
--Diane(:^]

Nov 19, 2009
Erin Scott -- Community Manager

Hi Joseph! Happy Thanksgiving......

Wondering if you got my email message???

Talk soon,
Erin

Nov 25, 2009
John Hagen

Hey Joseph!

Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings from Montgomery Alabama. I sure do miss JP, however I have somehow ended up as the president for our neighborhood association. Our number 1 issue is getting a handle on all the crime that seems to just pervade our streets. I saw you had an application on this site that used to display crime events against a google maps background. Is that application still working? Could you give me a the details on how it works? Our neighborhood Ning Site is still developing and is at http://montgomerygardendistrict,ning.com. Please drop in and say hello.

Warmest Regards,
John

Dec 21, 2009
Rebecca F (community manager)

Cool snowboarding session! Thanks for the tips!

Jan 2, 2010
rebecca birnholz

Totally! Im in.....what do I need to do to get started?

Jan 8, 2010
Rebecca F (community manager)

Hey Joseph! So all I have to do is welcome new members with the letter you posted? Are their any other responsibilities?

Jan 8, 2010
Rebecca F (community manager)

Hmm...

Jan 9, 2010
Rebecca F (community manager)

Totally embarrassed, but I cannot find an invite. I looked in my inbox and saw nothing like that. I don't think...

Jan 9, 2010
Matt

Yeah, that gift thing is cool :)

Jan 11, 2010
Rebecca F (community manager)

Hey! How was the party? I'm sure it was FUN!

Jan 19, 2010