Trolley lawsuit thrown out
By JOHN RUCH June 26, 2009
Local activists will appeal
A lawsuit seeking restoration of MBTA Green Line trolley service through central Jamaica Plain was thrown out of court last month after a judge ruled it was filed too late.
More funds are coming for Jackson Sq. improvements
By DAVID TABER June 26, 2009
Youth Center delayed
JACKSON SQUARE—Developers Jackson Square Partners (JSP) have secured funding for neighborhood public in-frastructure improvements, but construction of a “youth and families center” in the neighborhood is being delayed, the JSP team said in a recent meeting at the Gazette office.
City candidate list firms up
By JOHN RUCH June 26, 2009
Prepare to have your door knocked and your baby kissed. The Election Department has released its first official list of candidates who will appear on this fall’s ballot.
English High School headmaster replaced
By DAVID TABER June 26, 2009
English High School headmaster Jose Duarte will be replaced by Sito Narcisse, an educator most recently working in the Pittsburgh Public School system, the Gazette has learned.
Boutique shuts down
By JOHN RUCH June 26, 2009
SOUTH ST.—After being shuttered for more than a half-year, the boutique Indigena at 42 South St. finally closed for good last week. Workers cleared out the storefront and posted “for rent” signs in the windows on June 17.
Office plans unveiled
By DAVID TABER June 26, 2009
MBTA will put Parcel U back out this year
FOREST HILLS—Traffic conditions and concerns about continued community oversight of a public land sale process vied for attention with the introduction of local developer WCI Corp’s plans for MBTA-owned land in Forest Hills at a June 16 community meeting at the State Lab on South Street.
JPNC postpones election to Sept.
By DAVID TABER June 12, 2009
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council this week decided to postpone its election—initially scheduled for this weekend—until September.
Smith brothers under fire
By DAVID TABER June 12, 2009
Officials began moving against two landlord brothers last month after it was revealed that one of them, Douglas Smith, is wanted for insurance fraud and arson.
BPS pulls back on rezoning
By DAVID TABER June 12, 2009
Public outcry over a Boston Public Schools (BPS) plan to save on transportation costs by moving from a three-zone to five-zone system led BPS superintendent Carol Johnson to shelve the plan early this month.
Voting precincts may need to be redrawn
By JOHN RUCH June 12, 2009
Council: Century-old lines affect voters, districts
The city’s voting precincts—the smallest units of voting districts—have not been redrawn in more than 90 years, causing voter-access problems and oddities in Boston City Council districts, according to City Coun-cil President Mike Ross.