Los activistas dicen que hacerse ciudadano es fácil; pero la gente que no lo puede pasar tiene experiencias que contar y entre las dificultades mencionan que es un proceso largo, porque se necesita mucha paciencia; caro porque se necesita mucho dinero para los trámites y, a veces, desilusiónante, porque pueden saltar asuntos que no...
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Pet grooming comes to South St.
A new pet grooming service, Pups ‘n Paradise, has opened its doors at 142B South St. First-time business owner Jeniffer Mitchell is no novice to cat and dog grooming, starting the trade at Norfolk County Agricultural High School while only 15. “It seems like a very dog-friendly area,” Mitchell told the Gazette. Mitchell is...
E-13 Police Log, 8/8-8/21
8/8 10 a.m., 33 Green St., breaking and entering 12 p.m., 5 Redlands Rd., larceny 8/9 8 p.m., 93 Rossmore Rd., larceny 7 p.m., 58 Boylston St., larceny 12:30 p.m., 179 Forest Hills Rd., larceny 8/10 1:31 a.m., 97 Perkins St., assault and battery 2 a.m., 33 Woodman St., larceny 7:52 a.m.,...
Invitación, 9/23
Citas Coromoto. Este domingo deben llegar masivamente los venezolanos a Jamaica Plain. Celebran la fiesta de la Virgen de Coromoto iniciando sus actividades con una misa enla Iglesia Santo Tomás de la Calle South. Después de la misa habrá recepción. Elex. Llegó el momento de conocer más del Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) que...
Sights and Sounds, 9/23
The final, last-minute deadline for listings is noon, Oct. 4 for the Oct. 7 issue. Send arts and entertainment listings to reporter@jamaicaplaingazette.com. Listings with no end date will be run for 3 months, space permitting. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events Jamaica Plain Open...
Agenda, 9/23
The final, last-minute deadline for JP Agenda listings is noon, Oct. 4 for the Oct. 7 issue. Send listings to news@jamaicaplaingazette.com. Listings with no end date will be run for 3 months, space permitting. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Casey Overpass, Working Advisory Group...
JP Neighborhood Council Candidates’ Statements
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council election will be held Sat., Sept. 24, with polling places at: the Forest Hills T Station (3700 Washington St.); J.P. Licks (659 Centre St.); and Stop & Shop (301 Centre St.). Polls will be open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Any JP resident 16 or older can vote. Voters...
Whole Foods nixes JPNC request
Whole Foods Market said it will not agree to the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s request for a “fund for use by JP community groups,” in a statement emailed to the Gazette this morning. The statement indicated that such a fund was part of an un-publicized “good neighbor agreement” that JPNC members proposed to Whole...
Group calls on Whole Foods to sign agreement
Whose Foods? Whose Community? The Coalition for a Diverse and Affordable JP released a statement today calling on Whole Foods to sign a “good neighbor” agreement presented to the company by the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC). In the letter, Whose Foods calls for the agreement to include promises by Whole Foods to pay...
JPNC chair: Whole Foods deal still possible; agreement to be public
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) did not directly ask Whole Foods Market to sign a community benefits agreement in a recent meeting, and a deal is still possible, JPNC chair Andrea Howley told the Gazette. “If we creatively redesign it, we might be able to get it ,” Howley said. “The door’s definitely...