FOREST HILLS—A man was shot to death inside a home at 132 Hyde Park Ave. on the evening of April 27, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). The victim was identified as Mariano Malave, 25, of Boston. BPD could not immediately clarify whether Malave resided at the address where he was killed. Police...
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Community center prices out youth groups
The Hennigan Community Center on Heath Street is sharply raising rates for programs to rent space, and that has left some JP groups—especially ones serving low-income and minority youths—out in the cold. Estrellas Tropicales and the Roberto Clemente 21 dance and basketball programs reportedly have either already been priced out or are in danger...
Centro comunitario excluye grupos para jóvenes
The Hennigan Community Center en Heath Street va a cobrar más en el alquilo de espacio para los programas, una decisión que ha dejado a algunos de grupos de JP, especialmente los que sirven a los jóvenes de bajo ingreso. A los programas de baile y de baloncesto, Estrellas Tropicales y el Roberto Clemente...
Court clerk’s campaign violated law, pays $2K
The campaign committee of Maura Hennigan, the clerk of the Suffolk County criminal court system and a JP resident, violated campaign finance law last year and had to pay back $2,000, the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance ruled on April 17. Several of Hennigan’s court employees labeled envelopes intended for sending out...
‘Yard-sharing’ seeks to turn lawns into gardens
In an effort to turn Jamaica Plain’s underused lawns into gardens, the JP New Economy Transition (JP NET) is supporting a new program called “yard-sharing.” The mechanics are simple: those with underused yards and lawns welcome green-thumbed neighbors to create gardens for them. The costs and the yard’s yield are split between them. JP...
Historic house sees event rentals as preservation
MONUMENT SQ.—The historic Loring-Greenough House is now marketing itself as a unique event-rental spot to boost preservation funds for the 1760 mansion. The 12 South St. mansion is already home to many well-attended arts and cultural events, and offers tours. But those events break even at best financially, said Edward Stanley, president of the Jamaica...
Court clerk campaign heats up
The election for the clerk of the criminal division of the Suffolk County Superior Court has heated up in recent weeks with current office-holder Maura Hennigan being fined for violating a campaign finance law and being blamed for allowing a murder suspect to be released from prison. But despite the hot temperature of the...
Vintage shop coming to Centre St.
A women’s vintage clothing store called Café Society plans to open next month at 606 Centre St., after moving here from Brookline, according to manager Lillian DeVane. The hair salon Xposure by Noel, which long occupied the Centre Street spot, is moving into a new building in Jackson Square. Café Society will hold an...