PONDSIDE—A housing developer who has sparked controversy for demolishing old homes and felling trees to build dense condo projects is stirring debate once again on Zamora Street. “Some residents went crazy,” said Brighton-based Pat McKenna about his 20 Zamora St. project. “The City approved it, but then I’m a bad guy for developing it.”...
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Parents complain about lack of school assignment details
Some local parents voiced their displeasure during a Boston Public Schools (BPS) community meeting to discuss crafting a new student-assignment plan. About 30 people attended the March 31 meeting at English High School. James Lesnick, a Jamaica Plain resident with a son at West Roxbury’s Kilmer K-8 School, said there was a lack of...
JP GOP talks gun rights, ‘stand your ground’ law
A Second Amendment “civil rights” activist spoke to the Jamaica Plain Republicans this week to criticize gun ownership laws in Massachusetts. Jim Wallace, executive director of the Gun Owner’s Action League (GOAL), the official state firearms association in Massachusetts, spent an hour with the JP Republicans at Doyle’s Café on Monday. Gun control and...
Regan League parade April 21
The Jamaica Plain Regan Youth League baseball and softball league will hold its annual parade and Opening Day ceremony on Sat., April 21. The parade will begin at 9 a.m. at the Eliot School on Eliot Street, then make its way down Centre Street to Daisy Field in Olmsted Park. The first pitch and...
Some local pols to face opponents
Two local officials will face challengers in the upcoming election if people follow through on the paperwork. State Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz has taken out election paperwork for the 2nd Suffolk District. So have Roy Owens and David Wyatt, two regular candidates for elected office. Maura Hennigan, the clerk of the Suffolk County Superior Court...
JP students question ethnic studies ban
FOREST HILLS—Boston Teachers Union School (BTUS) students sent letters to President Barack Obama, the Arizona Attorney General, Arizona Superintendent and Arizona students, to express their outrage at Arizona’s suspension of Mexican American studies in public schools. When Latino students in Riana Good’s Spanish class at BTUS learned about the Arizona law—HB 2281—that prohibits teaching...
O’Malley talks big issues in ‘town hall’
Casino gambling and redistricting were among the vast range of subjects discussed during City Councilor Matt O’Malley’s second annual “town hall” meeting. About 30 people attended the April 2 meeting at the Connolly Branch Library. Speaking about the City Council redistricting plan, O’Malley said he opposes any plan that split either West Roxbury or...
Library homework program to change
The Boston Public Library’s (BPL) popular Home Assistance Program is to be folded into a broader out-of-school program, according to BPS spokesperson Gina Perille. The Gazette first learned about the change when JP resident Amy Snell complained during Councilor Matt O’Malley’s “town hall” meeting that the program was going to end. The homework program...