Steve Gayle, the Jamaica Plain resident charged in a double shooting at a strip club today, was a resident of a house at the center of a prominent eviction controversy that included the arrest of local state Rep. Liz Malia earlier this year, according to Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Jake Wark. Gayle’s...
Monthly Archives: August 2012
JP man charged in double shooting at strip club
A Jamaica Plain man is charged with assault with intent to murder in the shooting of two men inside a downtown strip club earlier today. Steve Gayle, 34, allegedly was still carrying a handgun that was cocked and ready to fire when he was arrested by Boston Police officers following the double shooting at...
Voter registration deadline nears for Sept. 6 primary election
The state’s primary election will be held Sept. 6, and the voter registration deadline is on Aug. 17. A voter registration table operated by the Secretary of State’s Office will be at the Forest Hills T Station on Weds., Aug. 8, 7-10 a.m. and 3-6 p.m. The primary election helps select political party nominees...
AG Coakley to campaign for Warren in JP
State Attorney General Martha Coakley will campaign in Jamaica Plain tomorrow on behalf of U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, according to the group JP for Elizabeth Warren. Coakley will meet with supporters at a 21 Lochstead Ave. home on the morning of Sat., Aug. 4 and then join in a door-knocking campaign. Warren, a...
Local officials split on three strikes bill
Local elected officials are split on “Melissa’s Bill,” a so-called “three strikes” crime reform bill that imposes mandatory sentences on repeat violent offenders. The bill is named after Melissa Gosule, a 27-year-old Jamaica Plain resident who was raped and murdered by a paroled violent criminal in 1999. Gosule had submitted travel pieces to the...
Fred Ciampa, owner of Same Old Place, dies
Fred Ciampa, the long-time owner of Same Old Place pizza parlor at 662 Centre St., died unexpectedly on July 22. He was 69. “He had a heart attack,” daughter Regina Ciampa said. “He was a hard worker and we believe that had a lot to do with it.” “He’ll be remembered for all the...
JPNDC takes heat for church plan changes
HYDE SQ.—The unexpected addition of luxury housing to community-supported development plans for the Blessed Sacrament campus in Hyde Square have roused the ire of some Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) supporters. “The basic frustration is that the community got left out,” said Richard Heath, who was highly involved with the development of the...
JPNDC suscita críticas por plan de iglesia
HYDE SQ. Los partidarios del Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation están enojados con La inesperada adición de condominios de lujo a los planes para el campus de Blessed Sacrament. La frustración es debida a que se olvidaron de la comunidad, dijo Richard Heath, quien se involucró en el plan original de desarrollo en 2006....
O’Malley: Council nearing a redistricting plan
The City Council is nearing a compromise on redistricting the City’s nine districts, according to Councilor Matt O’Malley. And JP’s leadership is unlikely to change. “There are still a number of steps to be taken, but short answer: Some consensus is being built,” said O’Malley, who lives in and represents Jamaica Plain. The City...