Month: December 2012

100+ debate Casey project at hearing

More than 100 people came out to support or oppose the Casey Arborway project at a three-hour Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office hearing at English High School on Dec. 13. The hearing was technically a public “consultation” among MEPA…

Harvest Market opens 2nd JP shop

FOREST HILLS—Harvest Co-Op Market quietly opened its second Jamaica Plain location last week at 3815 Washington St. in Forest Hills near the Roslindale border. The longtime Harvest grocery store at 57 South St. is remaining open. The new location has…

JPNDC to file Jackson Sq. project

JACKSON SQ.—In another big step forward for the redevelopment of Jackson Square, the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) was slated this week to file plans for a new low-income apartment building at 75 Amory Ave. The JPNDC expects the…

Sheriff to join Patrick’s cabinet

Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral, a Jamaica Plain resident, will join Gov. Deval Patrick’s cabinet next month as the secretary for public safety and security. The move, announced last month, is part of an administration shake-up that also includes JP…