Owners of Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC)-constructed homes on the Back of the Hill that were considering legal action against the developers have decided to take the JPNDC’s offer of repairs. Homeowner Sergio Morales told the Gazette that the…
Month: May 2013
School buses could pose danger on South St.
FOREST HILLS—Boston Public School (BPS) and private school buses might be taking a dangerous route home on South Street along the Arnold Arboretum. During one hour of afternoon observation on May 16, the Gazette saw 17 public and private school…
Egleston Farmers Market to start season
The Egleston Farmers Market will kick off its new, long season June 1 and will hold a barbecue fund-raiser the same day. The farmers market, held at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall at 45 Brookside Ave., debuted last fall…
JP bombing reaction makes Canadian news
Jamaica Plain’s response to the Boston Marathon bombers manhunt was featured in the U.S. politics blog of the popular Canadian French-language newspaper Le Journal de Montréal. Journalist Daniel Girard, who writes the paper’s “Politique US” blog, told the Gazette he…
Obituary: Gerald P. Barry, veteran
Gerald P. “The Beep” Barry, 69, of West Dennis passed May 19, 2013 while in rehab after a stroke. Formerly of Whitman and longtime Jamaica Plain resident. Cherished brother of Mary Ann Barry Sayers and his favorite brother-in-law, Richard. Uncle…
Curley School aims to replace asphalt with turf field
The Curley K-8 School at 493 Centre St. is trying to raise $250,000 to put an artificial turf field and track on an asphalt lot kids are forced to use for recess. The 14,000-square-foot paved area tucked against the school’s…
Parklet outreach limited
While there were no large-scale, widely-advertised public meetings to discuss Jamaica Plain’s upcoming parklet, as the Gazette previously reported, there was plenty of smaller-scale abutter outreach. Boston Transportation Department (BTD) hosted three public meetings in February, April and May. The…
Olmsted actor to lead Hellenic Hill tour
A tour along Hellenic Hill and the Arborway on June 2 will be led by actor and Friends of Jamaica Pond president Gerry Wright performing in character as Emerald Necklace Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted. Wright, who has performed one-man…
Editorial: Parklet input
There is a pathology to much City of Boston public process, especially when it comes to introducing a new program such as parklets, the business seating areas designed to replace parking spaces. It involves viewing the public as an audience…
Editorial: Boston’s daily terrorism
The unique terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon rightly spurred collective outrage and more than $30 million in generous donations that, sadly, is only a drop in the bucket of medical and business expenses. Meanwhile, we’re back to our regularly…