Month: November 2013

Firefighter injured in house blaze

JAMAICA HILLS–An early-morning blaze today at a 14 Pond Circle house left one firefighter briefly hospitalized with third-degree burns, according to the Boston Fire Department (BFD). The two residents were not home when the three-alarm fire struck, according to BFD…

ESAC moves out of JP

The Ecumenical Social Action Committee (ESAC), a key Egleston Square nonprofit founded in JP nearly 50 years ago, moved its offices to Dorchester last week. The expense-cutting move out of 3313 Washington St. to 214 Harvard St. in Dorchester will…

No public input mandated on bike-share sites

By John Ruch and Peter Shanley/Gazette Staff While the Hubway bike-share stations use public streets and sidewalks, no public input into their locations is required under its operating contract—though financial sponsors can weigh in. Some Hubway locations and limited public…

Governor hopefuls to speak at JP forum

Three Democratic hopefuls to win the Governor’s Office next year will answer questions at a Dec. 4 forum staged at Doyle’s Café by local progressive organizations. Joe Avellone, Donald Berwick and Juliette Kayyem will appear separately at the forum, which…

Domino’s makes another pass at JP

EGLESTON SQ.—Domino’s Pizza is hoping to be third time lucky in its attempts to open a franchise in Jamaica Plain. Domino’s will be on the agenda for the next Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s (JPNC) Zoning Committee meeting on December 4.…