The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Feb. 25 for the Feb. 28 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events Valentine’s Day Pop Up Shop, hosted…
Month: February 2014
Invitación, Feb. 14, 2014
La entrega para la lista de Invitación es al mediodía, el 25 de febrero para la publicación del 28 de febrero. Manda a [email protected]. Atención: Marca el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo. Reuniones JPNC Zoning Committee, Wed.,…
Pipeline Protest
JP man charged with gun possession
FOREST HILLS—A traffic stop on Forest Hills Street led police to arrest a Jamaica Plain man on charges of illegally carrying a handgun on Jan. 31. Officers investigating gang and firearm crimes allegedly saw a car speeding on Lamartine Street…
With Casey still delayed, MassDOT talks bus details
The Casey Arborway project remains delayed, with a review by the state Historic Commission (MHC) holding up the project, project manager Stephen McLaughlin told a group of Forest Hills-area neighbors on Feb. 4. McLaughlin said he expects the project to…
Hyde Sq. diner to appear on TV show
HYDE SQ.—The Aurum Restaurant, a creative diner with artwork-strewn walls that was featured in the Gazette last month, is slated to appear on a new Food Network television show, according to a press release. The restaurant, which is run by…
Landmarks Commission future unclear
With the Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) involvement in a controversy last summer in Jamaica Plain, the Gazette reached out to Mayor Martin Walsh’s administration to see whether the commission will undergo any changes moving forward. But the Mayor’s Office and…
Dimock Discussion
Forest Hills gets bus clock
Forest Hills MBTA station got the system’s first bus countdown clock last week. The centrally located sign shows departure-time countdowns for all bus routes serving the station according to MBTA spokesperson Kelly Smith. “The display is flexible enough to allow…
Doherty staying on as mayor’s coordinator
Jullieanne Doherty, who former Mayor Thomas Menino appointed to be Jamaica Plain’s coordinator for the Office of Neighborhood Services, will be staying on under the Mayor Martin Walsh’s administration, according to spokesperson Kate Norton. There was some uncertainty about whether…