The City will hold a design update meeting about the mixed-use project proposed for the vacant land in Heath Square on June 23. The local Back of the Hill Community Development Corporation and the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation are…
Author: Gazette Staff
Sights and Sounds, June 19, 2015
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., June 12 for the June 19 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events World Giraffe Day, with zookeeper encounters…
Letter: Thanks for Kelly Rink support
The Friends of the Kelly Rink would like to thank all those who made the past ice-skating season a success at the outdoor Kelly Rink behind the Stony Brook T stop. The Kelly Rink is owned and operated by the…
Letter: Thank library Friends, not leadership, for better branches
With all the controversy involving the Boston Public Library, I believe that some recent library history has been forgotten. It was not the Board of Trustees and President Amy Ryan who were largely responsible for revitalizing the branches. It was…
On the Police Beat, May 31-June 14, 2015
The following police incident reports are public records provided by the Community Service Office of the District E-13 Police Station, which is solely responsible for their content. All suspects are innocent unless proven guilty in court. June 14: Assault and…
Homeless Care
Man surrenders on 2003 gun charges
A South Boston man last month turned himself in on 12-year-old gun charges related to a threatening incident near Hyde Square’s Mozart Park. Wellington Matos, 34, was wanted on a warrant for assault with a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession…
JP First Responders: JP’s Police Report in 1872
In 1872, Jamaica Plain was part of the Town of West Roxbury, and its police station was based in what is now a condo building at 28 Seaverns Ave. According to a police incident log for several months of that…
Invitacion, June 5, 2015
El plazo para la lista de eventos es el 12 de junio al mediodía para la publicación del 19 de junio. Mande a [email protected]. Atención: Marque el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo. Reuniones Comité de vivienda y…
Residents honor retired letter carrier
A retiring U.S. Postal Service letter carrier was honored by Jamaica Plain residents she served for 26 years at a May 31 party on Hampstead Road. Lynette Dion retired in January, but the neighbors waited for warmer days so the…