De John Ruch y Peter Shanley/Gazette Staff De un campo de 12 candidatos para alcalde, John Connolly y Marty Walsh fueron los finalistas en la elección preliminar del martes pasado. Felix Arroyo, un residente de Jamaica Plain y el primer…
Author: John Ruch
JPNC Election: 20 seats, 12 candidates
Twelve candidates have been certified to run in next month’s election for the 20-seat Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC), according to an official nominee list provided by the election’s ombuds board. The low number of candidates means the Oct. 19 election will…
Election Dep’t uses wrong polling place name
The Boston Election Department’s official polling place list for Tuesday’s city election gave an incorrect name for a Jamaica Plain polling place. The Gazette has not received any reports of voter confusion about the error. The guide on the department’s…
Taste of JP moves to West Roxbury
By John Ruch and Peter Shanley/Gazette Staff The Taste of Jamaica Plain, one of the neighborhood’s most popular annual events, will be held in West Roxbury this year after learning its longtime venue will be under renovation on its Nov.…
Shooting victim found in Bromley-Heath
JACKSON SQ.–Police officers found a male victim with a gunshot wound to his leg in the Bromley-Heath public housing development on Sept. 14. The victim reportedly was shot elsewhere at a place known as “The Stadium,” possibly meaning White Stadium…
Mayoral Election Roundup: What the candidates said about JP
With 12 candidates running for mayor, polls are naturally showing a close race and many voters still undecided just days before the Sept. 24 preliminary election. For Jamaica Plain citizens still rubbing their chins–or scratching their heads–at the choices, we…
JPNC Election: 12 candidates for 20 seats
Twelve candidates have been certified to run in next month’s election for the 20-seat Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC), according to an official nominee list provided by the election’s ombuds board. The low number of candidates means the Oct. 19 election will…
JPNC extends candidate nomination deadline
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) has extended it nomination deadline for its upcoming election to Fri., Sept. 20. The JPNC will hold its biannual election on Oct. 19. The 20-member JPNC was created by former Mayor Raymond Flynn in…
La elección para alcalde y concejal municipal es el 24 de septiembre
La primera elección en la campaña para alcalde y concejal municipal se llevará a cabo martes, el 24 de septiembre, para reducir la enorme lista de candidatos. De los 12 candidatos para alcalde, solamente dos permanecerán después de la elección.…
‘Jamaica Plain’ thriller author to visit JP
Colin Campbell, the English author of a recent thriller novel named for and set in Jamaica Plain, will make his first visit to the neighborhood later this month. He will make three public appearances: Centre Street Sanctuary restaurant, Mon., Sept.…