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Sánchez won’t run for mayor

May 10, 2013
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Local state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez, who was considering joining the Boston mayoral race, told the Gazette this week he will not run. “Not now,” Sánchez said. “I’m not going to run, but I’m not going to rule it out in the future.” “I’m looking forward to hearing what all 20 candidates will do about...

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Big crowd, officials back Task Force church buy

May 3, 2013
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Big crowd, officials back Task Force church buy

A crowd of about 150 people and three of Boston’s mayoral candidates were among those backing the Hyde Square Task Force’s (HSTF) attempt to purchase the former Blessed Sacrament Church building at a rally last night in front of the 365 Centre St. church. City Councilors and current mayoral contenders Felix Arroyo, John Connolly and Mike...

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Gazette columnist publishes marathon bombing ebook

April 29, 2013
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Gazette columnist publishes marathon bombing ebook

Chris Faraone, a Jamaica Plain journalist who writes the Gazette’s “Politics as Unusual” column, has published an ebook of essays and photos about the week of the Boston Marathon bombing. “Heartbreak Hell: Searching for Sanity in Boston through a Week of Tragedy & Terror” is currently available for free at a dedicated website, heartbreakhell.marquee.by....

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State puts 4 small parcels up for bids

April 26, 2013
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The state today put four small, vacant parcels along the Southwest Corridor in Jamaica Plain up for bid. The pieces of land–in Central JP, JP South and Sumner Hill–are leftover property seized decades ago by the state to construct what is now the Southwest Corridor MBTA and train line and the Southwest Corridor Park....

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Peace on Earth: Flowers planted in peace symbol shape at pond

April 26, 2013
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The peace symbol (left) and yin-yang symbol, both composed of flowers, at Jamaica Pond Park on April 26. (Gazette Photo by John Ruch)

PONDSIDE—Call it peace on Earth. Daffodil flowers planted in the shape of a peace symbol are blooming bright yellow on an embankment at Jamaica Pond Park in what appears to be unofficial, guerrilla landscaping. Next to the peace symbol is what appears to be a yin-yang symbol of white and red tulips that did...

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Islamic peace symbol added to terror memorial

April 26, 2013
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Islamic peace symbol added to terror memorial

An Islamic symbol bearing a message of peace and religious tolerance has been added to the makeshift memorial to Boston Marathon terrorist attack victims in Monument Square. It appears to be the same symbol that topped a sign honoring dead bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev that was briefly part of the memorial before the men...

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JP survivors, heroes in marathon bombing

April 26, 2013
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Jamaica Plain had its share of rescue heroes and survivor stories in the wake of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing. Jarrett Barrios of JP, the CEO of New England’s American Red Cross, and Carlos Arredondo, a peace activist with strong JP ties, had prominent roles in helping the victims. The bombing killed three...

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Memorial to victims erected by rescuer

April 26, 2013
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The makeshift memorial at the Soldier's Monument at Centre and South streets in Monument Square April 22. (Gazette Photo by John Ruch)

Briefly honored suspect A makeshift memorial to the four people killed by the Boston Marathon bombers was erected April 22 in Monument Square partly by now-famous rescue hero Carlos Arredondo. The memorial also briefly named the dead suspect in the crimes before being altered. Attached to the fence of the Civil War Solider’s Monument...

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El director de la Cruz Roja ayuda a las víctimas

April 26, 2013
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Las bombas del 15 de abril detuvieron a Jarrett Barrios, el director ejecutivo de la Cruz Roja de Massachusetts del este y un residente de Jamaica Plain, en medio de su primer intento de maratón. A pesar de un dolor en su pierna debido a la carrera, ayudó a los víctimas de las bombas...

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Regan League opening day tomorrow

April 26, 2013
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The JP Regan Youth League has moved its opening day parade and ceremony to Sat., April 27. Originally slated for April 20, the event was rescheduled due to the Boston Marathon bombing suspect manhunt. it will include the full traditional parade down Centre Street and S. Huntington Avenue and the first pitch ceremony at...

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