Ben Green does not have a drinking problem, no matter what his online comedy videos show. Ben Green can’t have a drinking problem. Ben is a puppet created by Jamaica Plain resident Pam Severns. Puppet Ben Green and his buddy and roommate Eric explore Jamaica Plain’s bars and galleries, celebrate Christmas at the Monument...
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JP rapper creates new music genre
Jamaica Plain resident Devin Ferreira is pushing the boundaries of the music business. The rapper incorporates playing his saxophone in his rap songs, something he believes no one else has ever done. “People have never thought to put together…I used to make beats with the sax, but within the last year, I...
Sights & Sounds, Feb. 15, 2013
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Feb. 26 for the March 1 issue. Send listings to reporter@jamaicaplaingazette.com. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events ParkSCIENCE Children’s Festival, with Boston Park Rangers “Horse of Course” program and Critter Exhibit, the New England Aquarium Tidal Pool...
JP Agenda, Feb. 15, 2013
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Feb. 26 for the March 1 issue. Send listings to reporter@jamaicaplaingazette.com. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings JPNC Housing and Development Committee, Tues., Feb. 19, 7pm, Farnsworth House, 90 South St. Info: jpnc.org. JPNC Parks and Public Spaces...
Park addition design options to be presented
State Department of Transportation consultants will present “several options” for the near-acre of land to be added to the Southwest Corridor Park as a result of the Casey Arborway project to the park’s Parkland Management Advisory Committee (PMAC) next week, PMAC President Janet Hunkel told the Gazette. Hunkel also said she has reached out...
Local author to celebrate novel at JP event
Jamaica Plain resident Randy Susan Meyers is celebrating the release of her second novel, “The Comfort of Lies,” this month with parties and readings at Tres Gatos restaurant and bookstore and other Boston venues. The novel’s story focuses on three women: one who gave up her daughter for adoption five years earlier, the woman...
Faulkner addiction clinic closure debated
JAMAICA HILLS—Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital plans to close an in-patient drug addiction clinic in favor of a new specialized addiction team. The change, expected to happen around May 1, is being pitched by the hospital as a service improvement. But critics, including local state Rep. Liz Malia, say it is based on funding....
Transit officials meet about Arborway Yard
FOREST HILLS—Following a recent meeting with state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary Richard Davey, the Community Planning Committee for the Arborway Yard (CPCAY) is hopeful for the project’s long-term future. “ reaffirmed a very strong commitment to seeking funding to complete the Arborway Yard. It was a key point he made more than once,”...
MEPA on Casey: No further study needed
The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office (MEPA) determined Jan. 18 that the Casey Arborway project does not require further study in the form of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and that the project may proceed as planned. A MassDOT public hearing will update the community on the current 25-percent-complete state of the design. It...
Key issues in Casey design
Following the state Environmental Policy Act Office’s (MEPA) determination that the Casey Arborway project does not require further study, the project is free to proceed. The Gazette asked state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for updates on outstanding issues at this point in the project. Timeline The next step for the project will be a...