Author: Rebeca Oliveira
Reporter at the Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill Gazettes.
‘Parcel U’ sale to be finalized this month
FOREST HILLS—Developer Urbanica is expecting to sign a purchase and sale agreement with the MBTA by the end of this month, finalizing the sale of “Parcel U” and clearing the way for 120 new housing units and 10,000 square feet…
JP Agenda, March 29, 2013
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., April 9 for the April 12 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Jamaica Plain Town Hall, hosted by City…
Sights & Sounds, March 29, 2013
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., April 9 for the April 12 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events St. Mary of the Angels parish…
Casey opposition gets louder, but doesn’t sway officials
FOREST HILLS—Opponents of the Casey Arborway plan are turning out in greater numbers, though they are no closer to overturning the state’s decision, according to key elected officials. Despite the vocal opposition, local elected officials, including state reps. Russell Holmes…
Peace Garden to get redesign
EGLESTON SQ.—The Ecumenical Social Action Committee, Inc. (ESAC) is hosting two “re-imagining” sessions for a redesign of the Egleston Square Peace Garden at the corner of Washington and School streets. The two sessions, one planned for March 13, after the…
JPNC aims to improve ‘racial equity’
An ad hoc committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) is seeking to address racial equity in the JPNC’s decisions. Tom Kieffer, executive director of the Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, and fellow Ad Hoc Racial Justice Committee members…
Parents back BPS plan’s goal, want tweaks
Members of the community were critical of aspects of Boston Public Schools’ (BPS) proposed new student assignment plan, while acknowledging its innovative scientific approach and supporting its goal to improve education equity across the city. Community members spent an hour-and-a-half…
Faulkner amends clinic closure plans
JAMAICA HILLS—Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital has altered its plan to close its in-patient detox unit in response to the state Department of Public Health’s (DPH) feedback following a public hearing last month. The dedicated unit will still close, but…
Sights & Sounds, March 15, 2013
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., March 26 for the March 29 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events “Art for Music” silent auction, to…