The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Feb. 26 for the March 1 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events ParkSCIENCE Children’s Festival, with Boston Park…
Author: Rebeca Oliveira
Reporter at the Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill Gazettes.
JP Agenda, Feb. 15, 2013
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Feb. 26 for the March 1 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings JPNC Housing and Development Committee, Tues., Feb.…
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,…
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…
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.…
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. “[Davey] reaffirmed a very strong commitment to seeking funding to…
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…
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…
Status of Casey historic review unclear
The current status of a historical impact review of Casey Arborway’s Shea Circle redesign is unclear. The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) requested in a Jan. 8 letter that the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) reconsider discarded alternatives for the plan…
225 Centre developers report on minority hiring
JACKSON SQ.—Following protests and setbacks, developers for the housing and retail tower going up at 225 Centre St., the first major piece of the massive Jackson Square redevelopment plan, presented what steps they are taking to improve minority hiring practices…