Yes in my back yard. As a JP resident, I am still in full support of the plan to make the former Barbara McInnis House into a respite care facility (“Homeless care project is back in court,” March 2). If it…
Author: Rebeca Oliveira
Reporter at the Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill Gazettes.
Sights and Sounds, 3/16/2012
The deadline for listings is noon, March 27 for the March 30 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events Casino Day trips, cost include bus rides…
Agenda, 3/16/12
The deadline for JP Agenda listings is noon, March 27 for the March 30 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings BPS school choice meetings, Mon., March…
Invitación, 3/16/12
La entrega para la lista de Invitación es al mediodía, el 27 de marzo para la publicación del 30 de marzo. Mandar a [email protected]. Nota: hay que marcar 617 antes de los números que salen abajo, si no tiene otro…
Overpass to be replaced by surface street network
FOREST HILLS—After months of delay and speculation, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has decided that the Casey Overpass will be replaced by an at-grade street network and not a new bridge. The decision was confirmed to the Gazette today…
State misses overpass decision deadline
FOREST HILLS—The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) missed its own deadline this week for making the decision about the Casey Overpass replacement project. There is no new timeline for an announcement and MassDOT offered no explanation for the further delay.…
Park horses try to avoid the sunset ride
The Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit—stabled at Franklin Park—is once again trying to avoid a sunset ride into retirement. An upcoming fund-raiser, organized by the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit, is aimed at keeping the horses on…
Illicit chickens ruffle neighbors’ feathers
While the process to legally welcome chickens into the Boston cityscape has begun, makes Jamaica Plain chicken-keepers happy, it may raise concerns with their neighbors. A JP resident who lives near an illicit chicken-keeper spoke to the Gazette about how…
Homeless care project is back in court
PARKSIDE—The lawsuit about a proposed care and housing facility for the homeless on Walnut Avenue is in appeal, after a failed round of negotiations between the developers and neighbors. Both sides refused offers to settle out of court. JPNDC offered…
JP resident wins Grammy
A JP resident brought home a Grammy award after last month’s music industry ceremony. Jesse Lewis was the mastering engineer on Robert Aldridge’s opera “Elmer Gantry.” He shared the Grammy for best-engineered classical album along with recording engineers John Newton…