The Boston School Committee held a roundtable session in Jamaica Plain on Feb. 24 for the Boston Public Schools’ (BPS) strategic vision. The meeting was planned to discuss the content of the vision’s goals and priorities, but attendees were mostly…
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Man injured in house fire
A two-alarm fire sent an elderly resident to the hospital after causing $400,000 of damages to a two-family home at 104 Bynner St. early on Feb. 22. Four people were displaced. The Boston Fire Department (BFD) twitter account (@BostonFire) documented…
Police seize drug cache in Egleston raid
Boston Police officers seized over a pound of heroin as well as cocaine and drug-dealing equipment in a Feb. 12 raid on an Egleston Square apartment. An unidentified 22-year-old Boston man was arrested on charges of heroin and cocaine trafficking…
JPNC Zoning supports take-out license for Cuban restaurant
The Old Havana Restaurant at 349 Centre St. requested support for a take-out license application, and the owners of 83-85 Brookside Ave. requested support for a new rooftop deck, at the Feb. 19 meeting of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s…
Man shot, seriously wounded
WOODBOURNE—Police found a man shot and seriously wounded behind a Woodbourne home in the early morning hours of Feb. 19, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). Responding around 1 a.m. to a reported shooting, officers found an unidentified man…
Demo delay meeting set for Forest Hills house
A demolition delay meeting has been set for March 5 for a two-story house with a separate garage building at 57 Wachusett St. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Curtis Hall, which is located at 20 South St.…
Northeastern Recruits New Class for Youth Education Program
Northeastern University is now accepting applicants for its highly successful Youth Development Initiative Project. YDIP provides middle school youth (students currently in sixth grade) from housing developments neighboring Northeastern with academic and counseling programming during the school year, after school…
State of Neighborhood event slated for Feb. 27
The fourth annual State of Our Neighborhood Forum, a community conversation about racial justice and equity organized by the Jamaica Plain Forum, is slated for Feb. 27, 6-9 p.m., at the Kennedy Elementary School on Bolster Street. This year’s theme is “Ain’t…
Officials question Shattuck child care’s pending closure
FOREST HILLS—Seven months after the state-subsidized Shattuck Child Care Center was given its official eviction and de-funding notice, it is no closer to finding a new permanent home, despite getting help from local elected officials.“It’s really unfortunate. Very, very, very…
Mail problems lead to staff changes
The spate of mail delivery problems that hit Jamaica Plain last month has resulted in managerial changes, according to United States Postal Service spokesperson Melissa Lohnes. The Gazette reported last month that several areas of Jamaica Plain had problems with…