Affordable housing was a prominent issue discussed during an Aug. 6 mayoral forum on housing, according to Boston Tenant Coalition (BTC) coordinator Kathy Brown. BTC co-sponsored the event at the Quincy Elementary School in Chinatown with several other organizations, including…
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El desfile dominicano regresa a JP
El desfile dominicano anual regresa a Hyde, Jackson y Egleston Square el domingo, 18 de agosto, pero el festival que sigue tendrá lugar en Clifford Playground en Roxbury, y no en Franklin Park como siempre. El desfile y el festival…
Police: Missing man found in ‘safe’ condition
Josiah Simmons, the Jamaica Plain man who had been reported as missing for three days, has been found in “safe” condition, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). Simmons is the operator of Hyde Square’s Video Underground video store. BPD…
Police seek missing JP store owner
The Jamaica Plain man who is the operator of Hyde Square’s Video Underground video store has been missing for three days, and the Boston Police Department is seeking the public’s help in finding him. Josiah Simmons, 31, was last seen…
Cuban baseball players to return to JP
A team of senior Cuban baseball players, including several major league and national team legends, will play softball against an American team this month in Jamaica Plain in a repeat of a popular event last summer. The “Friendship Games” visit…
Turner out of prison, volunteering in Dot
Former City Councilor Chuck Turner is back in Boston after serving prison time for bribery and is volunteering at a nonprofit in Dorchester, he told the Gazette last week. Turner, who is living under home confinement and volunteering at the…
City residential composting to debut in JP
A new City pilot program to create residential composting is set to debut in Jamaica Plain this weekend. JP is getting one of three pilot residential composting sites at the weekly Saturday Egleston Farmers Market starting Sat., Aug. 3. People…
JPNC election date set; nomination papers ready soon
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council, a JP-wide neighborhood association, will hold its biannual election on Oct. 19, it announced this week. Nomination papers for candidates will be available starting Mon., Aug. 5. The 20-member JPNC was created by former Mayor…
Proposed Hughes Oil development filed with BRA
Plans to redevelop an industrial property at 3593-3615 Washington St. into 280 units of housing, called “The Commons at Forest Hills Station,” were filed with the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) late last month. Meanwhile, the BRA’s Back Streets program, aimed…