Police are seeking suspects in two separate shootings July 29 that left two men wounded in Egleston and Jackson Squares. In the Egleston Square incident, a man in his 20s was wounded by a gunshot and beaten in the face…
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Parking, policing to shift for Casey plan
Over 100 parking spaces located under the Casey Overpass will be relocated across the street to the Arborway bus yard during construction of the Casey Arborway before they are mostly eliminated. The state Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Casey Arborway project…
Casey potholes cause flat tires
Several large potholes opened up on the aging Casey Overpass on July 27, causing damage to passing cars. The potholes were fixed the same day. In at least one area, the potholes were large enough that the wire mesh that…
DCR completes sidewalk study
After almost three years in development, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), along with the Emerald Necklace Conservancy and consultants Pressley Associates, presented a sweeping rehabilitation and expansion plan for the Emerald Necklace’s sidewalks, crossings and paths at…
JP resident faces medication price increase
Jan Donley, a Jamaica Plain resident, will see her compounded medication for symptoms from menopause double in price this month because Harvard Pilgrim Heath Insurance is refusing to continue coverage of that type of drug. Compounded medication is a combination…
Man shot, wounded in Jackson Sq.; suspect sought
A shooting last night in Jackson Square left a man wounded, and police are seeking a suspect. The victim, a man his late 20s, was shot in the area of 274 Centre St. at around 9 p.m., and he is…
Suspects sought in Egleston shooting
Boston police are seeking two suspects in a shooting and pistol-whipping early yesterday on the Roxbury side of Egleston Square. A man in his 20s was wounded by a gun shot and beaten in the face with a pistol in…
Marathon hero Arredondo honored in sand sculpture
By John Ruch and Seth Daniel Carlos Arredondo, the Boston Marathon bombing rescue hero with strong Jamaica Plain ties, appears with other heroes and victims on a sand sculpture at this weekend’s Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival. The annual…