The state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) plan to turn Shea Circle into a standard signalized intersection as part of the Casey Arborway project is being questioned by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) for the second time. The project to turn…
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Task Force buys Blessed Sacrament Church
HYDE SQ.—The purchase of the former Blessed Sacrament Church building by the Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) from the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) and New Atlantic Development has been finalized, according to a HSTF statement issued after the…
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For mayoral candidate Richie, experience counts
Citing her “unique set of skills,” Boston mayoral candidate Charlotte Golar Richie said she wants to bring her experience as a legislator, a former director of city’s Department of Neighborhood Development and an advocate for at-risk youths to the Mayor’s…
Task Force compra Blessed Sacrament Church
HYDE SQ.— Hyde Square Task Force ha comprado el edificio del antiguo Blessed Sacrament Church de Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) y New Atlantic, según una declaración de HSTF. HSTF y JPNDC habían negociado durante varios meses sobre una…
‘Jamaica Plain’ author: Thriller series will be JP-based
The recent police thriller “Jamaica Plain” is just the first in a series of novels whose hero will continue to be based in JP, the English cop-turned-author penning the series told the Gazette. “The plan is that [series hero] Jim…
Simpli Bar and Bites opens
FOREST HILLS—Simpli Bar & Bites, the newest addition to Arboretum Place at 3840 Washington St., opened its doors last week. The 45-seat café is open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and is offering pastries, sandwiches, coffees and teas, in…
4 would-be mayors had roles in gov’t secrecy scandal
Four current mayoral candidates played very different roles in a 2005 scandal about secret Boston City Council meetings that led a judge to fine the council $11,000 for violating the state Open Meeting Law. City Councilors Rob Consalvo and Mike…
Casey design nearing completion
The state Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Casey Arborway project’s design is almost complete in preparation for being advertised to contractors in the fall. Demolition is slated to begin in the spring. The final Plans, Specifications and Cost Estimate (PS&E) documents,…
JP History: White Stadium replaced former Olmsted building
With a $20 million plan to renovate Franklin Park’s White Stadium in the works, some people might wonder what a sports facility is doing in the middle of a park. The location where the stadium resides is next to the…