A day in the life of a community service officer (CSO) in the Boston Police Department (BPD) can hold a great many surprises, the Gazette recently learned after sitting down with Officers Carlos Lara, Antonette Ramsay and William Jones of…
The Boston firefighters at the Jamaica Plain firehouse at 746 Centre St. have a motto: they rather “eat good than eat out.” Luckily, they have firefighter Jay Sciara manning the grill. The firehouse is headquarters for Division Two and is…
Late last year, the Gazette staff decided to create this new, annual special section of stories about JP’s first responders—the police officers, firefighters and EMTs who keep us safe, yet often work unnoticed and un-thanked. We could not have imagined…
“Jamaica Plain” is the title and setting for a new hard-boiled crime thriller from English novelist Colin Campbell. The novel, published in April, tells the story of a tough English police officer who travels to Boston to question a suspect.…
A galloping horse and a Bible quote are among the decorations on the Boston Police badge carried by every officer. While most people probably avoid situations where they would see a police badge up-close, there is a lot going on…
Jamaica Plain has been patrolled by some form of police officer since it began emerging as a distinct neighborhood in the 1850s. The home base for those officers has varied widely, from a grand Victorian structure to a long period…
Protesters have been standing on the Casey Overpass holding signs and handing out flyers condemning its pending replacement with a surface street network. Five Bridging Forest Hills (BFH)-organized “information dissemination” actions took place last month, with plans for more, BFH…
PONDSIDE—A Jamaica Plain man will spend five to seven years in prison after pleading guilty in April to selling illegal drugs from his Pondside home, according to state Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office. Christopher Cadman, 34, was arrested in 2011…
After over a year in development, the proposed luxury apartment building at 105A S. Huntington Ave., called “Serenity,” is scheduled for a vote from the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) on June 13, three days after a community meeting. “The schedule…
