Category: News
JP resident named interim BPS superintendent
The Boston School Committee has voted to appoint Boston Public Schools (BPS) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Jamaica Plain resident John McDonough as interim superintendent. McDonough, who has served as CFO since 1996, will lead the District after Superintendent Carol…
City to unveil urban farm zoning
Chickens, bees and rooftop gardens may finally find a home in Jamaica Plain. Following community pressure and talks between the Mayor’s Urban Agriculture Working Group (UAWG) and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), several community meetings have been scheduled across the…
Woman killed by train at Stony Brook Station; T running shuttle buses
A woman was struck and killed by an Orange Line train while on the tracks at the Stony Brook T Station around 2:45 p.m. today, according to MBTA Transit Police. The MBTA is running shuttle bus service for all Orange…
Obituary: Joyce Perkit, attorney and activist
Jamaica Plain resident Joyce Lynda Perkit passed away on Sun., June 2, 2013 at age 71 after a long and hard-fought battle with breast cancer. She was a brilliant and learned woman who stood up and defended people’s rights and…
1 dead, 1 wounded in Egleston shooting
EGLESTON SQ.–A woman was killed and a man wounded in a double shooting yesterday afternoon in the heart of Egleston Square at Columbus Avenue and Washington Street, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). Brianna Bigby, 23, of Boston, was pronounced…
Activists to protest police spy center
Civil liberties groups will stage a protest tomorrow, June 1, at Boston Police headquarters against a controversial anti-terrorism intelligence center based there. The protest follows recent articles in the Gazette and DigBoston about how the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC)…
Cause of death unknown in Jamaica Hills body case; may be natural
The cause of death for the body found yesterday in Jamaica Hills is still under investigation and may be natural, according to Boston Police Department (BPD) spokesperson Cheryl Fiandaca. She said the dead person is female. “It appears this may…
BPD: Body found in Jamaica Hills
A body was found on Parkside Drive in Jamaica Hills yesterday, and the Boston Police Department is seeking tips about the death of the “victim,” according to BPD. The body was found outside near a motor vehicle in the area of 7…
Spy center missed bomb suspect, watched JP peace activists
A controversial police spy agency overlooked the alleged Boston Marathon bombing mastermind, but kept secret files on local peace activists—possibly including marathon rescue hero Carlos Arredondo. The Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC), an anti-terrorism agency run by the Boston Police…