By Rebeca Oliveira and John Ruch/Gazette Staff The Boston School Committee voted 6-1 to approve a new home-based, zone-free school choice plan last night. The approved plan does not include walk-zone priority and will take effect in the 2014-2015 school…
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Police seek Jackson Sq. T Station robbery suspect
JACKSON SQ.—MBTA Transit Police are seeking an armed robber who stole a passenger’s iPad computer at gunpoint inside the Jackson Square T Station on March 9. The victim was robbed on the Orange Line platform around 12:50 p.m. The suspect…
Ex-Mayor Flynn backs JPNC lawsuit
Former Mayor Raymond Flynn supports the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s (JPNC) right to sue the City in its controversial lawsuit, he told the Gazette in a phone interview today. Flynn created the JPNC and other neighborhood councils around the city…
As snow piles up, so do complaints
With 7 inches of snow and counting coming down in a worse-than-expected snowstorm today, complaints from Gazette readers are also piling up, especially about the City’s decision to keep Boston Public Schools open. By early this morning, many side streets…
Hyde Square Task Force in talks for church bid
HYDE SQ.—The Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) is in talks with the owners of the former Blessed Sacrament Church about making a bid for the property. “The Hyde Square Task Force and the JP Neighborhood Development Corporation are currently engaged…
Ad flyer: Goddard House is for sale
S. HUNTINGTON—The former Goddard House nursing home at 201 S. Huntington Ave. is for sale, according to a “confidential investment offering” ad flyer obtained by the Gazette. The property hit the market yesterday and the sale is being handled by…
Police release images of Pondside robbery suspect
PONDSIDE–Security camera images of the suspect in two armed robberies at the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts were released today by the Boston Police Department, along with a slightly updated description. The small, blurry images do not clearly…
2 bids placed for former church
HYDE SQ.–Two bids have been submitted for the former Blessed Sacrament Church building on Centre Street in Hyde Square, according to a spokesperson for church co-owner the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC). Developers Jason Hutchinson and Andre White placed…
Police issue description of Pondside robber
PONDSIDE–The Boston Police Department has confirmed that two armed robberies were committed this week on Eliot Street and released a description of the suspect. Both gunpoint robberies occurred at the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts at 24 Eliot…
1 wounded in Egleston Sq. shooting
EGLESTON SQ.—A person was shot in the stomach and suffered “life-threatening injuries” yesterday around 3090 Washington St. in Egleston Square, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). BPD did not identify the victim or provide their age or gender. The…