Mayor Thomas Menino is “concerned” about Boston Children’s Hospital’s (BCH) decision to stop serving about 5,000 adult patients at the Martha Eliot Health Center (MEHC), according to a letter he sent to BCH. “As you know, I am concerned about…
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Snowstorm buries JP
Health center adult program closure criticized
JP gets another indie business group
Jamaica Plain now has two new associations for local, independent businesses, both founded last month. It remains to be seen how independent they will be from each other. Locally Owned was founded by the owners of software company Infrared5. JP…
Tormenta de nieve en JP
Unas 25.5 pulgadas de nieve cayeron en Jamaica Plain durante la tormenta del 8 de febrero, con vientos de más de 70 kilómetros por hora. Las escuelas públicas se cerraron, se pararon los servicios del MBTA, y el gobernador prohibió…
City returns mansion, but concerns linger
SUMNER HILL—A decaying mansion at 28 Alveston St. seized by the City last year for unpaid property taxes is back in private hands and reportedly for sale. But neighbors and officials remained concerned about its condition and discussed it at…
JPNC lawsuit battle begins; chair open to settlement
The chair of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) defended the council’s controversial lawsuit against the 161 S. Huntington Ave. development in a Gazette interview last week, while also opening the possibility of a settlement if the developer alters the…
Mapping the future
Patio, glass addition in JP Library plan
More concrete removed from Forest Hills Station
Loose concrete has been removed from the ceiling at the commuter rail platform at the Forest Hills Station, according to MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo. That comes on the heels of concrete falling from the ceiling on Jan. 29. No one…