While there were no large-scale, widely-advertised public meetings to discuss Jamaica Plain’s upcoming parklet, as the Gazette previously reported, there was plenty of smaller-scale abutter outreach. Boston Transportation Department (BTD) hosted three public meetings in February, April and May. The…
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Olmsted actor to lead Hellenic Hill tour
A tour along Hellenic Hill and the Arborway on June 2 will be led by actor and Friends of Jamaica Pond president Gerry Wright performing in character as Emerald Necklace Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted. Wright, who has performed one-man…
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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…
Ex-state rep. busted on drug charges at JP school
Stephen Doran, a former state representative, was arrested May 21 by State Police outside the Match Charter Public Middle School at 215 Forest Hills St. in Jamaica Plain after allegedly receiving a package containing 480 grams of methamphetamine there, according…
Politics as Unusual: Barros serves up lunch—and a strong candidacy
Even if you don’t vote for John Barros to be your next mayor, you should make it a priority to grub the grilled octopus at Restaurante Cesaria, the lovely Cape Verdean joint on Bowdoin Street that he founded with three…
Big cultural fests won’t be in Franklin Park this year
The annual Puerto Rican and Dominican cultural festivals will relocate from Franklin Park to City Hall Plaza downtown this year because re-sodding of part of the park is taking longer than expected, according to City and park advocacy officials. The…
Politics as Unusual: Menino’s tech legacy is no joke
City Councilor-at-Large John Connolly said something interesting at a mayoral forum in Jamaica Plain last week. He hyperbolized that under his leadership, City Hall would look something like the Apple Store. Presumably, Connolly meant that moving forward, the bureaucratic labyrinth…
Church owners set deadline in negotiations
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) and the New Atlantic Development have said that a decision will need to be made within 60 days in the negotiations with the Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) over the possibility of that…
Big crowd, officials back Task Force church bid
By John Ruch and Peter Shanley, Gazette Staff A crowd of about 150 people and three of Boston’s mayoral candidates were among those backing the Hyde Square Task Force’s (HSTF) attempt to purchase the former Blessed Sacrament Church building at…