JACKSON SQ.—The reputed leader of the Academy Homes street gang was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Dec. 20 for cocaine distribution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts. Owens Brown, 34, of Roxbury also armed and operated…
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Rapper releases album about City Life experience
City Life/Vida Urbana, a Jamaica Pain-based housing advocacy group, is known for its direct activism, such as sit-ins, blockades and protest marches. The organization recently added another dimension with the rapper Antonio “Twice Thou” Ennis. “I’m really paying forward what…
Jesse Tree
Park group seeks to fix historic wall
FOREST HILLS—The Arboretum Park Conservancy (APC), a nonprofit friends group for Arnold Arboretum, has applied for a City of Boston grant to continue repairs of historic stone walls along South Street. But first, the APC had to patch up its…
Volunteers weatherize JP homes
Groups of volunteers are coming to Jamaica Plain to help neighbors weatherize their homes. The Boston Climate Action Network (BostonCAN) has scheduled its third “Green Minga Barn-raising” in JP for Sat., Jan. 12. Volunteers from the Boston metro area will…
JP Tunes: New local music
Jamaica Plain musicians recently released the following albums or singles: Cult 45, “On High” (self-released). Cult45.bandcamp.com. JP musicians can notify JP Tunes about new releases at [email protected].
Commune builds community in Hyde Square
HYDE SQ.—In the heart of Hyde Square, an unusual household is thriving. With nine residents ages 22 to 65, the heARTbeat Collective at 35 Wyman St. is responsible for no fewer than six ongoing dance, arts and sustainability programs, some…
School shooting memorial moves to Newtown
A homemade memorial in Monument Square to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass murder was taken down last week, and parts of it are now on display in Newtown, Conn., where the killings happened. The memorial display,…
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City still working on community center MOU
The Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) anticipates having a rough draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the City and community centers come next year. BCYF had hoped to have the document ready in the fall. A MOU is…