The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) is not a government body, despite its claims to be one in a recent lawsuit, according to the City of Boston. “No. The JPNC is not a municipal body of the City,” said John…
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School shooting memorial removed; pieces go to Newtown
A homemade memorial in Monument Square to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass murder was taken down earlier this week, and parts of it are now on display in Newtown, Conn., where the killings happened. The memorial…
JPNC claims to be government body in lawsuit
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s lawsuit against the City and a developer is based on a claim that the council is a government body. That claim appears to be unprecedented, and two former JPNC chairs told the Gazette that the…
JPNC lawsuit unclear about who is doing the suing
Who exactly is doing the suing is unclear in the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s recent lawsuit against the zoning approval for the 161 S. Huntington Ave. project. The lawsuit was filed by JPNC chair Benjamin Day “in his representative capacity,…
Editorial: The JPNC’s big gamble
In its unprecedented move of taking legal action against the City and a developer, the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council is engaged in a high-stakes gamble on its political credibility. Win or lose, the JPNC’s change of roles from advisors to…
JPNC files legal appeal against 161 S. Huntington
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council today filed a legal challenge in Suffolk County Superior Court to the City’s zoning approval of a controversial luxury apartment building at 161 S. Huntington Ave. The formal appeal says the developer, Boston Residential Group,…
Latino grocer eyes 225 Centre, draws protest
JACKSON SQ.—A Latino grocery store chain is in discussions with the developers of the new building going up at 225 Centre St. about opening a store there. The Hyde/Jackson Square Business Association (HJSBC) is reportedly protesting the plan because a…
School shooting memorial erected
A homemade memorial to the 20 children and others mass-murdered in a Connecticut elementary school last week was set up Dec. 18 in Monument Square, the work of well-known peace and anti-war activists Carlos and Melida Arredondo. Carlos Arredondo spoke…
Cadena latina quiere espacio en 225 Centre, incita quejas
JACKSON SQ.— Una cadena de comida latina está discutiendo con los desarrolladores del nuevo edificio en construcción en 225 Centre St. sobre la posibilidad de abrir una tienda. La Hyde/Jackson Square Business Association (HJSBC) está protestando el plan porque una…
