By Benjamin Colb Special to the Gazette PONDSIDE—Bank of America is considering replacing or repairing the chain-link fence around its Burroughs Street parking lot at the request of the Jamaica Pond Association (JPA). The JPA reached out to the…
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Violent Femmes singer joins Music Fest line-up
Gordon Gano, the singer/guitarist of the 1980s hit band Violent Femmes, will perform in the Jamaica Plain Music Festival on Aug. 20. The JP connection? Gano’s sister lives in JP, and he has performed previously at the Midway Café, according…
Children’s home to sell campus
S. HUNTINGTON AVE.—The Home for Little Wanderers announced today that it is putting its 3.5-acre Jamaica Plain campus up for sale. The children’s home sought to redevelop the 161 S. Huntington Ave. facility, known as the Knight Children’s Center (KCC),…
Commandos train in Agassiz School
Land chopper on roof U.S. military commandos practiced raids in the shuttered Agassiz Elementary School last month, including a nighttime helicopter landing on the school’s roof, the Gazette has learned. The elite special forces training was done without notice to…
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$20k missing from Hyde/Jackson Main Street
City to tighten oversight The city is planning new financial oversight measures for 20 Main Street programs in Boston in the wake of allegations that about $20,000 in city funding for Hyde/Jackson Square Main Street( HJSMS) has gone missing. “We…
5 nuevos negocios a la vista
Richard Thal no es de los personajes que sonríe con facilidad. Sin embargo el director ejecutivo del Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) tiene motivos que le hacen decir “soy optimista por el momento que está atravesando la corporación que…
18 run for JPNC seats
A total of 18 candidates are running for the 20 seats on the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council in its Sept. 24 election. The council will see major turnover, with many incumbents not running. The Whole Foods debate, which the JPNC…
Overpass team preps four plans
FOREST HILLS—State planners are drawing up four alternatives to replace the Casey Overpass—two with a bridge and two with surface streets only—in advance of a September community meeting. The bridge options include a single bridge and parallel twin bridges. The…
Regan League season ends in wins
By Harry Smith Special to the Gazette This spring’s wet weather failed to put a damper on the 42nd edition of the JP Regan Youth League, a season marked by close pennant races, exciting championship games, and great memories and…