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Young Actors

April 26, 2013
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(Photo by Joshua Levine) JP residents (from left) Caleb Hannon and Clara Callahan will have starring roles in the youth acting company Freelance Players’ original musical “Mob Scene” May 3 and 4 at the Park School in Brookline on the JP border. JP resident Kippy Dewey (not pictured) directs. For info, see freelanceplayers.org.

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Portrait of the Artists

April 26, 2013
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(Courtesy Photo) Second-grade students in Ida Vozzella’s art classes at JP’s Mendell Elementary School, (from left) Azmelanie Perez, Lena Cisler, Carly Chung, Anna Cisler and Martina Reardon, stand next to a display of their art April 1 at Boston City Hall. The students studied the work of Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo and then created self-portraits in Kahlo’s style.

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Puppy Love

April 26, 2013
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(Courtesy Photo) Oscar the puppy enjoys a walk at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) at 350 S. Huntington Ave. earlier this month after recovering from a broken jaw. The apparently abused 7-week-old puppy was found in a Dumpster in Barnstable. He is now available for adoption. See mspca.org.

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Art Donor

April 26, 2013
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(Photo by Roger Farrington) JP artist Bob Freeman (right) stands with Massachusetts College of Art & Design trustee Susan Schechter at MassArt’s annual benefit auction April 13 at the Huntington Avenue state art school. Freeman donated works for the event, which raised more than $725,000.

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Zoo Babies

April 26, 2013
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(Photo by Robert Michelson) Nebbie, a ring-tailed lemur at Franklin Park Zoo, clutches one of the twins it recent gave birth to at the zoo’s Tropical Forest exhibit area. For more info, see zoonewengland.org.

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O’Malley talks Olympics, Casey Overpass

April 26, 2013
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City Councilor Matt O’Malley, who lives in and represents Jamaica Plain, held his third annual town hall meeting recently where he spoke about past accomplishments and future projects, including the possibility of bringing the Olympics to Boston. More than 60 people attended the April 1 meeting at the Connolly Branch Library. But many attendees...

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Youth of the Year

April 26, 2013
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(Courtesy Photo) JP resident Khari Thompson, 18, stands on the field at Fenway Park on April 10, when he threw out the first pitch in that night’s Red Sox game, an honor he earned by being named the Boys & Girls Club of Boston’s Youth of the Year. Thompson lives in JP with mother Crystal, father Bill, sister Nia and brothers Tarik and Machai.

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City Council candidates seek papers

April 26, 2013
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Eleven candidates had applied for nomination papers in the race for the four At-Large City Council seats at the Gazette deadline, though others have announced their intention to also enter the fight. Some of those who have announced include current At-Large City Councilor Ayanna Pressley and Jamaica Plain resident Shaun Ivers. The first day...

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Top Doctor

April 26, 2013
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(Courtesy Photo) Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Duggan has been named the chief medical officer at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital at 1153 Centre St. Duggan, who will start the job on June 1, is currently the medical director at Faulkner’s Breast Centre and will continue to hold that position as well.

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Political Notes: Councilor O’Malley adds new Latino, JP aides

April 26, 2013
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(Courtesy Photo) Alexandra Valdez (left), Councilor Matt O’Malley, and Beatriz Rivera.

City Councilor Matt O’Malley, who lives in and represents Jamaica Plain, has added two news aides—Beatriz Rivera and Alexandra Valdez—to his staff, according to a press release. Rivera will be his JP liaison, while Valdez will act as his Latino liaison. “I am thrilled to have Beatriz and Alexandra on my staff. They are...

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