La entrega para la lista de Invitación es mediodía, 31 de enero para la publicación 3 febrero. Mandar a [email protected]. Nota: hay que marcar 617 antes de los números que salen abajo, si no tiene otro número. Reuniones Discuscion sobre…
Month: January 2012
Agenda, 1/20
The deadline for JP Agenda listings is noon, Jan. 31 for the Feb. 3 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Jackson Sq. Recreational Center meeting, discussing…
Overpass announcement delayed
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) may reach a decision on the future of the Casey Overpass in private this week, but it will not immediately hold a public meeting to announce the decision. MassDOT previously said the decision would…
Cops: Woman assaulted at Jamaica Pond
A woman was attacked by an unknown man at Jamaica Pond early this morning while walking her dog, according to the Boston Police Department. The woman reported that she was walking around the pond at 5 a.m. when the suspect…
Occupy survives in churches, marches
While the Occupy Boston protest was shut down last month, it lives on in symbolic displays at Jamaica Plain churches and in a team-up with JP housing activists. It also survives as a loose, active organization with lots of…
JP’s Punk Rock Friar
A Catholic friar and priest who can quote scripture—no surprise. But one who also quotes punk rock and heavy metal lyrics? Meet Brother Charles Sammons, a Jamaica Plain-based Capuchin Franciscan friar who says that rebel music was his first conversion…
You Said It, JP! 2011 in Quotes
“There is someone coming to this location—a Whole Foods.” —Former Hi-Lo Foods manager Bill Jordan breaking the news that Whole Foods was coming to Hyde Square. “Based on what we know now, we are concerned that Whole Foods is…
No hay comidas malas ni buenas
Hay varias posiciones vacantes en muchas oficinas y agencias al empezar el 2012. Una de ellas es en Community Servings, donde la persona que ejercía una de las posiciones más importante se fue para buscar otras alternativas, fuera del estado…
FinComm investigates school move costs
The Boston Finance Commission (FinComm) is investigating Boston Public Schools’ (BPS) funding of a plan to open two new schools in the former Agassiz School building. “We are going to look at how the funding decisions were made and whether…
