About 10 years ago, I visited my old college friend Sam in New Hampshire, where he was tailing presidential candidate Wesley Clark to union halls and cafeterias, diners and barbershops. Sam was working for Democratic contender Joe Lieberman, whose team…
Month: July 2013
Man shot, wounded in Jackson Sq.; suspect sought
A shooting last night in Jackson Square left a man wounded, and police are seeking a suspect. The victim, a man his late 20s, was shot in the area of 274 Centre St. at around 9 p.m., and he is…
Suspects sought in Egleston shooting
Boston police are seeking two suspects in a shooting and pistol-whipping early yesterday on the Roxbury side of Egleston Square. A man in his 20s was wounded by a gun shot and beaten in the face with a pistol in…
Politics as Unusual: This ship needs a PILOT
In a number of mayoral forums thus far, there’s been roundabout acknowledgment of the simultaneous benefit and burden that tax-exempt players bring to Boston. Aside from the Catholic Church—which, in case you’ve forgotten, covered up an Old Testament-worthy epidemic of…
Marathon hero Arredondo honored in sand sculpture
By John Ruch and Seth Daniel Carlos Arredondo, the Boston Marathon bombing rescue hero with strong Jamaica Plain ties, appears with other heroes and victims on a sand sculpture at this weekend’s Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival. The annual…
MHC: MassDOT not complying with Shea Sq. review
The state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) plan to turn Shea Circle into a standard signalized intersection as part of the Casey Arborway project is being questioned by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) for the second time. The project to turn…
Task Force buys Blessed Sacrament Church
HYDE SQ.—The purchase of the former Blessed Sacrament Church building by the Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) from the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) and New Atlantic Development has been finalized, according to a HSTF statement issued after the…
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For mayoral candidate Richie, experience counts
Citing her “unique set of skills,” Boston mayoral candidate Charlotte Golar Richie said she wants to bring her experience as a legislator, a former director of city’s Department of Neighborhood Development and an advocate for at-risk youths to the Mayor’s…
Task Force compra Blessed Sacrament Church
HYDE SQ.— Hyde Square Task Force ha comprado el edificio del antiguo Blessed Sacrament Church de Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) y New Atlantic, según una declaración de HSTF. HSTF y JPNDC habían negociado durante varios meses sobre una…