About 400 dead fish washed ashore in Jamaica Pond over the Memorial Day weekend, a massive die-off apparently caused by warmer temperatures, according to the Boston Parks Department. The fish were mostly perch that had just been placed in the pond…
Month: May 2014
DND Heath St. parcels meeting scheduled for June 5
Following an April 30 Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) meeting where residents told the City that they want affordable housing on 10 vacant parcels on Bromley, New Heath and Parker streets, DND has scheduled a follow-up meeting on June 5…
Walsh backs off call for Casey review
Mayor Martin Walsh backed off a campaign statement calling for the state to reconsider the Casey Arborway project when pressed by activists at a Jamaica Plain community coffee hour on May 13. During his mayoral campaign last year, Walsh issued…
Yancey opposes bus yard move
City Councilor Charles Yancey came out in opposition of a proposed plan to relocate the proposed permanent Arborway bus yard facility to American Legion Highway, in his district, at a May 14 community meeting. Earlier this year, JP resident Allan…
JP Shines
Gov. candidates answer JP questions
The state Democratic Convention is around the corner on June 14, where the five Democratic candidates for governor will fight to garner the 15 percent of delegate votes needed for a spot on the primary ballot. The Gazette recently checked…
NACA ahora en 225 Centre St.
De Rebeca Oliveira and Peter Shanley/Gazette Staff JACKSON SQ.— Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), una organización sin fines de lucro que ha sido desplazado de su larga estancia en Washington Street, va a ser el primer inquilino comercial en…
Neighbors want BRA to review 101 Brookley
STONYBROOK—The process to create a dozen triple-deckers on a long-vacant lot at 101 Brookley Road are being questioned by the Stonybrook Neighborhhod Association (SNA). Yan Schecter, manager of Buildex Real Estate Ventures LLC, the lot’s owner, has already subdivided the…
JP is officially beetle-free
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on May 12 that the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) has been eradicated from Jamaica Plain. The tree-killing insects, an invasive species, were first identified in Boston…
JPNC creates Forest Hills committee
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) voted to create an ad hoc committee about various developments proposed and already underway for the Forest Hills area at its April 29 meeting. “The idea is to take into account the multitude of…