Month: January 2020
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10 Stonley Development Project Receives Denial from JPNC Zoning Committee
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) Zoning Committee held a very well attended meeting on January 22, where neighbors packed the room to discuss issues they had with several projects on the agenda. 387-399 Centre St. First on the agenda…
Kelly Rink: A Hard-Fought Resource for the Neighborhood
On most every Saturday morning in the cold winter months, bundled up families and children pack onto Marbury Terrace to a little sheet of ice abutting the Orange Line tracks. They laugh. They shiver. But above…
SNA Hears BMS Paper Proposal
The Stonybrook Neighborhood Association (SNA) met for its monthly meeting on January 13, where the community heard a presentation for the redevelopment of the BMS Paper Co. lot located at 3390 Washington St. Chris Tracy of O’Neill and Associates,…
SNA Oye Propuesta Para El Lote De BMS Paper
La Asociación de Vecinos de Stonybrook (SNA) se reunió para su reunión mensual el 13 de enero. -BMS Paper Co. SNA escuchó una presentación para la renovación de BMS Paper Co. en 3390 Washington St. Los desarrolladores están proponiendo…
Deadline to Apply for Forest Hills Affordable Units is Approaching
The City of Boston has opened up the application process for one of 50 affordable rental units that is part of the 3686 Washington St. project that is currently under construction known as the Residence at Forest Hills. The…
Cassellius Releases Framework for Public School Strategic Plan
After more than six months of visits to all 135 school buildings in the Boston Public School district, and conducting more than 100 community meetings, Supt. Brenda Cassellius submitted her final strategic plan to the Boston School Committee last…
Washington Street Site Lands in Community Hands of JPNDC
On Jan. 7, after four years of community involvement and negotiations, the property at 3371-3375 Washington Street was purchased by the nonprofit Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) in partnership with New Atlantic Development (NAD). Home to two…
Walsh Appoints Kate Bennett as Administrator of the BHA
Mayor Martin J. Walsh last week announced the appointment of Kate Bennett as Administrator of the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), the public agency charged with providing affordable housing to more than 58,000 residents in the City of Boston and…