New religious education director welcomed at Follen Oct 30, 2009
Rev. Duncan met Zagaeski more than 20 years ago at a UU church in Jamaica Plain where Lucinda was the director of religious education. Zagaeski has been a UU since the day she chanced to walk into First Church, Jamaica Plain. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Fashion faux pas creates cancer-teaching tool Oct 30, 2009
Hayward and partners Camille Vicenti of Gloucester, Magnolia Contreras of Lynn, Kari Dudley of Medfield and Yelena Wetherill of Jamaica Plain, have just incorporated a nonprofit company, Women s Health Exchange, that will focus on manufacturing and distributing the beads and breast-cancer education around the world. Hayward represented the company at Lance Armstrong s Global Cancer Summit in Ireland over the summer even as she and her partners were still incorporating. (Malden Observer, MA)
Detained immigrant’s death leaves far-reaching questions Oct 30, 2009
Cabral said his investigation found that Tavarez was taken to Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain, several miles from the jail - though Boston Medical Center is around the corner - Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain, and finally to Brigham and Women s.. However, the consul differs from federal officials on the date. (Boston Globe)
Tenants get break in Boston’s plan to buy foreclosures Oct 28, 2009
This is a good thing for occupied tenant buildings, said Steve Meacham, a community organizer with the Jamaica Plain housing organization City Life/Vida Urbana. It is certainly a step forward. (Boston Globe)
Episcopalians balk at Vatican’s invitation to join fold Oct 26, 2009
Outside Trinity Church in Copley Square, Lindsey Weeramuni of Jamaica Plain questioned the Vatican s overture, saying that one of the reasons she attends that Episcopalian church is because it is so inclusive. If all of God s children are just that, why are some more deserving of God s love than others, in the eyes of one particular church. (Boston Globe)
Cambridge volunteers recognize worldwide climate protest with 'barn... Oct 25, 2009
Carolyn Mikkal, 63, makes her own electricity from solar panels she installed in her Jamaica Plain home a year ago, and fixing up the Women s Center has given her a chance to learn about treating her windows. It s really nice not to have men doing their critical, macho put downs, asking Can you run and get me this. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Two blocks, one city Oct 25, 2009
Fripp and Samalin, both 31, chose Roslindale nearly two years ago because, for the price of a condominium in Jamaica Plain, they bought a spacious single-family house in a hip location where they know the butchers in the square by name. Max will call and say: Mel, it s Max. (Boston Globe)
Burlington Historical Society meets Oct 25, 2009
The program for the evening will feature Patrick Bryne, appraiser from the Cobwebs Antique Shop Jamaica Plain. The public is invited to bring one to three items for appraisal; one item at $5, three items for $10. (Burlington Union, MA)
Foliage season Oct 24, 2009
Most of my enjoyment of this show was done at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain. Every special tree and shrub and bed of flowers is labeled with its common name and its Latin name. (Burlington Union, MA)
City lets Sam Adams sell brews at HQ Oct 24, 2009
When founder Jim Koch offered the first tour of the company s Samuel Adams Brewery in Jamaica Plain in 1988, eight people showed up. I thought that was pretty good, Koch said. (Boston Globe)
Mass. foreclosures continue decline Oct 21, 2009
Virginia Pratt, a foreclosure prevention counselor from the nonprofit Ecumenical Social Action Committee in Jamaica Plain, said lenders seem to be slightly more willing to renegotiate problem loans. At the same time, however, she is receiving an increasing number of calls from distressed homeowners in more expensive areas - like Newton and Wellesley - who can t pay their mortgages because they have lost their jobs. (Boston Globe)
The Right View: Where did it come from? Oct 20, 2009
Massachusetts Jobs for Justice is a Jamaica Plain operation. Besides, the address doesn t matter. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Doctor-musicians visit Boston-area medical care centers to perform for patients Oct 18, 2009
The pediatrician s quartet played for Alzheimer s patients in the morning at Jamaica Plain s Sherrill House and visited Boston Shriners Hospital in the afternoon, playing for pediatric burn victims. In between, Wong caught the Dorchester performance. (Boston Globe)
CMI: 50 years and counting Oct 17, 2009
Today at historic Franklin Park in Jamaica Plain, many of Massachusetts s best high school cross-country runners will converge for the 50th annual running of Brother Jim Barry s brainchild, the Catholic Memorial Invitational, a 3. 1-mile test of wills that weaves through the flats and hills of Frederick Law Olmsted s famed 19th-century landscape. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Local church to send bicycles to developing countries Oct 17, 2009
Since 2003, St. John's the Evangelist Church in Hopkinton has collected bikes that are used for transportation or parts and are sent to Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, and New Orleans through the non-profit, Bikes Not Bombs program based out of Jamaica Plain ... A donation of $10 is kindly asked for but not required to cover the costs of refurbishing, international shipping and operation of the youth programs that are sponsored at the Jamaica Plain center ... Bikes Not Bombs was founded... (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Blind Chihuahua’s brain surgery successfully completed Oct 16, 2009
Last month, Jonah was found abandoned at a Jamaica Plain supermarket, blind and scared ... Jonah, named for his affinity for a fish-shaped bed, was brought into MSPCA-Boston on Sept. 7 after he was found alone in the bottle recycling center of the Jamaica Plain Stop & Shop. (Boston Globe)
Judge upholds ruling on sales of foreclosed properties Oct 15, 2009
Because of the ruling, Developer John O Riordan said he worries he might now lose an investment property in Jamaica Plain he bought from a bank last year for $480,000 and renovated for $200,000. Now he can t sell the units because of title issues and has run out of money. (Boston Globe)
Why put workers on hook to cut city costs? Oct 11, 2009
Dick Monks Jamaica Plain The writer is vice president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 877. His views here are his own. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
New book alleges Chappaquiddick coverup Oct 10, 2009
Worrell volunteers five days a week at Children s Hospital Boston, while Goggins has volunteered at the Hennigan School in Jamaica Plain for the past 13 years. Read the Names blog at. (Boston Globe)
Clothes Vine consignment shop opens on Main Street in Melrose Oct 9, 2009
A Worcester native, DeSantis moved to Boston in 1986, attending UMass-Boston, before settling in Jamaica Plain for 14 years and then, 10 years ago, moving to her current home in Wilmington. All that time, she had been working in various Boston-area restaurants, usually as a manager, at places such as Harvard Gardens. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
T board, steward of transit, dead at 45 Oct 9, 2009
Parsons Brinckerhoff was part of a $407 million civil and criminal settlement with the state for its role in the ceiling collapse in part of the Interstate 90 connector tunnel that killed a Jamaica Plain woman in 2006. The settlement allows the firm to continue doing business with state agencies, but Patrick and some lawmakers have criticized subsequent contracts with the company, even though Patrick s own appointees have approved them. (Boston Globe)
PAINT THE TOWN PINK: Breast cancer an equal opportunity disease Oct 9, 2009
Duggan is the director of the Faulkner Hospital Breast Centre in Jamaica Plain and a breast surgeon at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Because many young patients are referred to Faulkner s special program, Duggan sees a disproportionate number of young women. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Melrose Police and Fire Log Oct 9, 2009
3:53 a.m. Initial call from Malden Taxi dispatcher reporting intoxicated person in backseat of cab at Town Line Inn refusing to show proof of money prior to getting a ride to Jamaica Plain. Person got out of cab when notified that police were on their way. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
$8,000 tax credit has home buyers at war Oct 3, 2009
For instance, Paul Kelly, 28, said he switched his focus from finding an affordable home in Jamaica Plain or Cambridge to South Boston, where he recently signed an agreement to buy a 600-square-foot loft for $213,500. He is scheduled to close on the property Oct. 30. (Boston Globe)
Massachusetts falling behind other states in elder home care Oct 1, 2009
Not the blind man from Mattapan recovering from a gunshot wound; the West Roxbury grandmother bed-bound with a hip fracture; the Hurricane Katrina refugee who can t walk due to a cervical fusion; or the deaf, 95-year-old Jamaica Plain woman with crippling arthritis. All must wait. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Suspicious tube investigated at Newton's Fire Station 7 Sep 30, 2009
Deputy Fire Chief Michael Castro, who is team coordinator for the district s Hazmat unit, said the tube will be analyzed at the State Laboratory Institute in Jamaica Plain if investigators determine it is a threat. Loading commenting interface. (Newton Tab, MA)
Letter: One loud day? So what? Sep 26, 2009
Letter: One loud day. - Brookline, MA - Brookline TAB. (Brookline TAB, MA)
With conditions right, acorns go nuts Sep 26, 2009
Marvin Wang, 41, of Jamaica Plain, steered his bicycle around the clumps of crushed shells scattered on the path. You have to keep enough momentum not to slip on them, he said. (Boston Globe)
SSDP pushes reform Sep 24, 2009
" Dulin said that a most basic reform would be to sever marijuana from all other illegal drugs, meaning that the punishment for marijuana would be less harsh than the punishment for cocaine or ecstasy. Wadsworth said that the university needs to look at the alcohol policies compared to those for marijuana. The penalty for using drugs is essentially double than for using alcohol, Wadsworth said. Meanwhile we have all these problems, community relations with neighborhoods like Mission Hill and... (Northeastern News, MA)
Race still makes a splash Sep 24, 2009
Female, 30-34: Katy Nicholas, Jamaica Plain. Male, 35-39: Eric Toole, Norwood. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
A roundup of recent restaurant reviews Sep 23, 2009
The Brewery, 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain. 617-524-3740. (Boston Globe)
Last push to the polls Sep 22, 2009
We ve looked at areas that we did well in during the City Council race last time: Back Bay, Beacon Hill, the South End, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, he said ... Yoon greeted voters at the Dudley Square MBTA station, the K-Club Super Bingo luncheon at Florian Hall in Dorchester, a nursing home in Mattapan, on Washington Street in Chinatown, the Jackson Square MBTA station in Jamaica Plain, and a senior building near the West End ... The mayor greeted seniors in Mattapan, residents in the Hyde Square... (Boston Globe)
Election fights on every corner Sep 20, 2009
Voters such as Francisco Mejia, a 33-year-old private detective from Jamaica Plain, said they have been pleased to see Menino forced to defend his record against three credible opponents. Mejia has watched both televised mayoral debates and said he has been closely following coverage of the race. (Boston Globe)
Big Dig firm settles charge in US case Sep 19, 2009
1 million settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit filed in state court by the family of a Jamaica Plain woman who was killed when the tunnel ceiling collapsed. Jeffrey Powers, president of the epoxy vendor, said in a statement that after years of exhaustive investigations by government officials in Massachusetts, the company had agreed to plead guilty to a technical charge involving a false statement by omission. (Boston Globe)
Herrell’s Ice Cream’s Harvard Square store to close Sep 18, 2009
It s sad because Herrell s tenure in Harvard Square was almost as long as mine in Jamaica Plain, Petryk said. Toscanini s moved out of Harvard Square several years ago and, in January 2008, its Central Square location was seized by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue for two weeks because the owner owed more than $167,000 in taxes. (Boston Globe)
Carter School gets needed roof courtesy of Mass. College of Art architecture class Sep 14, 2009
Almost half the work you did, you ll never see, said Schluenz, who lives in Jamaica Plain. They worried they would never finish by their Aug. 14 deadline. (Boston Globe)
Let it glow, let it glow, let it glow Sep 13, 2009
Quickest escape from the concrete jungle Urban AdvenTours (800-979-3370, , $50) guides cyclists on a foliage tour around Boston s fabled Emerald Necklace -- which should be filled with ambers and rubies by autumn -- and through lush enclaves like Jamaica Plain, the Esplanade, and Arnold Arboretum. Hottest hike Litchfield, Connecticut, about an hour west of Hartford, is a small town with a sophisticated side; it s got the densely forested rolling hills and picturesque church spires of a Norman... (Boston Globe)
ACROSS THE POND AND BEYOND: Branch out your tree knowledge Sep 12, 2009
There are gingko trees growing in the Arnold Arboretum in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston. The witch hazel tree has seed pods containing two black, football-shaped seeds. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Fashionable and ethically correct Sep 10, 2009
Maj-Britt Pedersen Jamaica Plain Artist Maj-Britt Pedersen, 28, is fond of bright colors and abstract depictions of characters. The majority of my work is larger-scale abstract paintings with organic lines and an underlying urban feel, says Pedersen, whose work can be seen at Coda Bar and Kitchen in the South End. (Boston Globe)
J.P. Licks brings back flavors in honor of Jewish holidays Sep 10, 2009
In addition to its frozen creations, J.P. Licks roasts its own fair trade and organic coffee beans on-site at its Jamaica Plain store. Hand-packed ice cream cakes as well as breakfast and ice cream sundae catering are also available. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Menino column: New year brings promise of improved education in Boston Sep 9, 2009
The Boston Teachers Union School in Jamaica Plain, the Haley School in Roslindale, the Lyon School in Brighton, TechBoston Academy in Dorchester, and Young Achiever in Mattapan will accommodate these students. Tech Boston Academy offers an example of an effective upper school reaching down to younger grades that are in need, and the results have been remarkable. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
MetroWest ends Beth Israel affiliation plan Sep 9, 2009
He cited two examples from the Partners HealthCare network: Newton-Wellesley s affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital, and the alliance of Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain with Brigham and Women s Hospital in Boston. It allows community hospitals to upgrade their complexity, and it allows the teaching hospitals to get referrals at the upper end of that complexity, said Bard, managing director of. (Boston Globe)
Hearing set on curbs for alcohol ads Sep 7, 2009
Two held in alleged road rage episode Two Jamaica Plain men were arrested early yesterday and charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon, accused of chasing down three men by car and pointing guns at them near Northeastern University. The Boston Police Department said the incident began on Massachusetts Avenue, when the victims beeped at the suspects ahead of them at a green light. (Boston Globe)
Changing face of school principals Sep 7, 2009
Later, she served as interim principal at Joseph P. Manning School in Jamaica Plain before assuming the role at Bates in June. The first year you come in with ideals - I m going to fix the whole school, she said. (Boston Globe)
Coakley’s following lots of footsteps Sep 6, 2009
White, however, grew up in Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury. In the same talk, Yoon said this is the first election since 1983 - when the combined district and at-large council went into effect - that two of the four at-large seats have been vacant. (Boston Globe)
A cultural remix in West Roxbury Sep 2, 2009
Jamaica Plain was the spot for young hipsters seeking a tolerant environment. Roslindale was the ethnic melting pot with blue collar roots that young families could afford. (Boston Globe)
Affordable housing work needs mention Aug 30, 2009
OUR EXPERIENCE at Urban Edge and the Jamaica Plain and Roxbury neighborhoods where we do most of our work is fairly typical of community-development work across the city. Thanks to Mayor Menino s focus on effective housing and community development initiatives, we have seen during his tenure an increase of more than 80 percent in our annual affordable housing production and preservation outcomes and we have seen the complete turnaround of key neighborhood centers such as Egleston Square. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Parkway realtors forecasting improved market Aug 29, 2009
Daphna Fields, a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker in Jamaica Plain, who also works in West Roxbury, said that local agents have noticed increased interest in West Roxbury ... The price points in West Roxbury, Fields added, lure families who may be priced out of Jamaica Plain and Roslindale. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
The senator’s last mission Aug 28, 2009
It was founded to serve the German immigrants who worked in the breweries of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain in the 19th century. It was then Irish-American for decades, and now has a mix of Latino, Haitian, African, and Irish communicants. (Boston Globe)
Many feel a personal loss Aug 27, 2009
In many ways, he was a great leader, a great man, said Michael Nardone, a 53-year-old from Jamaica Plain, from the steps of the Mission Hill church. But he made a terrible mistake, and that s hard to forget. (Boston Globe)
Maurice Hart, at 77; founder of Hart Brothers Catering built Lantana function hall Aug 27, 2009
He was president of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association for two years in the mid-1980s, and was known for hosting an annual cookout for The Italian Home for Children in Jamaica Plain. He sold the business to his son in the mid-1980s, and he retired about 13 years ago. (Boston Globe)
Concord Police set off by teens on roof with firecrackers Aug 26, 2009
At least that s what Concord Police say will be the repercussions of a 20-year-old Jamaica Plain resident and 19-year-old Concord teen s Sunday morning excursion atop Concord Depot, where they allegedly set off fireworks. Deputy Police Chief Barry Neal said Monday Concord Police will bring trespassing and disorderly conduct charges against the two men who didn t make good choices and ended up goofing around on the roof. (Concord Journal, MA)
Protestors converge on Cambridge Whole Foods, attacking CEO's comments on health care reform Aug 24, 2009
While protesters like 21-year-old Jordan McLaughlin of Jamaica Plain called for a retraction and said, [Mackey s] attacks on Obama s plan are based on lies, the CEO asserted that he did not mention the president at all in this piece ... As cars outside of Whole Foods honked in support, James Murphy, 28, of Jamaica Plain spent his day off from work waving a sign and joining the chants for reform. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Fenway Center plan and its subsidy Aug 24, 2009
DAVID A. MITTELL JR. Jamaica Plain. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
John Garvey Bynoe, 82; built legacy of political activism Aug 21, 2009
Burial will follow at Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Joseph M. McDermott, 66, longtime Red Sox executive Aug 19, 2009
Mr. McDermott grew up in the Heath Street project in Jamaica Plain, sang in the boys choir at Blessed Sacrament School, and graduated from Cathedral High School in Boston in 1962. He played a mean game of stickball, according to his sister, and also started a paper route. (Boston Globe)
Housing to get $45.5m in stimulus funds Aug 19, 2009
The eight developments are in Beverly, Framingham, Greenfield, Holliston, Springfield, and the Boston neighborhoods of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. The projects include renovation of an existing 60-unit single room occupancy facility in Springfield and construction of a 48-unit family development on Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury. (Boston Globe)
Race for City Council Aug 14, 2009
Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain ... Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain. (Boston Globe)
Music: the week ahead Aug 13, 2009
Presented by the Whitehaus Family Record, a collective of kindred-spirit musicians based in Jamaica Plain, the all-ages festival is especially strong on New England artists including Keith Fullerton Whitman and Geoff Mullen (tomorrow), Many Mansions (Saturday), and Animal Hospital (Sunday). Visit for a schedule and set times. (Boston Globe)
Mass. kayaker has close call in NH Aug 9, 2009
An investigation remains under way into Thursday's incident in which 52-year-old Mark Younkle of Jamaica Plain, Mass. saved himself by submerging himself as the speedboat passed overhead. (Concord Monitor)
Colleagues upset about murder of guys guy Aug 7, 2009
His best friend was Christine White of Jamaica Plain, and his cat was Samantha ( Sam. Visiting hours will be held at the McDonald Funeral Home on 809 Main St. in South Weymouth on Aug. 4 from 4 to 8 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to gather at the funeral home at noon on Aug. 5 prior to a funeral service an hour later at Old South Union Congregational Church in South Weymouth. (Weymouth News, MA)
Getting clear on health dangers Aug 5, 2009
They say 75 percent of teens in neighborhoods such as Dorchester, Roxbury, East Boston, and Jamaica Plain frequent convenience stores once a week, and they are routinely exposed to advertising for tobacco, alcohol, and junk food ... At Evelyn s Market on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, a steady stream of customers poured in on a recent afternoon. (Boston Globe)
Stumping to newer roots Aug 3, 2009
(Welsh and a friend were playing at his Jamaica Plain home when they spotted a crime in process and told his mother, who notified police. . (Boston Globe)
Easton man killed in RI motorcycle crash Jul 31, 2009
The 62-year-old Randall Farm Drive resident leaves a wife, Diane, and two sons, Joshua D. Milane and his wife, Lara, of Jamaica Plain and Joseph Milane of Malden. He is also survived by two sisters, Lynne and Tamara Milane and a brother, Russell Milane. (Easton Journal, MA)
Cambridge residents participate in hike, raise $88K Jul 27, 2009
org and designate the donation in the hiker s name, or send a check made payable to the Elizabeth Stone House to: The Elizabeth Stone House, Attention: Wilderness Heals, Box 300039, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. For more information, call 617-427-9801, ext. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
