Forest Hills awoke today to the sound of a helicopter inching its way up Hyde Park Avenue, and as one 311 reporter complained. "looking into resident back yards." Read more.
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By adamg - 11/10/23 - 10:36 am
The Jamaica Plain Gazette reports on the MBTA's latest iteration on its plans to turn the Arborway bus yard into a garage able to recharge and maintain the battery-powered buses the T is planning on buying. It's the latest proposal in more than 20 years of proposal for the facility.
By adamg - 11/8/23 - 2:36 pm
As he rested his weary feet and got a bite to eat inside Cafe Beirut on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain today, roving UHub photographer Sam Greenblatt had a ringside seat to watch a crew taking down at least some of the trolley power poles that had remained up along Centre Street, South Street and South Huntington Avenue long after the T stopped running the E Line between Heath Street and the Arborway. In December, 1985. Like 38 years ago.
By adamg - 11/4/23 - 10:05 am
At Logan, Ben Walsh reports:
Last time I’ll be up early enough for the sunrise until daylight savings starts again.
Not all that far away, Chelsea Scanner took in the sunrise over the water at Winthrop: Read more.
By adamg - 11/2/23 - 1:22 pm
Mark Smith surveyed some of the fruit now coloring the plants at the Arnold Arboretum.
By adamg - 11/1/23 - 12:33 pm
So many pumpkins, but here's some time to get rid of them in a more environmentally friendly way: The city of Boston Zero Waste team, Boston Green Academy, the South Street Youth Center and Mothers Out Front will hold a pumpkin-smashing and composting event at the English High School track, 144 McBride St. in Jamaica Plain, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. this Saturday. Read more.
By adamg - 10/30/23 - 9:58 pm
Peter Cheungshows us the Halloween-ready scene on Boynton Street near the Southwest Corridor Park in Jamaica Plain.
By adamg - 10/26/23 - 9:28 am
The Bay State Banner reports, says some people are getting tired of stuff getting dumped in Franklin Park; city says the new animal shelter would be in an area already used for park maintenance vehicles.
By adamg - 10/25/23 - 12:00 pm
The Boston Public Health Commission has lifted its advisory against fishing - mostly ignored - boating and letting your dog splash in Jamaica Pond, because the now annual toxic algal bloom has subsided.
By adamg - 10/23/23 - 10:33 pm
Police officers responding to reports of as many as ten shots found a man shot near the basketball court at Mozart Park along Mozart Street in Jamaica Plain around 9:40 p.m.
By adamg - 10/23/23 - 9:09 pm
A Stoneham woman today became the latest to sue Brigham and Women's rheumatologist Derrick Todd for both medically unwarranted breast and pelvic exams and off-hours communications that included telling her to read an online article about the benefits of orgasm for "pelvic congestion." Read more.
By adamg - 10/20/23 - 11:58 am
Spontaneous Celebrations announced today it's postponed the annual lantern festival from this weekend to next, in the hopes we won't get more rain then.
However, lantern making - indoors - is still on for this weekend at the group's offices at 45 Danforth St.
Via Jamaica Plain News.
By adamg - 10/19/23 - 11:10 pm
When you think of birds at Jamaica Pond, what normally comes to mind are ducks, geese, maybe cormorants and swans. There's usually a flock of seagulls, too, it's just they rarely get near the shore - let alone come up and stand on it, like this gull did late this afternoon.
By adamg - 10/17/23 - 9:41 pm
Ed Burley, until last month co-chair of Jamaica Plain Progressives, explains his decision to resign after the September preliminary, in which its endorsed District 6 candidate, incumbent Kendra Lara, was soundly defeated after that car crash. Read more.
By adamg - 10/17/23 - 10:31 am
Jamaica Plain News reports that District 6 (Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, Mission Hill) candidates Ben Weber and William King will meet in a forum Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at Casa Verde in Jamaica Plain that will also feature an all-you-can eat lunch for $2.
By adamg - 10/10/23 - 2:40 pm
El Mundo Boston reports that El Oriental de Cuba on Centre Street has closed for good. Owner and founder Nobel Garcia died in 2021 and after two years of trying to keep it going, his daughters decided it was time to say goodbye. It will be replaced by a Mexican restaurant.
By adamg - 10/10/23 - 2:28 pm
A woman who says she was a patient of Dr. Derrick Todd today sued both him and Brigham and Women's Hospital - him for alleged sexual molestation and harassment during and between exams, the hospital for not acting soon enough to stop what he was doing. Read more.
By adamg - 10/7/23 - 5:06 pm
One of the signs that went up around Jamaica Pond yesterday after the Boston Public Health Commission confirmed a toxic bloom of blue-green algae that can make people sick and kill dogs.
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