Jamaica-Plain News

Via Bookslut , I found The Loss of Hope and Love , where Jamaica Plain resident Jim McGrath writes poems comprised of words he finds in newspaper articles.

A kitten at the MSPCA in Jamaica Plain is recovering from an act of cruelty by its previous owner.

Paula Taylor, on the steps of her Roxbury condo, wanted to stay in the unit and pay rent until it was sold.

Jamaica Plain is home to scores of community gardeners and 19 community gardens - 'places where residents create a variety of types green spaces: lawns, trees, sitting areas, shared garden plots, individual ...

THE LAUNCH of the first pilot schools over a decade ago was a welcome sign that the Boston public schools meant to compete in the educational marketplace.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car July 7 on Washington Street, according to a Boston Police incident report.

Yesterday, July 5, 2008, officers from District D-4 arrested suspect, Jerry Savory, 53, of Jamaica Plain and charged him with Armed Robbery.

A Canton man faces charges after his car struck and killed a Boston man Monday night.

It was "senior sign out" at The English High School in Jamaica Plain, the last day of the year for 12th-graders and a time of reckoning.

Dan Hermes Fine Art Moving Digital Paintings Awarded by Hospitality Design Magazine and the International Interior Design Association July 1, 2008 - Dan Hermes Fine Art is the winner of the12th Annual ...

At about 2:22pm, on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, officers from Area B-3 responded to a radio call for a robbery in progress at the River Street Mini-Mart located at 991 River Street in Hyde Park.

A man and a 9-year-old girl are being treated for rabies after a cat that bit them last week tested positive for the disease Monday.

It's a tremendous amount of information for us to absorb. It's an exciting time to be in Massachusetts right now.

Boston Police could use some help in catching gunmen who held up convenience stores in Hyde Park and JP last week.

Gazette Photo by John Swan Environmental workers collect the 3,000 to 5,000 gallons of mineral oil that spilled into Leverett Pond last week following a leak in an NSTAR electrical line in Brighton.

At about 1:08am, on Saturday, June 21, 2008, officers from Area D-4 responded to a radio call for a fight in the area of 28 San Juan Street.

Last night around 9:59PM, officers from District B-3 were on patrol in Mattapan Square when they performed a random query of a vehicle traveling on Cummins Highway.

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Quamaine Williams, 16, was killed on his way home to his grandmother's house in Roxbury on Wednesday night.

Jed Gottlieb writes about music, film and pop culture for local, regional and national publications.