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Jamaica-Plain, Massachusetts is located in Suffolk County. Zip codes in Jamaica-Plain, MA include 02130.

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Local news for Jamaica-Plain, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

5 hrs ago | Boston Herald

Gunmen kidnap, rob clerk

The bold heist happened Friday night and began in Milton, where the clerk lives.

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22 hrs ago | XML Journal

XML Bus Feeds and Visualizations

You've heard of XML feeds being consumed into a Service Bus - now here's a consumable Bus Service XML feed.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Boston Globe

Boston unveils plan for ailing schools

Teachers and staff members gathered in the lobby for breakfast with the headmaster at English High School in September 2007.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

BPDNews

Daily Incidents for Thursday, November 12, 2009

At about 2:00am, on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, officers from Area E-13 were on patrol in the area of Columbus Ave and Dimock Street when they observed an individual operating a bicycle erratically in the middle of the road.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Boston Herald

Widow, 87, found dead in pile of leaves

Award-winning court and crime reporter Laurel J. Sweet has been featured in the ABC miniseries "Boston 24/7" and the 9-11 documentary motion picture "Looking For My Brother." T he body of an 87-year-old West Roxbury widow who poured her heart and soul into her lawn's curb appeal was discovered facedown in her back yard in a pile of leaves during ...

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

TheBostonChannel

New MassDOT Makes Real-Time Bus Data Available

The new state Department of Transportation is trying to encourage computer programmers to develop rider-friendly applications by giving them real-time data about bus locations.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Vineyard Gazette Online

Heroin Bust Nets Two Suspected Dealers

Defendant Jose Luis Arias in court yesterday. Two men were arrested on felony drug charges on Tuesday as they were stepping off the ferry in Vineyard Haven, the latest in a series of major drug busts over the past year involving suspects either caught selling drugs here or trying to bring large amounts of heroin to the Vineyard.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

BPDNews

Daily Incidents for Friday, November 6, 2009

At about 1:16am, on Thursday, November 5, 2009, officers from Area B-2 were on patrol when they observed a motor vehicle driving erratically in the area of Egelston Square.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Examiner.com

DJ Louie Vega makes his Only Boston Appearance at Utopia Sundays

Tickets can be purchased at SALMAGUNDI 765 Centre St., Jamaica Plain 617-522-5047 Hempest 207 Newbury St., Boston 617-421-9944 Admission will be $25 at the door b4 12AM and more after.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Boston Globe

At the ballot box

Voters lined up at the Hemenway School in Hyde Park before polls opened at 7 a.m. South End: Reluctance to change Ben Venido Benson shrugged his shoulders and laughed when asked today why he voted again for four-term incumbent Mayor Thomas M. Menino.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Civic Boston

Boston Election 2009: Continuity and Change

MassVOTE confirms one measure of the interest in this year's election in Boston: the highest turnout in a city election since 1993, when Thomas Menino won his first term as mayor.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Phoenix

Art Opening in Jamaica Plain Tomorrow with Dmitri Valone and Others

Art Opening in Jamaica Plain Tomorrow with Dmitri Valone and Others 0 "From studying astrophysics, listening to my wise father, or from problem solving in my own artwork, for every question answered several more questions arise.

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Universal Hub

Three teens arrested for two Jamaica Plain muggings last night

Bold punks evaded the cops looking for them after a mugging last night and held up another man soon after - but were undone thanks in part because of yesterday's election, according to Capt.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Universal Hub

A fine day for an election

Slow at Cathedral HS. At 7:10 not many voters. Almost no one stumping - two people, appropriately across the street this time as well.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Dorchester Reporter, Dorchester MA

The candidates' schedules

It's the Sunday before Election Day, and that means church visits are in order. Mayor Thomas Menino is in churches in Mattapan and the South End, while Team Floon is in Dorchester.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Dorchester Reporter, Dorchester MA

The candidates' schedules

The two mayoral candidates appear on WBUR's Radio Boston . Before that, Mayor Menino attends the ribbon-cutting for W Hotels and Residences.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Boston Herald

Body-building jake Albert Arroyo enters not guilty plea

Award-winning court and crime reporter Laurel J. Sweet has been featured in the ABC miniseries "Boston 24/7" and the 9-11 documentary motion picture "Looking For My Brother." A former Boston firefighter known more for his brawn than his brains pleaded not guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to charges he tried to bamboozle the city out of an ...

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Boston Globe

Schoola s out

And residential living is in at these converted buildings. $289,000 35 Eldridge Road, Unit 110, Jamaica Plain Square footage 917 Condo fee $271 per month Bedrooms 2 Baths 1 full 2009 taxes $1,123 Last sold for $260,000 in 2004 PROS There's sunlight galore in this first-floor unit in a former elementary school.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Universal Hub

More broken car windows in Jamaica Plain

It's been in the globe for years, the local BPD police stations hand out flyers, and even groups like N4N have been distributing flyers, warning people NOT TO LEAVE THEIR GPS UNITS IN THEIR CARS.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Phoenix

Knight of night life

GET UP, STAND UP: Karmaloop.com owner Greg Selkoe is the rare Boston business owner to stand up to Mayor Menino.

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