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

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14 hrs ago | 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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Sat Oct 24, 2009

Boston Herald

Bank robbery botched

Tiffany Baker blamed her alleged brazen demand for "stacks of 20s, 50s and 100s" on a city man who put her up to passing a note to a teller, police report.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

FireFightingNews.com

Mayor, Hub Fire Commish Praise Fraud Indictments

Yesterday's federal indictment of two jakes and a clerk on charges they attempted to pump up pensions fired up the mayor and fire commissioner, who warned the ax is going to fall on other corrupt firefighters.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

FireFightingNews.com

Ex-Boston Firefighter Charged In Federal Pension-Fraud Case

A former 39-year veteran Boston firefighter from Billerica and another Boston firefighter, who claimed he was totally disabled but competed in bodybuilding competitions are facing federal mail-fraud charges for allegedly attempting to collect on accidental-disability pensions.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

Boston Herald

Bodybuilder among three indicted in BFD disability case

Bodybuilder Albert Arroyo, 47, and former district chief James Famolare, 65, face multiple charges of mail fraud for accusations they sought to bilk the city by claiming career-ending injuries to obtain accidental disability retirement pensions, Acting United States Attorney Michael K. Loucks, said in a statement.

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WBZ-TV

Doctors Perform Life-Saving Surgery On Blind Puppy

Share + Oct 15, 2009 3:52 pm US/Eastern 1 of 3 Jonah is resting after Thursday's surgery.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

Boston real estate - Boston condos fo...

JP real estate

Attention Jamaica Plain readers and experts: Does this condo/townhouse sale sound too good to be true? At $264 per sf, it certainly looks like a good deal .

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

Boston Herald

Makeover at Jamaica Plaina s Cabot Estate

Updates also include a renovated bathroom and foyer, as well as a new heating/cooling system, track lighting and hardwood floors.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

Boston.com

Blind puppy's surgery completed

Jonah, an 8-month-old Chihuahua, was diagnosed with hydrocephalus, often called water on the brain.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

WBUR-AM Boston

Mayoral Fight Plays Out On Boston's Lawns And Fences

It seems "sign envy" is playing out around town to varying degrees in Roslindale, a neighborhood that abuts Jamaica Plain, Hyde Park and West Roxbury.

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