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BPL President Amy E. Ryan Recommends 22 Branches to Remain Open, 4 to CLOSE

This is a press release from the BPL, following the April 7 Meeting of the Trustees. Note that the title of the press release fails to mention that 4 will CLOSE. The trustees will vote tomorrow on the FY2011 budget, most likely following the recommendation of the BPL president, Amy Ryan.

In this the Connolly and the JP Branch buildings will stay open with the existing hours. Not so for the Faneuil, Lower Mills, Orient Heights, and Washington… Continue

Added by Jay Zoldak on April 8, 2010 at 7:20am — 2 Comments

April THE FEED

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Added by City Feed and Supply on April 7, 2010 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Boston Shines April 24th 2010!!

Hello Jamaica Plain!

Boston Shines is April 24th!

The City will provide tools, trash bags, and trash pick up to anyone willing to…

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Added by Colleen Keller on April 6, 2010 at 3:07pm — No Comments

Community Stakeholder Meeting for the Boston Public Library

15pm

In a little more than 12 hours the community meetings will be done and we will finally know 'the list' of branch libraries that are at risk of closure in the Boston Public Library system. That is when the real work begins; that is when we stop having to fight rumors and start to fight plans.

We will need everybody for this fight: all 26 branches, all 500+ workers,…

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Added by Brandon Abbs on April 6, 2010 at 2:20pm — No Comments

REMINDER: When to add a Blog, Forum Discussion, Group, and Event.

Neighbors,

Please take a second to familiarize yourself with which features to use when.

Below is a breakdown of features in a nifty presentation and in detail below:

BLOGS:

Blogs are where you share your ideas, interests, concerns and information about the neighborhood and yourself with the entire community.

Good Examples:

- Captain Greland's…

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Added by Joseph Porcelli (Chief Neighbor) on April 5, 2010 at 10:34am — No Comments

Crime for March of 2010

Spring Cleaning!!

During the Month of March we have seen a significant decrease in many crimes. We had two robberies, and one attempted robbery compared to eleven for the month of February and twenty-two for the month of January.

We have seen a small increase in residential breaking and entering. The vast majority were entered through unlocked…

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Added by Sgt. Eric Krause on April 1, 2010 at 4:09pm — 1 Comment

At the JP Forum: Why We Can’t Get Ahead: Job Challenges for the American Worker – Steven Greenhouse of the New York Times

When: Thursday 8 April 2010 at 7:00 PM

Where: First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist

6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain 02130

Speaker: Steven Greenhouse, New York Times business and economics correspondent

Since the recession’s peak, the U.S. unemployment rate has been hovering around 10 percent. But the challenges to the American worker go beyond the current economic crisis. Steven Greenhouse will talk about how American companies have squeezed… Continue

Added by Liz W. on April 1, 2010 at 3:08pm — No Comments

RAD - Basic Self Defense Course for Women

We are looking for mother & daughter or friend teams for the month of May course at the Faulkner Hospital. Minimum age of 13. The course is free. May 17, 20, 25, and 27th, 5:30pm. Limited slots available.

Contact Elisa Reid or Sgt. Krause at 617-343-5624 or through our website at… Continue

Added by Sgt. Eric Krause on March 30, 2010 at 8:57pm — No Comments

Gross conditions in some JP restaurants

Curious how your favorite place stacks up? You can search the Boston city health inspection database by name and/or neighborhood (I just selected JP to see all the restaurants.)

Well, after seeing the long list of health code violations at one of my favorite restaurants, it's no longer on my list! Apparently the city had reports of rodents eating food off the floors, they've been routinely cited for not storing food…

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Added by Brett on March 30, 2010 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments

Low cost good food available to everyone.

Angel Food Ministries in Jamaica Plain. Its a low cost, once a month food program that anyone can participate in. Its hosted at St Johns Church in JP.

Its not a hand out, its not sub-standard food, its open to everyone, anyone can order and the program is nationwide, but there is a host site in JP.

Tell your friends, tell your neighbors, we would like to get the word out to the folks who need help with food. This is a excellent way to stretch the budget for everyone.…

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Added by Robert Watters on March 30, 2010 at 3:03pm — No Comments

Unarmed Robbery 115 Forest Hills Street

A 14 year old female was assaulted and robbed of her cell phone by two 16 year old females, one of whom was wearing a black coat and the other a white coat. The incident happened in the vicinity of 115 Forest Hills Street on Monday, March 29, 2010, at 4:45 pm.

Added by Captain John Greland on March 30, 2010 at 8:35am — No Comments

Suspects Posing as Water Inspectors

COMMUNITY ADVISORY:

RESIDENTS SHOULD BE SUSPICIOUS OF INDIVIDUALS…

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Added by Captain John Greland on March 30, 2010 at 8:05am — No Comments

Break-in Rockview

Someone broke in to our car about 30 minutes ago on the Spring Park end of Rockview (2:40am Tuesday). The car was in our driveway.

Please call 911 if you see anything suspicious.

I also have this report from our neighbors-

Hi Neighbors,

This past Friday there were several break-ins in our area. Between

noon and 3 PM a house of Enfield (that abuts Robinwood) was robbed and

also 2-3 homes on Spring Park. The Enfield house was wiped out, I

hear.… Continue

Added by Tiffanie Starr on March 30, 2010 at 3:20am — 8 Comments

BPL Update

Hello, I am Brandon Abbs, founder of People of Boston Branches and we are working to bring all of the concerned groups together to fight cuts to library funding. We want to save all 104 jobs and all 26 branches because each job is a neighbor and each branch supports a neighborhood. They are all important and the city needs to bring $3.6M out of reserves to support the library while we examine how it is run and make it fitter for the future without cutting our neighbors off from the… Continue

Added by Brandon Abbs on March 29, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Social Media Marketing for Artists workshop at Eliot School, Saturday, April 10th

The Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts in JP is holding a two hour workshop on Social Media Marketing for Artists on Saturday, April 10th from 9:30-11:30AM.…

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Added by Charles McEnerney on March 27, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

buzzing helicopter

Anybody know why the helicopter has been hovering over JP Centre and Pondside for the last hour?

Added by Maria Maffei on March 26, 2010 at 2:09pm — 3 Comments

Fantasic Condo For Sale - 76 Boylston Street # 2 (Stony Brook)

Amazing opportunity to own a wonderful condo in an excellent

central location. This two-bedroom unit boasts a private deck, sun-splashed rooms, recently renovated Silestone kitchen & new

appliances, nice bath, spacious floor plan with a separate dining room,

eat-in kitchen, & great living room, ample period details. Unit and

building was featured Boston Magazine and the Improper Bostonian. You

cannot but fall in love with this home. A true must see.… Continue

Added by Michael Patrick Rutter on March 26, 2010 at 1:32pm — No Comments

Cooking Group

Anyone interested in the Stonybrook area (or beyond) in starting a cooking group? Lots of options - host can pick theme and members make courses, or each host does a full meal and host location rotates. My husband and I love to cook and have dinner parties but want to get to know our neighbors in the process while learning some new recipes!

Let me know if you are hungry for this kind of group :)

Added by Erica Waldstein on March 22, 2010 at 9:43pm — 2 Comments

Burglary from car on Green Street

HI everyone! I am planning on filing a police report today but wanted to give people a heads up. On or about Saturday night our car was broken into (jeep wrangler). We first thought someone had just looked around since the soft top window was sort of removed - not ripped, and things looked like they were thrown about the car. The radio was there and we could not think of anything that was missing but we realized that we had left our Craftsman toolbox inside and it was missing. I don't really… Continue

Added by Angie VM on March 22, 2010 at 9:10am — No Comments

WALKING PARTNERS

Hi,

I'm looking for neighbors who would enjoy sharing a walk in this lovely weather and get to know each other better. Dogs are welcome! I love animals. I have interests in writing, gardening, herbs, holistic health, art, free form dancing, and creativity.

Cheers,
Pam 617-477-9630

Added by Pamela Lerch on March 21, 2010 at 5:47pm — 1 Comment