Neal Doyle has put together a map of teddy bears in windows in the three neighborhoods for families that want to go teddy-bear hunting.
Earlier:
Window bears in Hyde Park.
Jamaica Plain
By adamg - 4/1/20 - 10:37 pm
Shortly after 10 p.m. at Parker and Bickford streets, near Heath Street.
By adamg - 3/29/20 - 6:33 pm
The Rev. Laura Everett was giving a Zoom sermon this morning for the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain on lessons from the death of Lazarus in the age of coronavirus when some racist and homophobic Zoombombers showed up. Read more.
By adamg - 3/29/20 - 2:43 pm
Daniela Klaz and Deborah Karson have started #frontstepsproject to chronicle life on the steps of Jamaica Plain these days.
By adamg - 3/29/20 - 11:59 am
Denuded saplings and possible lair of the devilbeasts.
A horrified citizen has spent a couple days cataloging the damage being done to saplings in Franklin Park by what he says are porcupines on the munch - and is disputing the official city response that the damage is actually the work of "invasive rabbits," which, when you think of it, might be worse. Read more.
By adamg - 3/25/20 - 8:43 pm
State Police report a pedestrian suffered serious injuries in a crash with a vehicle around 8 p.m. on the Arborway northbound between Custer Street and the rotary.
By adamg - 3/24/20 - 9:56 am
Councilor O'Malley's proclamation on proper pond etiquette in the time of coronavirus.
City Councilor Matt O'Malley probably thought he was ending all the confusion about how to space walkers and joggers out around Jamaica Pond when he declared the other day that everybody should a) walk around the pond clockwise and b) stay to the left, because, you know this is JP, ain't nobody on the right here. Read more.
By adamg - 3/21/20 - 9:02 pm
Victim being loaded into Boston EMS ambulance. Photo by Live Boston.
Live Boston reports a man was shot in the area of 50-60 Bickford St. in the Mildred Hailey Apartments shortly after 2:30 a.m. The homicide unit was called in due to the severity of his injuries, but he is currently in stable, if still critical, condition.
By adamg - 3/21/20 - 8:40 pm
Parents in Jamaica Plain and Hyde Park report finding one tick apiece on their kids after spending some time yesterday at the Arnold Arboretum and Sherrin Woods, respectively.
By adamg - 3/20/20 - 10:46 am
In the Before Times, some people would walk or jog clockwise around Jamaica Pond while others would go counter-clockwise. As long as people didn't keep their heads down, it worked out fine and life was good. But now, with infections concerns at a fever pitch, some folks are wondering: Should people all walk or jog in the same direction, to reduce the odds of getting coughed or sneezed on by somebody coming the other way and increase that social distancing to at least six feet at all times? And if so, which direction?
By adamg - 3/19/20 - 4:24 pm
Boston Police are looking for three young teens, possibly only 12 or 13, who pointed two guns at a Domino's driver at Arklow and Walden Street and took both money and food around 10 p.m. on Wednesday.
Another Domino's driver was robbed Tuesday night in Charlestown.
By adamg - 3/18/20 - 10:28 pm
On Centre Street outside the Curley School shortly after 10 p.m., driver may have had a seizure.
By adamg - 3/18/20 - 1:36 pm
Since its start on Sunday, the 6 p.m. sing-a-long group in Woodbourne on the JP/Roslindale line has gotten pretty popular - somebody organizes the night's song and people have been coming out into the street to take part, socially distancing, of course. But starting tonight, everybody should stay inside while they sing, because the six-foot thing might not have been working and people were getting too close: Read more.
By adamg - 3/17/20 - 12:41 pm
You're Not Alone Even if You're Living Alone Through a Pandemic!, created by a Jamaica Plain resident, is for social distancers who live alone: Read more.
By adamg - 3/16/20 - 9:38 am
A resident of the Woodbourne neighborhood along Hyde Park Avenue reports in the Roslindale Is for Everyone Facebook group: Read more.
By adamg - 3/14/20 - 5:52 pm
Boston Police report arresting Andre Raper, 27, on charges he shot a man at 265 Centre St., in the Mildred Hailey apartment complex early Thursday. Read more.
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Recent Jamaica Plain crime
Person shot in Jackson Square, 3/12/20