• Jamaica Plain February 8, 2025 12:36 am

    Boston installs 13 speed humps on Jamaica Plain road, removes them weeks later

    More than a dozen speed humps installed in Boston just last month were just removed after complaints from residents. Part of a larger initiative to improve street safety across the city, people in Jamaica Plain said the 13 speed humps placed on Allandale Street were excessive. The road spans just over a mile from Grove Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, to...

  • Police investigate a shooting on Walden Street in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood on Jan. 21, 2025.
    Boston January 22, 2025 10:10 am

    Person shot in Jamaica Plain

    A person was shot and taken to the hospital in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood Tuesday night. Police said they were first called to Walden Street for a shooting around 9 p.m. They found the victim with a gunshot wound. They were taken to the hospital for treatment. The victim’s condition was not immediately clear. The investigation is ongoing and no...

  • Jamaica Plain December 6, 2024 7:37 pm

    Child, adult hit by school bus in Boston near school

    A child and a Boston Public Schools staff member were hit by a school bus that also hit a fence near a Jamaica Plain school Friday. Neighbors were surprised.

  • A school bus on a sidewalk by the Mary Curley School in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.
    Boston December 6, 2024 7:44 pm

    Child, adult hit by school bus in Jamaica Plain, sent to hospital, police say

    A child and a Boston Public Schools staff member were hit by a school bus and sent to the hospital in Jamaica Plain Friday afternoon, officials said. Neither person’s injuries were life-threatening, according to the Boston Police Department, which was investigating what happened on Pershing Road just after 3 p.m. It wasn’t immediately clear how badly either person was hurt....

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    Boston November 11, 2024 11:13 pm

    Officer trapped in truck on Boston road blocked by over 100 vehicles, police say

    Three people were arrested after an incident Sunday night in which a Massachusetts Department of Youth Services corrections officer was trapped in his truck on a road blocked by more than 100 other vehicles, Boston police said Monday. The incident occurred shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Canterbury Street, a narrow roadway where Jamaica Plain, Roslindale and Mattapan meet. The street...

  • Boston November 4, 2024 11:06 pm

    Woman stabbed in area of Forest Hills MBTA station

    A woman was stabbed Monday afternoon near an MBTA station in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Boston police say the incident happened just after 4:15 p.m. on Washington Street in the area of Forest Hills. The woman suffered life-threatening injuries, according to police. Authorities did not say whether any arrests have been made. The stabbing is under investigation. No further information...

  • Jamaica Plain October 21, 2024 6:52 pm

    Person shot in Boston

    10/18/24 UPDATE: Boston police said Friday morning the victim had died from his injuries. 10/21/24 UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Braulio Castillo of Jamaica Plain. Police are investigating a shooting Thursday night in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood. A person was shot near the intersection of Huntington Avenue and South Huntington Avenue, near the Riverway stop on the...

  • Boston October 17, 2024 7:51 pm

    Family to file wrongful death lawsuit after man was hit and killed by MBTA bus

    The family of a man who died after he was hit by an MBTA bus outside of Forest Hills station in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood on Saturday is taking legal action against the agency, their attorney said Thursday.

  • Jamaica Plain September 23, 2024 11:39 pm

    Person shot in Jamaica Plain

    A person was shot Monday night in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, according to police. The shooting happened on Centre Street near Jackson Square. Boston police say a suspect is in custody. No information about the victim’s condition was immediately available. Check back for more as this story develops.

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    Jamaica Plain July 15, 2024 9:05 am

    Man shot, killed in Jamaica Plain, police say

    A man was shot and killed in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood Sunday night, according to police. The incident happened at about 10:17 p.m. on Arborway and New Washington Street, Boston police said. Officers found the man, whose name wasn’t released, with life-threatening injuries, police said. He was then taken to the hospital. No arrests have been made. The shooting...

  • Jamaica Plain June 11, 2024 3:25 pm

    New restaurant opens in the former El Oriental de Cuba space in JP

    [This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] Last fall it was reported that a popular restaurant in Jamaica Plain had shut down after nearly 30 years in operation and it would be replaced by a new dining spot, and now we have learned that the new place has opened its doors. According to a poster within the Friends of…

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