• Jamaica Plain February 8, 2024 12:08 pm

    Smoke seen coming from building in Jamaica Plain

    Smoke was seen coming from a building in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood Thursday morning. Video of the scene showed firefighters on top of the building’s roof on Washington Street trying to get the fire under control. Several windows were seen damaged. It wasn’t immediately known what caused the fire and if there were any injuries. This story will be...

  • Jamaica Plain November 13, 2023 2:57 pm

    Police release photos of persons of interest in fatal shooting of dog in Jamaica Plain

    Boston police have released photos of several people they are looking to identify as they continue to investigate the deadly shooting of a dog inside an apartment building in Jamaica Plain last month. The dog, a 1-year-old American Bully, was killed inside the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments on Oct. 19. The dog’s owner told NBC10 Boston that the shooting happened…

  • Boston October 24, 2023 9:36 am

    Crash involving school bus in Boston

    Police are at the scene of a school bus crash in Boston on Tuesday morning.

  • Jamaica Plain October 20, 2023 6:44 pm

    Dog shot and killed inside Jamaica Plain apartment building

    A dog is now dead after it was shot inside an apartment building in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood Thursday. The shooting happened just after 4 p.m. inside the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments. “I just got her on Saturday, and she was so sweet,” said the dog’s owner, who spoke to NBC10 Boston off camera. The owner tells us she...

  • Jamaica Plain October 10, 2023 4:09 pm

    JP restaurant El Oriental De Cuba has closed

    [This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A beloved restaurant in Jamaica Plain has shut down after nearly 30 years in business. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston’s Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page (via a Facebook post from Alberto Vasallo of El Mundo Boston), El Oriental de Cuba on Centre Street has closed its doors, with...

  • Jamaica Plain October 2, 2023 5:30 pm

    Neighbors push to save 150-year-old tree threatened by development in Jamaica Plain

    A 150-year-old tree in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood is at risk of being chopped down, and neighbors aren’t happy about it. The developer for the site at 72 Hyde Park Ave. says the tree needs to be taken down to create room for a stormwater management system, while neighbors say the tree holds historic meaning for their block.   The...

  • Boston September 25, 2023 10:52 am

    Popular JP pizza place is closing after 25 years

    A longtime Jamaica Plain pizzeria is closing down.

  • Kendra Lara September 11, 2023 6:23 pm

    EXCLUSIVE: Councilor Lara on why she was driving without a license in JP crash

    Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara shared her rationale for repeatedly driving without a license, including in a car crash in Jamaica Plain in June for which she’s facing charges, in an exclusive interview with NBC10 Boston. Lara is accused of driving with a revoked license in an unregistered, uninsured car with an expired inspection sticker that belonged to someone else...

  • Kendra Lara September 8, 2023 9:48 am

    Councilor Kendra Lara denies multiple allegations surrounding June crash, including speed

    Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara and her attorney are disputing the speed that Boston police accused her of driving in the moments leading up to a June crash that sparked political and criminal challenges for Lara. On Thursday evening, Lara and her attorney held a news conference, announcing that they had evidence to support that she was only driving 27…

  • Boston August 21, 2023 6:34 pm

    After 5 cases of rabid raccoons in Boston, pet owners warned to be on high alert

    After five recent cases of rabies in Boston raccoons, pet owners are being warned to be on high alert. Boston’s Animal Care and Control division issued a warning Friday on Facebook, saying that a raccoon found near Hillside Avenue in the city’s Mission Hill neighborhood had tested positive for rabies on Aug. 14. It was the fifth raccoon to...

  • Kendra Lara August 17, 2023 3:25 pm

    Special prosecutor brought in for Councilor Kendra Lara case

    A prosecutor is coming in from Worcester County to handle the car crash case against Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara, officials said Thursday. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office brought in the special prosecutor to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest — a representative for the Suffolk prosecutor’s office said the spouse of a person who works...

  • Kendra Lara August 16, 2023 5:50 pm

    Lawyer for Councilor Kendra Lara moves to dismiss charges in JP crash

    The lawyer representing Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara in the Jamaica Plain car crash that injured her son this June, for which she faces a slew of charges, has filed a motion to dismiss the case. Prosecutors opposed the motion to dismiss the charges against Lara for allegedly driving with a revoked license, in an unregistered, uninsured car with an…

  • Jamaica Plain August 12, 2023 8:40 am

    Two people shot in Jamaica Plain

    Two people were injured in a shooting Friday night in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Police responded around 10 p.m. to the shooting around 3080 Washington Street. Two victims was transported to an area hospital with non life-threatening injuries. No arrests have been made, police said. The investigation is ongoing.

  • Jamaica Plain August 6, 2023 12:05 am

    Coyote sightings in a Boston neighborhood have residents on edge

    Residents in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood have growing concerns about coyote sightings in the area. One neighbor who spoke with NBC10 Boston said the coyote sightings have ramped up in the past year or so. Now, she said, they seem to be out at all times of day, and don’t seem fazed by people. Video from another neighbor’s camera...

  • Boston July 31, 2023 11:34 pm

    2 people shot in Jamaica Plain, Boston police say

    There was an active scene in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood Monday night after two people were shot. Boston police say the shooting occurred on School Street around 9:30 p.m. The victims were taken to a local hospital. There was no immediate update on their conditions. No arrests have been made. There were numerous police vehicles and officers at the...

  • Jamaica Plain July 30, 2023 11:25 pm

    31-year-old man arrested for murder in Jamaica Plain shooting

    A man was arrested Sunday in connection to a fatal shooting earlier this month in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, police announced. Boston police say Dequann Whyte-Cohen, 31, of Dorchester, was taken into custody by members of the department’s fugitive unit on Hyde Parke Avenue in Jamaica Plain. Whyte-Cohen was wanted on a murder warrant out of West Roxbury District...

  • Kendra Lara July 24, 2023 11:26 pm

    Date set for hearing on Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara's residency

    A court hearing next week will look into whether Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara actually lives in the district she represents. Four people who live in the embattled councilor’s district submitted formal objections to Lara’s nomination papers on the grounds of residency before a deadline on July 13. A fifth person also filed a challenge to Lara’s residency, but...

  • Boston City Council July 21, 2023 6:56 am

    New details revealed in body camera video of Councilor Kendra Lara's crash

    Body camera video of Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara’s June 30 crash is revealing new details about the incident, which led to her 7-year-old son being hurt and also to charges against the District Six city councilor. The video shows when police and EMTs arrived on scene in Jamaica Plain, tending to City Councilor Lara, her son and the driver…

  • Kendra Lara July 21, 2023 12:23 am

    Police release bodycam footage of response to Councilor Kendra Lara's crash

    Newly-released bodycam footage shows the police response to Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara’s crash into a Jamaica Plain home. The crash happened June 30. It left Lara’s 7-year-old son injured and in need of stitches. A house on Centre Street suffered significant damage. Lara, who was not arrested after the crash, is facing nine charges in the incident. A...

  • Kendra Lara July 19, 2023 5:35 pm

    Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara facing residency challenge hearing

    With several residents challenging whether City Councilor Kendra Lara actually lives in Boston, the city’s election department has scheduled a hearing to discuss the issue. The Boston Election Department issued a notice about the hearing Wednesday — the same day Lara appeared in court to face charges in a Jamaica Plain car crash that injured her son last month. Five…

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