State Police say a 53-year-old driver died at the scene when his truck left Morton Street and hit a tree.
Jamaica Plain News
Carlos B. Icaza, well-known in JP for his civic work with organizations like the JP Business & Professional Assoc., died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014.
According to his death notice at legacy.com, “Born in Hampden, Conn., Carlos was a reader, thinker, writer, adventurer, storyteller and troublemaker.”
Icaza was a union carpenter and president of Just Small Jobs Inc.
A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 at The Parish of All Saints, 209 Ashmont St., Dorchester. The family asks that instead of flowers, gifts be sent to Community Servings, 18 Marbury Terrace, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
You’ve probably met the little dog that hangs out on the welcome mat outside Beauty Master in Hyde Square. I really like the composition of this piece of street photography by Faith Ninivaggi.
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A kidnapping case of super-heroic proportions is underway at the Boston Fire Department station on Centre Street.
If you’ll be out of the city for the Tuesday, Sept. 9 primary election, absentee ballots are now available.
So, apparently a group of people gathered at the Hyde Square rotary on Saturday and after they dispersed, the JP Music Festival banner and a few other banners that were hung on the fence with care, were gone.
The free, 4th annual JP Music Festival will be held at Pinebank Field on Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 12–7 PM. Event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/261461284013483/.
The festival will have two stages, with continuous music from more than 20 artists and bands. The festival features musicians, bands, group, or ensemble members who either live or work in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood.