1 MAXFIELD & COMPANY (617) 293-8003 REAL ESTATE JP REAL ESTATE TODAY SECTION, PAGES 6 - 11 Vol. 28 No. 6 BOOK YOUR 24 Pages • Free Delivery 25 Cents at Stores POST IT Jamaica Plain Call Your Advertising Rep w (617)524-7662 Printed on Recycled Paper AZETTE 617-524-2626 • GWWW.JAMAICAPLAINGAZETTE.COM MARCH 22, 2019 CIRCULATION 16,000 GOING GREEN Centre St. marijuana dispensary receives conditional use permit BY LAUREN BENNETT said that Core Empowerment is “in the process of obtaining off- Jamaica Plain is one step street parking within a quarter closer to having a recreational mile radius,” and has agreed to marijuana dispensary on Centre a police detail for the minimum St. The Zoning Board of Appeal of the first month “to manage (ZBA) granted marijuana enti- and handle logistics relating to ty Core Empowerment, who has parking,” he said. The off-site Cyan presented numerous times to the parking would be a dedicated lot neighborhood, a conditional use with a minimum of 12 parking Magenta permit to open the cannabis es- spaces for Core Empowerment tablishment at 401A-405 Centre only. They are also in the process St. of working with the Hyde Square The 6,000 square-foot facility Merchants Association to create Yellow will be below-ground, and have a shared valet zone for business- a pickup/dropoff area on Centre es in the area. Black St., according to Core Empower- ment’s lawyer, Mike Ross. Ross Continued on page 13 Update for community room, garden on Photos by Derek Kouyoumjian Flanagan & Seaton site provided at SNA Éirinn go Brách: Doyle’s Café was packed with St. Patrick’s day revelers on Sunday, March 17, to celebrate the Boston holiday. Friends and families came out to Doyle’s for music and fun. See Page 14 for more BY LAUREN BENNETT contribution to extending the photos. Southwest Corridor Parkland,” The Stonybrook Neighborhood and he’s looking for an organi- Association (SNA) had a light zation that would be the agency meeting on March 11, with not to run the community garden, Police share JP’s crime stats, talk about much to report and not many including “organizing and super- people in attendance. Jennifer vising yearly things that have to importance of neighborhood crime stoppers Uhrhane said that there is no go on,” Vetterlein said. He also update for 84 Stonely—they were said that the community room LAURA PLUMMER, In attendance at Monday’s Greland from BPD’s District thinking about doing something “needs to be defined” so that they POLICE AND COMMUNITY meeting were eight local resi- E-13. different with the property, and can find people to begin using it. RELATIONS BEAT REPORTER dents, a representative from Ar- Officer Jones provided copies “they would share plans once “We’re going to meet with bour Hospital, and Officer Wil- they came up with that,” she said. PMAC (Park Management Advi- Around twelve people gath- liam Jones and Captain John Continued on page 2 50 Stedman Street was ap- sory Committee) [for the South- ered at Curtis Hall in Jamaica proved by the BPDA on February west Corridor Park] and combine Plain on Thursday, March 7, for 14, but the SNA said they have this garden with those in the the monthly police and communi- BPD comparte estadísticas de la delincuencia, not yet heard about a Zoning DCR in the Southwest Corridor ty relations meeting organized by Board of Appeal date. parkland,” Vetterlein said. District E-13 of the Boston Police habla sobre la vigilancia comunitaria Fred Vetterlein talked about Landscape architect Ray Department (BPD). three parts of a community agree- Dunetz has been hired by the de- Every month, representatives LAURA PLUMMER de Boston (BPD). ment for the old Flanagan & Sea- veloper to design the community from BPD, MBTA Transit Police Asistieron a la reunión del ton site at 3521-3529 Washington garden, according to Vetterlein. and the Massachusetts State Po- Doce personas se reunieron en lunes ocho residentes locales, una St.: a mural that is being paid for Dunetz has “several plans” for lice are invited to update commu- Curtis Hall en Jamaica Plain el representante de Arbor Hospital by the developer of the Flanagan the garden, he added. There will nity members on recent crime jueves 7 de marzo para la reunión y el Capitán John Greland y su & Seaton site, a community gar- be further discussion of this proj- statistics and crime-fighting ini- mensual de la policía y la comu- colega el Oficial William Jones del den, and a community room. Vet- ect as more details are hashed tiatives, and to provide advice on nidad organizada por el Distrito terlein said that the community how to avoid becoming a victim. E-13 del Departamento de Policía Continued on page 12 garden would be a “significant Continued on page 3 2 2 • JAMAICA PLAIN GAZETTE • MARCH 22, 2019 Non-traditional art show Projections seeking submissions for third year BY LAURA PLUMMER are invited to submit photos of community to celebrate a night be honored during the event. During its first year, Projec- their artwork in all mediums, of art, neighbors and fun.” Images are assessed on a tions featured the artwork of The Jamaica Plain Arts Coun- including 2D and 3D, until mid- A panel of jurors will evaluate points system. Each juror selects almost 150 local and national cil (JPAC) and Jamaica Plain night on Monday, April 15. Art- all artwork. his or her top picks for Juror’s artists. After this year, the next Neighborhood Development ists can then watch their artwork “We ask local art professionals Choice Award. The Best in Show Projections event will be in 2020. Corporation (JPNDC) are cur- displayed on the walls of the Sam in the Boston area who have Award is the image that receives According to its website, “The rently accepting art submissions Adams Brewery beer garden experience curating, teaching the top score by all combined Jamaica Plain Arts Council is a for their third ever Projections during an outdoor art event on art and overseeing artists,” said jurors. non-profit organization support- event, a non-traditional art show May 11 featuring live music and Sasser. Artists can submit their work ing artist in the Jamaica plain that projects digital images of local food and drink. The event is Prior to the event, jurors then on the following website: https:// community, through its annual submitted artwork onto the ex- free and open to the public. select from among the submit- client.smarterentry.com/JPAC. Open Studios, periodic exhibi- terior walls of the Jamaica Plain “It’s like a block party,” said ted artwork pieces for the Ju- The cost of submission is $5 and tions, professional development Brewery. Anne Sasser of JPAC in an in- ror’s Choice Award and the Best includes up to three high-quali- offerings, and a commitment to Innovative and original art- terview with the Gazette. “It’s in Show Award and notify the ty images no greater than 8MB cultivating local audiences for ists from across New England mission is to bring together the award-winning artists, who will each. the visual arts.” comprehensive list of the indi- intimidation or force, while bur- portance of community policing, ‘That’s the person that did it.’ ” Police vidual crimes reported in the glary is unlawfully accessing a echoing the “if you see some- “If I’m a criminal and I’m area the previous month, includ- residence or building with the thing, say something” slogan of going to a neighborhood where Continued from page 1 ing the date, time and location intent to commit theft. the DHS. these people aren’t afraid of of each incident. According to Due to the recent uptick in “We do most of our best police testifying, I’m going to go some- of a chart comparing the year-to- this list, the month of February burglaries, Officer Jones passed working from people willing to where else,” said Captain Gre- date crime statistics from 2019 saw 39 larcenies (up from 37 in out a document with suggestions reach out and call us,” said Of- land. “I’m going to go to the place with those from 2018. January), 20 burglaries (up from for how people can prevent bur- ficer Jones. where people don’t say anything According to this chart, so far 17 in January), 10 aggravated glaries of their homes or places Officer Jones also highlighted and I can get away with it.” in 2019 there were 143 reported assaults (down from 12 in Janu- of business. the importance of profiling, but Boston does have an anony- crimes in Jamaica Plain, down ary), 2 robberies (down from 4 in For people living at street lev- not racial or ethnic profiling. mous tip line where residents Black from 172 this time last year, a January), and no arsons, rapes el, Officer Jones suggests keep- “We suggest to profile people’s can report suspicious persons or reduction of 17 pervent. Crimes or auto thefts (all down from one ing all valuables out of view from behaviors,” said Officer Jones. activities while also maintain- that have seen a decrease so far in January). One murder was windows where passersby can “If you see someone standing on ing their privacy. The tip line in 2019 compared to the same registered in February when an easily see them. This might be as your neighbor’s stoop and you is not affiliated with the BPD time period in 2018 included individual succumbed to a previ- simple as moving a laptop from don’t know them, call 9-1-1 and and no identifying information rape, non-domestic aggravated ous shooting injury that occurred a window desk under a pillow.