About 850 Jamaica Plain residents lost power Sunday.
Underground equipment failure was the cause of a power outage that affected over 2 percent of Jamaica Plain residents Sunday. Boston.com reports 850 people lost power beginning at 5:50 a.m. due to equipment that failed underground due to the weather. Power was restored the community by about 10 p.m. Sunday night. The outage was lengthy because NStar crews had to first find the location of the underground outage, according to Boston.com. Snow and water then had to be removed before the work could start. The power outage was relatively small but widespread in the community. Residents at “Forest Hills T, Curtis Hall/Library, Brewery, Jamaica Pond, Jackson Sq T, Hyde Sq, Green St T, Hunnewell Bldg.” were without power, according to a tweet …
The Dorchester man, who was arraigned Wednesday on charges related to running a prostitution ring, was previously convicted of raping a woman in Jamaica Plain.
Michael Leoney, 49, who was convicted of raping a woman in Jamaica Plain in 1981, pleaded not guilty to human trafficking charges Wednesday. He is being held on $75,000 bail, according to Brad Puffer, director of communications for the attorney general’s office. Leoney is charged with trafficking of persons for sexual servitude and delivering support from a prostitute, according to a press statement from Attorney General Martha Coakley. An attorney general's office investigation determined that Leoney allegedly ran the operation, coordinated the recruitment of women into prostitution, and managed the financial aspects of the organization, according to the statement. Leoney allegedly advertised sexual services on websites known to advertise…
