Motorcyclist Dead in Apparent Collision With RIDE Van at 490 Walnut Ave. in Jamaica Plain

A motorcycle rider is dead after an apparent collision with a RIDE van in Jamaica Plain's Parkside neighborhood.

UPDATE, Monday, 9:30 p.m.: No name has been released for the victim. Police say the van struck the motorcyclist. Here is an updated story. ~~~~~ UPDATE, Monday 1:46 p.m.: Police say the victim was male. They are still investigating the incident and haven't issued any violations. According to the Gazette, there were no passengers in the RIDE van at the time of the wreck. ~~~~~ A motorcyclist's helmet sat at the intersection beside the rider's shrouded body after a fatal wreck in Jamaica Plain Monday morning. Details are yet to be confirmed, but the cyclist's body is in a body bag at the intersection of Walnut and Montebello. There was apparently a collision with a RIDE van. We will have more on this incident. Please check back later with JP…

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31-Year-Old Man Shot in Arm on Walnut Street in Parkside

The victim was driven to Brigham & Women's Hospital. It isn't clear where the shot came from.

Someone shot a 31-year-old man in the left arm on Monday afternoon on Walnut Avenue, right in front of White Stadium. Police responded to a call of a shot being fired at 2:03 p.m. As police canvassed the area around Walnut Street and Park Lane, word came from Brigham & Women's Hospital that a woman had driven an injured man there for treatment. The wound appeared not to be life-threatening, said David Estrada, a spokesperson for the Boston Police. A witness told police she heard a gunshot, looked out a window and saw a person running down Park Lane. She also described a car leaving the scene, driving toward Columbus Avenue. A car matching her description took the injured man to the hospital. Estrada said the investigation is continuing. It…

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Court Rules Housing for Homeless Can Proceed in Parkside

A Superior Court judge sided with the developers, who aim to turn 461 Walnut Ave. into permanent housing for 30 homeless people. Neighbors had sued to stop the project.

Neighbors of a proposed housing facility for the homeless have lost a court battle to stop the project. The project, slated for 461 Walnut Ave. in Parkside, would turn the top two levels of the former Barbara McInnis House into efficiency apartments for 30 formerly homeless people. Downstairs there would be 20 beds for homeless persons in need of medical care. The property is owned by the South End-based Boston Health Care for the Homeless. The JP Neighborhood Development Corp. is partnering with the property owners. The Development Corp. sent out copies of the ruling by Superior Court Judge S. Jane Haggerty. A copy is attached to this post as a PDF. The judge ruled that 11 neighbors who had sued to stop the project did not have legal "…

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JP Nonprofit Helps Build Self-Esteem, One Step at a Time

"I believe it’s the right of everyone to believe that they are born worthy already," says founder Marion Davis.

A positive self-esteem is the core of success, believes Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute. According to its founders, the Jamaica Plain-based institute is the only organization in the state whose main purpose is to teach self-esteem building skills. The agency serves people who have become substance abusers, the homeless, victims of domestic violence, people emerging out of the criminal justice system and those who may be unemployed. Some of the agency's goals are to help people develop self-respect, resolve conflict and make good decisions. SEB works with individuals who attend the Kitty Dukakis Treatment Center at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain. JP Patch spoke about SEB with Marion Davis, founder and president of …

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