Jamaica Plain’s Turtle Swamp Brewing and its landlord, Monty Gold, have filed separate lawsuits in Suffolk Superior Court to block the construction of a 39-unit apartment building that would provide affordable housing to low-income seniors and a new space for Dominican restaurant El Embajador. Two-thirds of the apartments would go to seniors making no more than 60 percent of the median income in Boston, while one-third would go to seniors making no more than 30 percent of that number. The development is proposed for 3371 Washington St. in Jamaica Plain, directly adjacent to Turtle Swamp’s patio.
The development, a collaboration between New Atlantic Development LLC and nonprofit Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC), has been approved by the Boston Planning & Development Agency and the Zoning Board of Appeal. It also has the support of the neighborhood.
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Former Boston mayor Martin J. Walsh knew of Police Commissioner Dennis White’s troubled internal affairs history when he appointed him earlier this year to lead the department, according to affidavits filed in Suffolk Superior Court.
The allegation by White, and echoed by an affidavit filed by his predecessor, former commissioner William Gross, directly rebut Walsh’s claim that he was unaware of White’s history, which include past allegations of domestic violence. Walsh, who is now US Labor Secretary, has maintained that did not know of White’s past.
The affidavits came as White prepares for a court hearing Thursday contesting his firing by Acting Mayor Kim Janey.
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05/20/2021 07:33 AM EDT
WALSH WATCH Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is getting sucked back into the controversy surrounding embattled Police Commissioner Dennis White and it could become
a distraction for the Labor secretary in the otherwise relatively drama-free Biden administration.
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