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Gone Fishin’

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The ice is finally gone from Jamaica Pond and local anglers were dropping in their lines on a perfect spring Saturday. Here are a few photos. All photos are by Richard Heath.

Still Frozen…

Jamaica Pond — Still frozen on Saturday, March 21, 2015.

Jamaica Pond — Still frozen on Saturday, March 21, 2015. Credit: Roxane Argueta

Spring really is coming, but the Pond is still frozen, as you can see in this shot by Roxane Argueta. For more of her photography, follow her Instagram feed.

Snow Bar!

The first evening the "snow bar" was operational.
The first evening the “snow bar” was operational.

The winter of 2015 isn’t just space saver wars, ice dams and cabin fever. Texas transplants Kristy Nardone and Chris Haynes of Eliot Place turned the eight-plus feet of snow into a deluxe “snow bar” for the neighborhood.

Victim in Monday’s Monument Killing Was Kenneth Lamour, 21, of Hyde Park

Kenneth Lamour, 21, of Hyde Park, was the man shot to death on Centre Street between the Monument and Murray Circle on Monday, according to prosecutors.

His alleged killer, Josiah Zachery, 18, is also from Hyde Park.

Jamaica Plain News is seeking full information on Lamour. We have confirmed with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office that his record included an alleged stomp-down of a Department of Youth Services worker when he was 18.

Commish Praises ‘Tremendous Restraint’ of Officers Not Returning Fire

At least one suspect in Wednesday’s fatal shooting fired at pursuing police officers on the mid-day streets of Pondside. None of the cops returned fire. Two people, including the person who allegedly shot at police, were taken into custody.