Powerball Jackpot Soars to $550M for Saturday Drawing

If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $550 million, or a $350 million one-time payout.

  Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 19 drawing is now $550 million. Return here Saturday night to see the winning numbers The one-time cash payout is estimated at $350.1 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in Wisconsin and 42 other states, including Florida, Texas, California and New York. For a full list of lottery agents, click on this link and you can search by community.  The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s collection of …

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Homes for Sale in Roslindale

Check out what homes are for sale in Roslindale this week.

State House News Service Weekly Roundup: Three's Company

Recap and analysis of the week in state government.

Like pieces of a puzzle that don't quite fit together yet, the Big Three may have been separated at birth, but with each incremental step their destinies seem to grow more intertwined. No, we're not talking about those Big Three - Gov. Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray and Speaker Robert DeLeo - though they play major character roles in this thickening plot.  Instead, three bills have come to define the early months of the 2013 legislative agenda and resolutions on tax hikes, local road funding and the annual state budget continue to be elusive and dependent on one another. Patrick spent the early part of his week welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to Boston for a few quick meetings and a visit to the Copley …

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Add Your Open House To Our Weekend Listings!

Photos and information in this article are uploaded by local Realtors and Boston Patch editors.

Realtors, this is your space. Upload photos of the houses you're showing this weekend and enter the property's details in the caption. Selling your Brookline, Fenway-Kenmore, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale or West Roxbury place without a Realtor? Consider yourself invited to add your photos and details into the mix. Please upload one photo per open house listing and include the following information in the captions of all photos: ·         Address ·         Date and time of the open house ·         Type of housing (condo, single family etc.) ·         No. of beds/baths ·         Square footage ·         Price ·         Agent's name (if applicable) Click on the big green "Upload Photos & Videos" button to get started. If you have any trouble …

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See 3 Plans to Renovate Adams Park in Roslindale

Adams Park is being renovated, check out the new plans that include new paths, entrances and performance spaces.

  Adams Park is getting a facelift and three concepts have been proposed that include options for new paths, entrances and a new performance area. The concepts were presented during a public meeting last week. The first concept keeps Adams Park fairly the same, but removes the mosaic plaza area for better access. All plans call for plants to be landscaped throughout the park, as well as including memorial for World War I and II.  The second concept creates a new walkway on the South and Poplar streets sides. There is a new entrance on South Street. The performance space is moved to the south side of the park in this proposal. The third concept creates a new path on the South and Poplar streets sides, and the same new entrance at South …

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Chicken and Beekeeping in Proposed Urban Agriculture Rules

The recently released draft document sets standards in Boston for bee- and hen-keeping, composting, rooftop farms and other activities.

  After more than a year of discussions, the city has published a draft document outlining new rules for urban agriculture in Boston. From the keeping of hens and honey bees to regulation of composting, aquaculture, rooftop farms and farmers markets, the new document sets standards for a variety of urban agriculture activities that are not currently addressed in Boston’s zoning code. The Boston Redevelopment Authority, Mayor’s Office of Food Initiatives and Mayor’s Urban Agriculture Rezoning Working Group have been meeting monthly since January 2012 to work on the document. The new regulations, Article 89 of the Boston Zoning Code, will “create clarity and predictability for anyone interested in commercial food growing and creating farms …

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Outpatient Victims to Receive One Fund Boston Payments

Claims for One Fund Boston payments are being accepted through June 15, and funds will start being distributed on a rolling basis on June 30.

Boston Marathon bombing victims treated as outpatients at Boston-area hospitals are eligible to receive One Fund Boston payments.  Claims are now being accepted through June 15, and money will start being handed out on June 30 on a rolling basis, according to One Fund Boston's website. The final protocal and prioritization for victims was also released through the website. Individual death claims, double amputeees, and those who suffered permanent brain damage are the top priority. Previously, One Fund Boston administrator Kenneth Feinberg had estimated the families of the three victims who died from the bombings, could receive $1 million. "Money is a pretty poor substitute," said Feinberg at one of the Town Hall meetings held to discuss …

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5 Things: Bike Week Celebration at Boston City Hall Plaza

The Roslindale Library Book Sale Days continue today and tomorrow.

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