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Nearby News: Julia Stiles to Film in Charlestown
Also, a dead body in Jamaica Pond, a development proposal in Back Bay and a Medford magic store owner is sentenced to two years in prison.
Charlestown
Julia Stiles and a movie crew will descend on Charlestown this month. Ryan Cook, a movie business professional who worked on the recent Boston-based Mark Wahlberg hit, “Ted,” told the Charlestown Neighborhood Council Sept. 4 that he will bring Stiles and crew to town on Sept. 12, 13, 24, 25 and 26. — Matt Casey
Medford
Harry Levy, the owner of Hank Lee's Magic Factory in Medford, was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday for committing credit card fraud and misleading investigators. , then lying about the charges to investigators. — Jarret Bencks
Back Bay
Developers are looking to build a 33-story hotel and residential tower at the corner of Stuart Street and Trinity Place, where the Boston Common Hotel & Conference Center now sits. — Kimberly Ashton
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Jamaica Plain
The many runners and dog walkers who circulate Jamaica Pond each morning had their routines disrupted by the discovery of a woman's body. Police say they received a call at 7:41 for a body in the water. A witness told Patch that he and his friends found the body. "I thought it was a mannequin," said Reuben, of Roslindale, who declined to give his last name. — Chris Helms
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