A suspect nabbed in Rox/Rozzie bank jobs; in the Seaport, voices carry, board concludes
So the Blue Line ground to a complete halt; guy walking in harbor tunnel at fault
May 7
A man who decided to stretch his legs forced the MBTA to shut the Blue Line around 5:50 p.m. when he got down on the tracks at Aquarium and began walking towards Maverick.
Weymouth man charged as one of two hoodie/shiesty bank robbers in Roxbury, Roslindale
May 7
A resident of a Weymouth sober home faces charges for a failed bank robbery in Roxbury on April 28 and a more successful one in Roslindale 90 minutes later - in which he and an accomplice allegedly threatened to shoot bank employees who didn't turn over some cash, pronto.
What Red Line riders really want: No signal problems at Ashmont
May 7
The MBTA is currently warning of delays of up to 25 minutes in Dorchester "while crews continue to address a signal problem at Ashmont."
Man gets life for role in 2023 J’Ouvert gun battle that left eight shot
May 7
A Suffolk Superior Court judge today sentenced Gerald Vick Jr., 33, to life in prison following his convictions for being a habitual offender who opened fire as part of a gun battle across Talbot Avenue that sent eight people, one just 11, to the hospital.
Death came flying off the back of a dump truck on I-93 in Dorchester, narrowly missing driver
May 7
Park.Premium reports what happened on I-93 southbound just before the Neponset exit in Dorchester around 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday.
In the Seaport, voices carry, so board cuts back proposed hours of new restaurant's outdoor patio
May 7
The Boston Licensing Board today approved a local restaurant group's plans to replace Hook + Line on Fan Pier Boulevard in the Seaport with another steakhouse - although one based on a modern French brasserie and with seafood options - but rejected the proposed 11 p.m. closing time for an outdoor patio because sound just hits different in the Seaport.
New Downtown Crossing restaurant could answer the question: What if Eve had offered Adam seven different cocktails instead of that one apple?
May 7
The Boston Licensing Board today approved plans by two long-time restaurateurs to buy and then transform the French Quarter, 545 Washington St. in Downtown Crossing, into a restaurant themed on the Garden of Eden, with a focus on seven cocktails, each based on a different deadly sin.
Dorchester to get nut-free bakery and cafe
May 7
The Boston Licensing Board today approved a food-serving license for Sweet Teez, 1211 Dorchester Ave. in the Dot Block complex in Dorchester.
Girl shot on Milton Avenue in Dorchester; boy arrested at scene with loaded gun, police say
May 7
Boston Police report arresting a 14-year-old on gun charges after responding to a house on Milton Avenue near Fuller Street, where they found a girl with gunshot injuries.
