Alleged Meta-perv at the Frog Pond; Hyde Park restaurant to remain shut for awhile
Convicted sex offender charged as Meta-perv for using camera glasses to photograph children at the Frog Pond
August 18
Boston Police report arresting a Brockton man with past child-porn convictions on charges he used camera-enabled glasses to photograph children at the Frog Pond - including some getting changed behind towels held by their parents, whom he followed when they spotted him and tried to get away from him.
Update: Bail set at $250,000.
Hyde Park restaurant that had a quintuple shooting outside to remain shut until it can prove to city it can re-open safely
August 18
The Boston Licensing Board today ordered Little Haiti International Cuisine, 1184 Hyde Park Ave. to remain closed until after Boston Police approves a security and crowd-dispersal plan its owner promised the city a year before five people got shot, one fatally ...
Where does an eagle sit? In Roslindale, anywhere it wants
August 18
Jordan Zinner spotted our national bird hanging out on a utility pole near Fallon Field in Roslindale today. Eagles aren't that uncommon at Jamaica Pond and along the Charles near Millennium Park, but Fallon Field? It might even be the same eagle that people in Jamaica Plain have been reporting over the past few days....
Wife continues daily walks through Hyde Park and Roslindale after husband's death
August 18
People who live near the George Wright Golf Course on the Roslindale/Hyde Park line know the Mitchells. Maybe not by name, but everybody knows the elderly couple who, for years now, has taken daily walks all across the neighborhood, up and down the hills, always holding hands and always smiling at and saying hello to everybody they pass ...
Warrant issued for arrest of former Lexington Town Meeting member
August 18
A judge in St. Louis yesterday issued an arrest warrant for former Lexington Town Meeting Member Jill Stein, who failed to show up in court on Monday to face some charges related to a 2024 incident when she was making yet another failed run for president.
Orange Line to be free this afternoon to try to make up for this morning's horror show
August 18
The MBTA says it's throwing open fare gates on the Orange Line this afternoon as a way to make up for the commuting nightmare this morning, at least for people who don't already have monthly passes....
Let's hope T workers can go faster to fix the Orange Line disaster
August 18
The day did not start well on the Orange Line, and then it got even worse: At 5:47 a.m., the MBTA reported delays due to a dead train between Downtown Crossing and Chinatown. But maybe the newish train didn't die on its own; it had help from some whack track, because at 6:30, the T said Orange Line service was all bollixed due to "a track...
