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There's a new sheriff in town: Tompkins steps down to deal with extortion charges August 27 Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins is taking a leave of office while federal extortion charges against him are pending, Gov. Healey announced this morning.... Extortionist in chief demands $500 million from Harvard
Boston, MBTA look to set up dedicated trolley/bus lanes on Huntington, South Huntington avenues August 26 Streetsblog Mass reports the T and the city have reached basic agreement on a plan that would re-do Huntington and South Huntington avenues to create a dedicated transitway - to be shared by
Rogue woman with a spray bottle wanted for at least two Back Bay water spritizings August 24 Stanley Staco reports a woman walked into the Newbury Street Shack Shack and spritzed water on people who didn't ask to be spritzed this afternoon, and that she did the same
Supreme Court lets regime resume $800 million in racist, homophobic cuts to federal research grants August 21 In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court overturned rulings by judges in Boston that would have blocked the regime from cancelling $800 million in federal grants for medical research that might help people
Customs locks Canton woman away for four days at Logan, with no access to her diabetes or blood-pressure medication August 20 WFXT reports Jemmy Jimenez Rosa, who has a green card returned from a family vacation with her husband and three children, all American citizens, was pulled away from them
Officers were arresting a guy for spitting at a T bus driver when a different guy with an illegal gun showed up and got involved, so they arrested him, too, police say August 19 Transit Police report arresting two men stemming from an incident on an MBTA bus on Cummins
Mayor Wu had a message for the regime today: No. Maine policeman held in Burlington ICE office building August 19 An Old Orchard Beach policeman has been arrested by ICE and is being held in that Burlington office park. The Maine police department says Jon Luke Evans, a native of
Ammonia-powered ship docks at Boston August 17 Eric Bender got a close look today at the Green Pioneer, a Singapore-flagged ore carrier that is the first to have engines that can run either on traditional fuel oil or on ammonia gas - which unlike the oil does not release carbon
Nature put on quite the performance during and after sunset, why, we had to post about it twice! What would a big afternoon storm be without a glorious sunset, rainbows and flooding? August 14 Adam Castiglioni was headed to Quincy via ferry just after that storm blew through, so he
Pot chain exec allegedly pressured by sheriff identied; wasn't his predecessor as sheriff August 13 The Globe reports that by sifting through paperwork, including financial statements by Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, it uncovered the marijuana exec Tompkins... More out of towners nabbed after driving to Mass and
Man punches cop in the head at Andrew station a few days before he's due to start trial on another charge, police say August 12 Transit Police report the arrest of a man they say refused an officer's demand to stop harassing other riders at Andrew
Fascist says what? August 11 Now that the Convicted Felon in Chief has ordered the occupation of the nation's capital, how long before we see a similar attempt here? One Young Fascist is already calling for a Boston takeover. A tisket, a tasket, legal issues at Market Basket