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Texas escapee in the Hub October 15 A car with Texas plates bearing a bevy of stickers, including one referencing the Jamaicaway, was spotted in Forest Hills the other day. Toxic bloom in the Charles dissipating, and just in time for the regatta October 15 The Crimson reports state tests
In Allston/Brighton forum, council candidates agreed on literally everything October 14 In an online forum sponsored by Allston-Brighton Progressives last night, incumbent District 9 Councilor Liz Breadon and challenger Pilar Ortiz didn't disagree on any basic issues: The district needs more low- and middle-income housing,
A fitting grave marker for the video that killed the radio star October 12 Hi11ary spotted this tubestone in a row of grave markers on display at Wellsmere Monuments on Washington Street at the Forest Hills/Roslindale line. Simple repaving not enough to make Hyde Park Avenue safe, Forest Hills
The Red Line gives up during rush hour, commuters find their prospects turn dour October 9 One of the nation's oldest subway trains suffered the geezer-train equivalent of a heart attack and died right there at Harvard station right in the middle of the evening rush hour.
Somebody's happy tonight October 8 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. joined David Ortiz tonight for some hearty "Daa Yankees lose!" as A-Rod and Jeter could only sit there and watch (link brings up the video). Boston judge refuses to halt case over Planned Parenthood funding just because
Four cops injured, 13 demonstrators arrested at pro-Palestinian march downtown October 7 WCVB reports on the protest turned melee in the area of the Common and Park Street station around 7 p.m. Judge orders immediate release of Brazilian immigrant grabbed by ICE when he showed up for a
Over the moon October 6 Adam Balsam watched the dual sunset/moonrise over Logan Airport this evening, specifically, at 6:07 p.m. "about 5 minutes before sunset and 12 minutes after the moon rose." Love that dirty water? Health officials advise against fishing or swimming in the
For second time in three months, a local business has a Pride flag vandalized; city officials rush to show support October 5 Sometime late Friday or early Saturday, somebody tore down the Pride flag that flew outside Russ and Mimi's market on Birch Street in Roslindale Square. Roslindale
Nothing fishy about judge recusing himself from case involving large shipments of frozen tilapia fillets October 2 A federal judge selected to oversee a lawsuit centering on tilapia fillets shipped from China to Boston quickly recused himself because of his family ties to the local fish company - his father started
Downtown denizens to get another late-ish night taco option October 2 The Boston Licensing Board yesterday gave Taco John's, 77 Summer St. downtown, permission to stay open until 2 a.m. Three-alarm fire injures two on Becket Street in Dorchester; then spreads to neighboring house October
Who ya gonna believe: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health or Bobby Brainworm and the Bleach Guy? September 30 After Rotting Whale Head Boy and Orange Toner Man last week declared Tylenol (and the women who take it) the leading cause of autism, our Department of Public Health issued a
Regime finds new way to try to screw Harvard September 29 The Crimson reports the regime has notified Harvard it sucks and deserves to die, and so needs to have all its grants and contracts put in a shredder, but that Harvard has 30 days to grovel and offer tribute,