Boston City Council to consider requiring driverless cars to have a human driver
City councilors, rats, fireworks and a 311 complaint about Donny Wahlberg. That was the day that was:
You never know when a huge fireworks show will go off over the harbor
August 6
The National Conference of State Legislatures ended its meetings in Boston tonight with a show at Harborlights (or whatever the kids call it these days) that featured music by the Boston Pops and Boyz II Men - and a huge fireworks display over the harbor.
Pickup driver wedges vehicle into East Boston building
August 6
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to Chelsea and Emmons streets in East Boston around midnight on a report of a pickup truck wedged between a building and a light pole.
311 complaint of the day: Hey, Donny, there's a reason they call it the Common
August 6
A peeved resident filed a 311 complaint about the scenes being shot on the Common late this afternoon for Donnie Wahlberg's new fish-out-of-water drama (NYPD detective becomes BPD detective) ...
Councilors go: Oh, rats!
August 6
Boston city councilors agreed today to look at stepping up the age-old war on rats - starting with possible new requirements for how residents put out their trash, including in possible "rat-resistant" trash containers.
Driver tells police he fell asleep and when he woke up, huh, he was on Green Line tracks
August 6
Transit Police report a Providence man didn't make it home after a trip to Boston Monday, not because his car wound up on the Green Line tracks near the BU bridge early Tuesday, but because he was arrested for OUI by responding officers after he woke up.
Boston City Council to consider requiring driverless cars to have a human driver
August 6
The Boston City Council agreed today to take a first stab at drawing up requirements Waymo and other robotaxi companies would have to meet to unleash their vehicles on city streets - including a requirement that all the cars have a "human safety operator" behind the wheel, ready to take over in an emergency.
Woof! Jamaica Plain gets its first official city dog park
August 6
Jamaica Plain News reports that renovations to Flaherty Playground, Cornwall and Brookside avenues, includes what is the neighborhood's first official dog park, complete with a doggie water fountain.
End of an era: Boston Police to end unencrypted over-the-air transmissions on Saturday
August 6
BPD today it's moving its current radio system - which anybody with a cheapo scanner or even just can listen to - to an encrypted system on Saturday.