Court upholds prison time for abusive pizzeria owner
But first: French Toast Alert now at 3 Slices/Elevated. Looks like we will get snow Sunday. Won't be a Blizzard of '78 or Bombogenesis of '2015, not a lot of wind to create drifts high enough to jump into from the second floor (never a good idea, since, of course, we're not Loon Mountain), but with temps barely breaking 0 (yep), it's not going to melt and you might have trouble getting to the store for all the fixins because your door is frozen and your car won't start. So get some milk, bread and eggs today. And keep tuned to the French Toast Alert Level System for updates.
Abusive, slave-driving pizzeria owner deserves his 8 1/2-year prison sentence, appeals court concludes
January 21
A federal appeals court today upheld the forced-labor conviction and 8 1/2-year prison sentence meted out to Stavros Papantoniadis, who used coercion and sometimes physical attacks to keep his undocumented-immigrant workers in line at his pizza shops in Roslindale, Dorchester and Norwood.
ICE tough guys spotted in Mattapan this morning
January 21
Somebody well versed in law-enforcement uniforms reports spotting ICE agents near Almont Park and near the Dunkin' Donuts in Mattapan Square this morning - areas heavily populated by Haitian, Jamaican and Dominican residents.
New Roslindale pub set to open next week
January 21
Andrew Tremble reports that he and partner Conor Ford will swing open the door to their Knoll Street Tavern, 1410 Centre St. in Roslindale, this coming Tuesday.
City throwing its weight around on long vacant Roxbury parcel
January 21
Yawu Miller considers the recent news that Boston won't renew plans to build lab space, apartments and a museum on the P-3 parcel across Tremont Street from BPD headquarters, but will instead consider moving Madison Park High there.
Red Line had feet of clay: A train died at Broadway
January 21
At 6:53 a.m., the MBTA reported delays of up to 15 minutes due to "an earlier disabled train at Broadway." The T declared the delays at an end at 7:21.
All the Blue Line delays you could want due to signal problems at Beachmont
January 21
Bright and early, like 5:47 a.m., the MBTA reported delays on the Blue Line due to "a signal problem at Beachmont." They even cautioned that trains could stand by at stations. At 7:23, the T repeated the message, although they noted the delays had been cut from 15 to 10 minutes. At 9:55, the MBTA was still reporting delays due to those pesky...
