Former cannabis head sues state treasurer over the way she was forced out
Shannon O'Brien on Thursday sued state Treasurer Deb Goldberg and the Cannabis Control Commission over the way O'Brien was forced out of her job as commission chair - charging Goldberg violated her civil rights, illegally used her power as a state official to get confidential, private information to smear her and completely ignored her rights under the state whistleblower act. Read more.
Court upholds ban on Catholic saint statues at new Quincy public-safety building while lawsuit over their installation continues
August 20
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that several Quincy residents have legal grounds to sue to try to block the mayor from installing large statues of two Catholic saints as part of the city's new police and fire headquarters.
Orange Line shuttle bus driver takes passengers to North Shore instead of North Station
August 20
WCVB reports passengers realized something was wrong when the driver of the Yankee Line bus got on I-93 north.
Man runs Allston red light, gets charged for 124 forged debit cards, many in his cup holder, police say
August 20
Boston Police report arresting a man officers initially stopped because he ran a red light at Harvard and Commonwealth avenues in Allston, before realizing he was a guy wanted for "an ongoing ATM card fraud investigation," the case for which was bolstered by the "numerous credit/debit cards in the cup holder."
In plea deal, owner of shuttered West Roxbury steakhouse admits to tax evasion
August 20
An owner of the former Sofia Italian Steakhouse on VFW Parkway in West Roxbury yesterday agreed to plead guilty to paying his employees partially in cash to reduce the amounts he had to report to the IRS and the state over seven years.
