Getting closer to a new state flag; one-man crime spree sentenced
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 both...
Dog mauls woman, police shoot dog in house off Howe Street in Dorchester
August 25
Police and EMTs responded to Howe Terrace, at the end of Howe Street, off Hancock Street in Dorchester this evening after a dog bit a woman repeatedly around 6:50 p.m.
One-man crime wave from New Hampshire sentenced for months-long Boston spree; after his release, he has to stay away from the Hub for three years
August 25
A New Hampshirite who admitted to a seven-month long string of break-ins, thefts and being annoying across downtown and the North End was sentenced last week to 18 months in jail, followed by three years of probation that include the condition he stay away from Boston during that time, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports....
The new state flags are here!
August 25
The state has released copies of the hundreds of replacement flags, seals and state mottoes that people submitted - with the finalists scheduled for a review by an august body of experts starting at 2 p.m. on Thursday.
Former BLS head of school appointed to school committee
August 25
Mayor Wu announced today she's appointed Rachel Skerritt to a vacant position on the Boston School Committee.
Containers in the mist
August 25
Adam Castiglioni watched as the MSC Mumbai VIII container ship burst through the morning mist on Boston Harbor on its way to the Conley Terminal today....
MBTA says it will start crackdown on fare evaders next month
August 25
WBUR reports T employees dressed like Best Buy employees (blue tops and khaki pants) will start roaming the Green Line and bus routes looking for people sneaking on trains and buses without paying. At first, they'll just get warnings, but the T says...
Man shot at Tremont and Mass. Ave. in the South End
August 25
WHDH reports a man was shot on Tremont Street at Massachusetts Avenue around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday. Injuries not considered life threatening.
