Man charged with 1997 Codman Sq. murder; Roxbury to get birthing center
Man charged with murdering woman in her Codman Square apartment in 1997
December 16
Boston Police report arresting a man they say stabbed Ruth Foster, 56, to death in her apartment on Withington Street in Dorchester on Oct. 14, 1997....
Couple wins approval to replace tiny Charlestown storefront with tiny apartment
December 16
The Zoning Board of Appeal today unanimously approved plans by a Charlestown couple to replace what had become a series of failed businesses in an 8 1/2-foot-wide space on Main Street with a small apartment.
Affordable apartments for seniors win approval next to Hebrew SeniorLife in Roslindale
December 16
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans by Hebrew SeniorLife to replace a parking lot at Walter and Centre streets in Roslindale with a six-story apartment building with 78 units, all to be rented to seniors making no more than 50% of...
Superannuated wheezing trains not to blame for second instance of the Red Line going lame
December 16
The morning rush hour brought us news of yet another Red Line train deciding it was time to push up some daisies at Harvard Square. Just as the T was clearing that problem, at 9:57 a.m., it announced new Red Line delays of up to 15...
Boston's first non-hospital birthing center approved for Winthrop Street in Roxbury
December 16
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a non-profit, four-suite birthing center at 14 Winthrop St. in Roxbury.
MIT professor shot to death at his Brookline condo
December 16
Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, was shot last night in his home at 9 Gibbs St. in Brookline, the Norfolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Red Line riders feeling the pain: Harvard Square kills another train
December 16
There's just something about Harvard Square: For the second morning in a row, a Red Line train died there. The T announced the train had left this mortal coil at 7:23, reported at 8:45 that workers were able to shout "it's alive, it's alive!" at...
Councilor Weber joins John Kerry in the pantheon of public officials ticketed for not shoveling their sidewalks
December 16
City Councilor Ben Weber (Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury) reported yesterday (in a post tagged with "The theme of Law & Order") he had to make a trip down to the ticket window on the second floor of City Hall...
