Man escapes charges for Brown, MIT murders by killing himself, officials say
Brown shooter also murdered MIT professor - whom he went to college with - prosecutors say
December 18
Claudio Neves Valente, who authorities say killed himself as law enforcement closed in on him at a Salem, NH self-storage facility tonight, murdered not just two Brown students on Saturday, but an MIT physicist on Monday, the US Attorney's office in Boston says.
Man sought for unprovoked head smacking at North Station
December 18
Transit Police report they are looking for a guy they say started an argument with another passenger, then " struck him on the side of the head with an unknown object" around 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Contractors begin tearing down ill fated Cambridge condos before they collapse
December 18
John McMahon sent his drone up today to capture the beginning of the demolition of the Riverview Condominiums, 221 Mt. Auburn St. in Cambridge.
State could replace venerable Beades bridge with another drawbridge - or one that would bar boat passage
December 18
The Dorchester Reporter reports the state is weighing two options for replacing the superannuated Morrissey Boulevard bridge - one would continue to get it up to allow boats to pass underneath, the other which would be a permanent fixed span that...
State might look at whether it can extend the Orange Line past Forest Hills - again
December 18
WBUR reports that the latest effort over more than a century to consider extending the Orange Line south of Forest Hills got a boost in the state House, which passed a proposal by state Rep. Bill McGregor (D-West Roxbury) and state Sen...
Keolis teams with train manufacturer in bid to keep running commuter rail as T looks to move to more frequent, maybe even electric, trains
December 18
The MBTA announced today that Keolis, the French-based concern that currently operates commuter-rail service, is one of three finalists to continue running the Purple Line, but in a joint venture with Alstom, another French company that builds trains - including the sorts of trains the T would need to keep its commitment to faster, more...
Music cafe in the Leather District, Nepalese restaurant in Allston and Dominican restaurant at Roxbury Crossing granted full liquor licenses
December 18
The Boston Licensing Board today granted valuable full liquor licenses to restaurants in three neighborhoods.
