Senior scammers snagged; T to extend weekend hours
Man punches cop in the head at Andrew station a few days before he's due to start trial on another charge, police say
August 12
Transit Police report the arrest of a man they say refused an officer's demand to stop harassing other riders at Andrew station and instead began screaming at him and then punched him in the head, around 5 p.m. on Sunday. Read more...
The City that Starts to Stay Up Later: MBTA to extend subway, some bus service an hour on weekends
August 12
The MBTA announced that starting Aug. 24, service on all four subway lines and eight bus lines will be extended an extra hour on Friday and Saturday nights.
Dorchester man charged as part of Dominican ring that scammed seniors out of millions in 'grandchild in trouble' phone scheme, feds say
August 12
A Dominican man who lived part-time in Dorchester is among 13 Dominican nationals charged with running a sophisticated series of call centers using illegally acquired personal information of seniors, telemarketing software, English-speaking callers and voice-over-IP phones to separate some 400 seniors across the US from their money, according...
Charlestown developer proposes shrinking planned residential tower, including replacing 111 parking spaces with room for 5 EV car-share vehicles
August 12
A developer that won approval in 2023 for a 22-story, 503-unit apartment building just off Sullivan Square is asking the Boston Planning Department to let it shrink the building to 18 floors and 423 units - and selling off more than half the units as condos rather than renting them as apartments....
Everett man charged as State House paint flinger with fake IEDs
August 12
An Everett man who may have wanted to bring attention to Gaza was ordered held in lieu of $30,00 bail on charges he hurled white paint around the exterior of the State House last month, then fled onto the Common, where he left a path of white footprints and was initially spotted with two devices that appeared to be explosives, according to the...
Board delays action on multi-cuisine ghost kitchen in the Fenway over traffic concerns
August 12
The Zoning Board of Appeal took no action today on a proposal by a New York based takeout chain that recreates dishes by name-brand chefs and restaurants to open a location at 1260 Boylston St. over concerns about all those delivery bikes and mopeds on the already clogged thoroughfare - especially before and after Red Sox games....
311 complaint of the day: The Road of Theseus is not the same
August 12
A jostled resident files a 311 complaint about the fact that stretches of Beacon Street between the Newton line and Chestnut Hill Avenue in Brighton consist of nothing but patches atop other patches:
