Suit against police commissioner; bomb threats, college babies and their num-nums

Adam Gaffin

13 Jan 2026 — 1 min read

Great googly moogly on Tremont Street. Photo by Jon Hansen

In suit, BPD deputy superintendent charges he was demoted after he uncovered fraud by officers on paid details

January 12

Boston Police Deputy Superintendent Marcus Eddings today sued his boss, Police Commissioner Michael Cox, charging Cox demoted him when Cox demanded he bury proof of fraud among numerous officers on paid details and he refused.

Eyes on the Common

January 12

Jon Hansen noticed a pair of giant googly eyes newly applied to 151 Tremont St., across from the Common, today.

Bogus bomb threats made to Suffolk University, other institutions in Boston

January 12

The Suffolk Journal reports the library in Suffolk University's Stahl Building at Tremont and School streets was evacuated due to a bomb threat reported to the school around 10:40 a.m. - and that...

Now what could the local ICE office need with lots of shiny new SUVs?

January 12

Three car carriers' worth of SUVs delivered to the ICE office in Burlington the other day.

We are in need of a good noun for a dead Red Line train downtown

January 12

The MBTA welcomed Red Line riders at 7:47 a.m. with the news that a Red Line train had started pining for the fjords at Downtown Crossing, forcing the surviving trains to stand by at stations. The T reports it did what it took to clear the tracks by 8:25 a.m.

311 complaint of the day: College babies and their num nums

January 12

A bitter resident filed a 311 complaint this morning about a food-delivery truck blocking the bus stop across from the Old State House.

Garden fight ends with man suffering serious injuries after being shoved down stairs

January 12

WCVB reports on a fight - in the stands - during Saturday's Bruins/Rangers match that ended with the alleged aggressor getting shoved down some stairs and suffering what police said were serious but not life-threatening injuries....

A visit to Boston's Haitian cultural center

January 12

The Huntington News gives us a tour of the Toussaint Louverture Cultural Center, 131 Beverly St., near North Station, which opened in May.

Two immigrants face violence back home, only one gets a chance to stay here

A tale of two immigrants: Both face possible torture or death if returned to their homelands, but court allows only one to stay February 19 Niranjan Khanal, originally from Nepal, and Rosa Lidia Cante Mijangos, originally from Guatemala, both face potential violent attacks should they return to their homelands. But

Trapped in an elevator; more apartments; fire in JP

Elevator in Franklin Street tower was going down when it just stopped, trapping five people February 18 Boston firefighters responded to 225 Franklin St. around 5:10 p.m. after an elevator with five people onboard suddenly stopped in a "blind shaft" with no easy way out, some

Judge says MA can warn against anti-abortion clinics; Apartments planned for Soldiers Field Road

Judge rules Massachusetts has the right to warn people about anti-abortion 'pregnancy resource centers' February 17 A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit by a chain of anti-abortion clinics against a Massachusetts state ad campaign warning people against such facilities. Six-story residential building could go up on Soldiers

He cut hair for 67 years in Roslindale

Bob Aliano, barber who cut hair for several generations of Roslindale residents, has died February 16 The Rialto Barber Shop on South Street in Roslindale today announced the death of Robert Aliano, 88, who owned the shop from 1959 until 2012 - and who kept cutting hair until last week.

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Two immigrants face violence back home, only one gets a chance to stay here

Trapped in an elevator; more apartments; fire in JP

Judge says MA can warn against anti-abortion clinics; Apartments planned for Soldiers Field Road

He cut hair for 67 years in Roslindale