The neighborhood that always sleeps may not be ready for smashburgers until 2 a.m.
A New York take-out burger chain ran into opposition Wednesday over its request to extend the closing time of its outlet in South Boston's Perkins Square from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m., with both residents and City Councilor Ed Flynn telling the Boston Licensing Board that's just too late, especially for a place that's only been open for a few months. Read more.
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School-police officer at Boston Latin Academy charged with rape inside State Police barracks on Martha's Vineyard
October 14
Edward Brown, 27, of Boston, was arraigned yesterday on a rape charge for an incident in Oak Bluffs in August, the Cape and Islands District Attorney's office reports.
Teens charged with attacking Ashmont liquor-store owner and his wife
October 14
Two teens, one 15, one 14, were formally charged with armed robbery following a melee at O'Brien's Liquor Store, 1911 Dorchester Ave. in Dorchester on Oct. 1, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Harvard shelter-in-place order lifted after man with knife nabbed following foot pursuit from Cambridge Common to the Charles
October 14
Harvard University Police issued a shelter-in-place order at 11:41 a.m. on a report of "Person with a knife, South St. heading toward JFK Street."
At 11:46, police updated ...
