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Somerville police seek help identifying suspect in road rage car vandalism
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a male suspect involved in a motor vehicle vandalism incident that occurred on July 20. According to authorities, the incident took place at the intersection of Prospect Street and Somerville Avenue following a traffic altercation. The...
#Quincy Quarry News Police Scanner Snippets: Evening Commute Time Stabbing In Front Of City Hall
— Quincy Massachusetts News by Quincy Quarry News – News, Opinion and Commentary. Shortly after 7 pm these evening and thus before sunset, a Quincy Quarry Citizen Police Radio Scanner picked up word of a male stabbed and bleeding generally in front of Quincy’s two city halls. An...
Why 911 Services Went Down in Boston: Causes and Solutions
In Boston, the sudden disruption of 911 emergency services has sparked concern and raised questions about the reliability of crucial communication channels during emergencies. The recent outage has left residents and officials alike wondering about the underlying causes and the potential risks associated with such failures. When 911 services go...
Protein from parasitic worm could help wounds heal faster
BOSTON – A parasitic worm could help skin wounds heal faster and better.Skin wounds must close quickly to avoid infection but this rapid closure promotes the formation of scar tissue rather than regenerated skin. However researchers at Rutgers University found that applying a highly purified protein produced by parasitic worms in the gut to skin wounds in mice sped up wound closure, improved skin regeneration, and reduced scarring. The worm protein may work by stimulating immune cells that promote regeneration while inhibiting immune cells that promote scarring. They now plan to test this protein on human wounds.
Readers: Were you part of busing in Boston? Tell us your story.
We want to hear your stories as we enter the start of the school year, 50 years since the Boston Public Schools desegregation busing order in 1974. It has been 50 years since the Boston Public Schools desegregation busing order on June 21, 2024. On that day, Federal Judge W. Arthur Garrity ruled in Morgan v. Hennigan that the Boston School Committee had been intentionally segregating public schools and ordered busing to desegregate the district. The order required busing students to schools across the city to more evenly distribute racial diversity.
Smart insulins may respond to blood sugar changes in real-time
BOSTON - Controlling blood sugars could become even easier for people with type 1 diabetes. People with type 1 diabetes don't produce enough insulin. They must control their blood sugar with daily injections of insulin or an insulin pump to prevent a host of medical problems including kidney disease, heart disease, or vision loss. If overcorrected, however, their blood sugar can plummet to dangerously low levels. But now researchers are developing so-called "smart insulins" that could respond to changing blood sugar levels in real-time without the need for pumps, injections, or glucose monitors. Scientists are also investigating insulins that would only need to be injected once a week and capsules that could be taken by mouth, all with the hope of reducing the burden on people with type 1 diabetes to manage their condition and improve their quality of life.
Cambridge Rezoning Would Allow Six-Story Residential Buildings Citywide
A proposal to allow for six-story residential buildings across Cambridge, MA would create 4,880 net new housing units in the next decade and a half, nearly 14 times the number of units expected under current zoning, reported the Boston Business Journal. The Cambridge City Council’s housing committee voted last week to recommend that the city’s Community Development Department draft zoning language based on the proposal.
Boston Officers Sprayed with Squirt Gun, Find Real Gun After Stopping Suspect’s Vehicle
Saturday evening after Boston Police officers were hit with an “unknown” fluid from a squirt gun, they found a real gun in the suspect’s vehicle, police say. The officers were conducting a traffic stop, when a vehicle drove past them and one of the occupants shot liquid from a squirt gun, striking one of the officers, the Boston PD said in a statement.
Jashun Cooley ID’d in Boston shooting on Saturday
The name of a Roxbury man killed in a shooting on Saturday has been released, Boston police announced. Jashun Cooley, 38, was found by police in the area of 159 Washington St. at around 9:58 p.m., the police department said in a statement on Monday. Cooley was found with gunshot...
BU Names Jennifer Gunter King First Associate University Librarian for Special Collections
Among her goals: improve access for scholars, researchers, and the entire BU community. Her vast domain includes nearly 12 miles of archival boxes holding papers like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s handwritten blue book for a Boston University class, hundreds of letters between Ethel and Julius Rosenberg penned at Sing Sing prison before their execution, African Ajami manuscripts, and Florence Nightingale’s handwritten letters to military generals about the importance of sanitation, along with more than 45,000 BU theses and dissertations, open access scholarly articles, research publications, and other works by faculty, students, and staff.
DCF says they were involved with family of infant who died at Conn. motel
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) said they were involved with the family of an infant found dead at a Milford motel weeks before the baby's death. In response to the incident, DCF officials said they are conducting a joint investigation with the Milford Police Department. The man suspected...
Brookline library unveils new automated sorter
The Public Library of Brookline unveiled an automated materials handling system last week, following library systems in Newton and Wellesley in installing the high-tech sorting apparatus. The automated materials handling system is a system of conveyor belts located in what was once the circulation room at the library’s Brookline Village...
Northeastern welcomes first-year students with smooth move-in and excitement for the year ahead
After traveling more than 1,100 miles to Boston from her home state of Wisconsin in a car packed with some of her most cherished belongings, Lindsey Hladio is more than ready to start her Northeastern University journey. The political science and international affairs major has big aspirations for her college...
Coyotes in the Neighborhood – Be on the lookout!
Coyotes are no strangers to the neighborhood. Recently, there have been some sightings in Dorchester. In particular, coyotes have been spotted in Adams Village and Ashmont neighborhoods. According to one report given to Caught in Dot, a neighbor’s cat was killed recently by a coyote. Police are warning people...
Is Roxbury the ‘dumping ground’ for transitional housing?
Some residents think so, and they're speaking out. Nestled at the center of 43 Hutchings St., one old Victorian home is pitting Roxbury neighbors and residents against each other. Transitional housing — temporary housing for vulnerable populations — has become a point of contention as neighborhood residents claim that Roxbury...
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