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Police looking for 7 suspects after woman robbed in Roxbury
The woman suffered non-life threatening injuries when her purse with credit cards and cash was stolen, according to Boston police. Police are investigating after seven people allegedly approached a woman with a knife and stole her purse in Roxbury earlier this week. Boston police released images of the seven people,...
Family mourns man shot and killed by moped driver in Boston, no arrests made
BOSTON - The family of a Boston man is looking for answers after he was gunned down near the Forest Hills MBTA stop by a shooter police say was on a moped. "I lost a friend, I lost a brother, a really good guy," said Francis Gonzalez of his 35-year-old friend Andy Baez Manan also known as Jusepy. On Thursday, family and friends gathered at a funeral home in Dorchester wearing a T-shirt that memorializes him and the number he wore on his softball team. They say they're still trying to understand what happened the night of...
Embattled nursing home system asks judge to change receivership into monitoring
BOSTON — Attorneys for the company that owns three nursing care facilities placed into receivership last week over concerns that poor staffing would imperil the welfare of 300 residents asked a Superior Court judge to change the arrangement so that the state is only monitoring its operations. The Attorney...
Need a CharlieCard? The MBTA’s ‘store’ is moving
The CharlieCard store is making some big moves — literally. The store — which, as of Monday, will be called the Charlie Service Center — is moving out of its temporary spot in the State Transportation Building in Downtown Crossing and into its own space, the MBTA said.
Five storylines to watch with Boston College's Recruiting BBQ
Boston College is hosting a strong group of recruits and coaches, mostly local on Thursday afternoon at the annual BC recruiting BBQ. There are a number of key recruits that will be on campus, most of whom hold an offer from the Eagles staff. Eagle Insider takes a look at...
Emerson Empowers Young Female Leaders with Women2Women Conference
To say attending the Women2Women conference in 2022 in Bahrain was a transformational experience would be an understatement, said Israela Brill-Cass. “Since then, I’ve connected with hundreds of young women from around the world at the W2W conference,” said Brill-Cass, a senior affiliated faculty member in Communication Studies. “They are exceptional, outgoing, and eager to make a difference in the world.”
T hires Keolis to electrify Fairmount commuter rail line
The MBTA hired Keolis Commuter Services to serve as a general contractor of sorts overseeing the buildout of battery electric train service on the Fairmount commuter rail line, which runs through Boston for about 10 miles connecting Readville and South Station. The contract was hailed as a historic first step...
Transplanted Truck Sets Up Shop In Boston Selling House Plants For Charity
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — It's like a food truck... except it's full to the brim with house plants. "We call it the roaming green house," Denise Goodman, founder of Boston Cityscapes Plant Care Inc, told WBZ NewsRadio's Chaiel Schaffel. Cityscapes, a company that does greenery for local offices and...
Tragedy Disrupts MBTA Red Line Service in Boston as Individual Fatally Struck by Train
Chaos ensued on the MBTA Red Line at Boston's South Station last night, after an individual was struck and killed by an oncoming train, causing substantial delays and service interruptions. The incident, which occurred during the peak of rush hour, resulted in the deployment of shuttle buses to ferry passengers between the Alewife and JFK/UMass stops, disrupting the commutes of many.
Metro Boston ranks 15th in the nation for supercommuters
"When I do drive in, about once or twice a week, my mood is increasingly more tense having to navigate the Mad Max-like 95N-93N corridor," one Boston.com reader wrote. Supercommuting is on the rise. and Boston is jumping into the fast lane. Use your blinkah!. Did you know that 62,898...
Water Main Break in the area of 890 Great Pond Road
The DPW is responding to a Water Main break on Great Pond Road. Traffic in the area will be detoured around the impacted area and there will be some water pressure issues due to the break. Crews are on scene and working to limit disruptions, but it will be some time before water is restored to the area.
Lynnfield floats new support for pond
The Pillings Pond Subcommittee voted unanimously to dissolve itself at its meeting Tuesday, instead opting to form a nonprofit to fundraise for the pond. Antonio Sordillo, who lives along the east side of the pond, said he helped form the subcommittee in 2020 after the town’s Conservation Commission noticed growing support for the pond’s restoration in his Facebook group. Sordillo’s Facebook group, Pillings Pond Lynnfield MA, is a public group and has around 950 members.
Boston police officer hit by construction vehicle, suffers serious injuries
BOSTON - A police officer is recovering after he was struck by a construction vehicle in Boston Thursday afternoon.I-Team sources: Truck's back door swung open and hit the officerIt happened at the intersection of North Washington and Thacher streets shortly before 1 p.m. Paul McLaughlin of the Bureau of Investigative Services said the officer was working paid detail at a construction site and helping a construction vehicle cross the street when he was struck by the rear of the vehicle."At that point, he stopped traffic as the vehicle came through it struck him, causing him to fall to the ground,"...
Players To Watch: Playoffs | Round 1
Playoff ultimate has arrived, and with it a fresh list of must-watch stars for the first round of games. Dependable vets, explosive athletes, and loads of talent on both sides of the disc headline this week’s watchlist. Lukas Ambrose, Seattle Cascades. Currently leading the league in blocks with 26,...
New report details how surveillance tech is used in Boston
The city released its first-ever surveillance report, which includes information on cell phone trackers, gunshot detectors, and body-worn cameras. Boston officials released the city’s first annual surveillance report this month, an overview of the dizzying array of different types of technology the city uses on a regular basis, predominantly in law enforcement efforts.
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