The state Attorney General's office said today no charges are warranted against mayoral aide Michael Kineavy for deleting e-mail because he was just doing what he and other City Hall employees were told to do: Purge their inboxes every day because messages would be stored on a back up server - which turned out not to be the case.
The AG's office says Kineavy did nothing intentionally wrong and it's not his fault the City Hall e-mail system didn't work the way IS told employees it did. Investigators found no evidence that Kineavy "double deleted" e-mail in a deliberate attempt to purge messages from what turned out to be a non-existent server.
Investigators found that while the city did have backup systems, they were intended only for recovery of key records after a disaster - which meant that when a worker deleted a message from his or her inbox, it quickly disappeared into the ether, rather than being saved.
See the comments below for a statement from the AG's office. Full report.
But doesn't involve a single pun, Kosher Blog reports.
The Dorchester Reporter goes on a tour of land along the river that might be used for a trail; notes issues, including fear by some Milton residents that a new footbridge would leave the town wide open to criminal elements.
Ed. note: As a Boston resident, I'd be more worried about the criminal element coming up from Milton. The last thing we need is to make it easier for ammo-toting, fist-throwing illegal trash dumpers to cross the river.
The Globe reports Gov. Patrick has pledged $10 million for a year-round public market off the Greenway near the existing Haymarket - and not far from from Quincy Market, originally built as a public market.
It's proposed by the Boston Public Market Association.
With an online headline of "Puerto Rican Festival Turns Violent." Will Channel 25 apologize like the Herald did?
The Hack reports on a pair of contrasting riders in his cab. With bonus side diversion to Augusta to see the rich people fly into town in their private jets to visit their kids at summer camp.
Good Morning Gloucester hosts a guy trying to go around the world for free for a CBS show. Watch him determine what happens to the albino and walk the Gloucester greasy pole (starts around 2:30 on the video).
The Globe reports on the 25-cents-an-hour spaces.
The Coast Guard reports it's conducting search operations off Castle Island following the discovery of a windsurf sail without a rider around 8:25 p.m.
"We have launched a search for a possible missing windsurfer, but we are asking the public to call if they believe they are missing a windsurf board or have any other information which could help us with the search," said Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Cole, an operations unit controller at the First Coast Guard District Command Center in Boston. "We are hoping someone's board just blew away from the beach, but we are treating this as a possible search and rescue case."
The board has a clear and neon-green sail with "Super Nova II" written on it. A helicopter and ships from the North End and Hull are currently scanning the water. If the sail sounds familiar, call the Coast Guard at 617-223-8555.
11 p.m. update: Seems like the power's back in the Fenway. Matthew Soleyn reports NStar is hoping to restore power on Mission Hill by 1 a.m.
Around 10 p.m., Jed H tweeted the power was off along Tremont between St. Alphonsus and Huntington: The indie bars, of course, remained open, while the Stop & Shop plaza was shut.
This came not long after people started reporting power outages between Queensbury and Jersey in the Fenway.
Jeepers, creepers
The USDA wasted little time getting ads up on the Orange Line, which starts (or ends) right in the middle of Beetleville (anybody know about buses out of Forest Hills?). UPDATE: Actually, they started running this campaign last year, but ye ed was blissfully unaware of it until a couple days ago. See the comments for more.
Meanwhile, the city, state and feds are holding an open house this Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon at Jamaica Plain's Curtis Hall to get residents in the Beetle Zone the information they need on how to spot any infestation and how to dispose of branches, stumps and other woody stuff for the next, oh, four years or so.
The Herald is apologizing for writing Puerto Rican parade marred by shooting when the Sunday shooting took place a mile away from the parade through JP.
Ed. note: The Herald has changed the story, but you can still see the original headline by looking at the URL (same as you can here when I change a headline).
The Crimson reports on the Monday-night attack near Ash Street.
A UHub roving photographer took this shot of a car that plowed into the porch at 56 Erie St. in Dorchester this afternoon. At least one person was injured; the crash is still under investigation.
The Boston Licensing Board today approved a food-serving license for Cafe Nuovo, now going into the site of a long-abandoned restaurant at 76 Salem St. The board took no action on owner Vincent Ferrara's request for a beer and wine license, pending a meeting with a neighborhood group - and research by the board on whether the city has any of the licenses left to give - the total number is limited by state law.
Ferrara had originally proposed staying open until 2 a.m., but scaled that back to midnight on the request of another neighborhood group.
The new restaurant will serve breakfast starting at 7 a.m., light lunches and "family-style" full dinners. Ferrara said he hopes to open this summer.
Boston Police report the arrest of a pair of teens they spotted pushing a scooter at Warren and Wyoming streets around 3:25 this morning.
Police say the two told officers the scooter's battery was dead and they were pushing it to a nearby Auto Zone (which actually closes at 9). The officers proved skeptical: The two had no proof they owned the scooter, had no key and appeared nervous and there was what seemed to be fresh damage to the scooter's ignition. Also, they were walking away from the Auto Zone, and a bulge in one guy's clothes turned out to be a knife and screwdriver, police say.
Shawn T. Hussey, 19 of Roxbury and Samuel D. Milton, 19 of Newton were arrested and charged with receiving a stolen vehicle and possession of burglarious tools.
Innocent, etc.
The FBI reports they're looking for a guy who wears long sleeves on hot days for a robbery at the Mt. Washington Bank branch at 305 Talbot Ave. on Monday.
The FBI says the guy gave a teller a note demanding money, then fled on foot. Look familiar? Contact special agents Rolands or Toole at 617-223-6412.
The Outraged Liberal makes the case.
Hollywood East Connection fills us in on Charlie St. Cloud, which is set in Marblehead, and which has the Red Sox as a key plot element - and which was filmed in Canada's Pacific Northwest because it was cheaper:
... While the screenplay was not changed the reflect the new location, locals who see the film will be able to tell you unequivocally, that Vancouver looks nothing like Marblehead. ...
Boston Skeptic writes:
... What Kerry doesn't realize is that most people have marriages, lives and budgets and work hard every day to make ends meet. Most people don't own several million dollar recreational items apart from their spouse or spend time around the dinner table holding shareholder meetings to discuss the use and maintenance of family assets. Watching Kerry handle this situation like a jackass is fun, but it makes me feel bad for America. Even though we voted convincingly not to have him as our president, the people in my state continue employ him as our voice in important decisions.
That John Kerry remains a powerful force in American government is a frightening prospect. Fortunately for us he'll never get out of his own way long enough to do any real damage. Anchors aweigh!
Iseut reports:
Overheard in Dudley Square this sultry summer evening: "Got rock. Got weed". The sales pitch was tendered outside of the always bustling Giant Liquors on Washington Street. A six-pack of Natural Ice and your preferred illegal smoke all in one quick errand. Would you prefer cocaine or marijuana with that bottle of Heineken? ...
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