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The anti-Whole Fooders struck again this morning, this time risking their necks to drape a couple of banners (one in English, one in Spanish) from a billboard advertising Polish ham atop the Hyde Square CVS.


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Citizen complaint of the day: Dead Squirrel

Filed on Citizens Complaint March 25th from Rutledge Street in the South End:

Dead squirrel on sidewalk

I guess he will be fined $50 for dying in a public place. ...

UPDATE: City says no squirrel on scene when inspector arrived, which is too bad because now Boston won't be able to erect its own mummified-squirrel park.

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Maybe I should stop putting the French Toast Alert into storage

Because every time I do, we get something like what the National Weather Service is forecasting for Thursday: The possibility of more snow. Not April Fool's Blizzard amounts, but still.

The best April Fool's Blizzard video ever:


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Central Square to get shop for thrifty buyers

CentralSquare.com reports the AIDS Action Committee is opening one of its Boomerangs used-stuff stores at 563 Mass. Ave., to join the existing outlets in Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury.


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You don't tug on Superman's cape and you don't mess around with MIT students' laptops

The Tech reports a hapless laptop thief got only bruises for his efforts yesterday afternoon:

Wesley D. Graybill said that he saw the suspect making a dash for the exit, jumped in front of him, and slammed him into the wall. The suspect slipped by, but Graybill chased him down and was able to pull him to the ground. The researcher caught up and held down the suspect until the Campus Police arrived.

Graybill is a grad student at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. The Tech reports his efforts came after other researchers surrounded the thief and tried to engage him in conversation to buy time for police to arrive; turns out the guy may be responsible for up to 30 laptop thefts at MIT.


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Unattended candle sparks South End fire that sends five to the hospital

Somebody on the fourth floor of 7 Yarmouth St. left a candle unwatched long enough this evening for it to start a one-alarm fire that injured two adult residents, two children and a firefighter, the Boston Fire Department reports.

One of the adults had to be hospitalized overnight; the other residents were treated for smoke inhalation and then released, the department says. The firefighter suffered neck burns.

The department estimated damage from the fire, reported around 6:20 p.m., at $200,000.

Mon, 03/28/2011 - 18:24


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Teen shot in arm in Dorchester

AlertNewEngland reports a 17-year-old was shot in the arm around 6 p.m. at 16 Dacia St.

Mon, 03/28/2011 - 18:00
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And cue fire on the Orange Line

Scene on the Orange Line, not the set of the Taking of Pelham 1-2-3. Photo by BFD.Orange Line outside Chinatown, not the set of the Taking of Pelham 1-2-3. Photo by BFD.

UPDATE, 3:20 p.m.: BFD reports no more fire, but that there's still smoke from smoldering grease and trash on the tracks under the train as firefighters continue to evacuate 225 passengers. The train itself was not on fire.

An inbound train about 100 feet from Chinatown station appears to be on fire. Passengers are being escorted off the train; Chinatown station is being evacuated.

Daniel Adams reports:

Was waiting on SB Chinatown platform. 3 loud thunks, horrible chemical smoke. Fire near wheels of NB train.

Mon, 03/28/2011 - 15:00


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Pre-announced delays on the Green Line for the evening rush

The MBTA reports switch problems at Park Street will mean delays northbound - and suggest you take the Orange Line if your travel plans include Haymarket or North Station. Repair work's expected to continue past the normal end of service.


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