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Tree disrupts Amtrak, commuter rail service through Hyde Park

By adamg on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 4:41pm

The Boston Fire Department is on scene at the main rail line through Hyde Park, where wind toppled a tree onto the inbound catenary lines, causing it to burst into flames. Rail traffic was stopped in both directions as firefighters awaited the arrival of an Amtrak crew who could turn off the power to allow the charred remnants to be removed and to inspect the wires for damage.


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For second time this week, shots fired near Burke High School, but this time, somebody got hit

By adamg on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 4:38pm

AlertNewEngland tweets somebody was shot in the leg this afternoon on Bishop Joe L. Smith Way, a small street off Washington Street near Jeremiah Burke High School.

Thu, 09/30/2010 - 15:00
Neighborhoods: 
Dorchester
Topics: 
Crime
Free tagging: 
Guns


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Lexington lady leisurely leads leashed llama

By adamg on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 2:47pm

Llama

Leslee spotted the pair on Mass. Ave. in Lexington yesterday afternoon. Is there a pooper-scooper law for llamas?

Posted under this Creative Commons license and in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.


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Failed bank-robbery attempt on Dot. Ave.

By adamg on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 2:11pm

Boston Police tweet a black woman in a beige hoody tried but failed to hold up the Bank of America branch at 1440 Dorchester Ave. early this afternoon.

Thu, 09/30/2010 - 13:30
Neighborhoods: 
Dorchester
Topics: 
Crime
Free tagging: 
Boston bank robbery


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Mid-morning stabbing on Dot. Ave.

By adamg on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 1:40pm

Boston Police tweet somebody was stabbed at 1617 Dorchester Ave. AlertNewEngland tweets the stabbing happened during a fight a

Thu, 09/23/2010 - 11:00
Neighborhoods: 
Dorchester
Topics: 
Crime
Free tagging: 
Knives


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Cambridge mom leaves toddler locked in Range Rover with no AC on hot afternoon

By adamg on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 1:24pm

Sweating profusely in the back seat of the locked vehicle with its windows rolled up as mom was in a Cambridge Street store exchanging something.


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Police say they broke up early morning kidnapping in Chinatown

By adamg on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 1:00pm

Boston Police report police on routine patrol around 2:30 this morning spotted a man and a woman apparently arguing, shortly before the man began "pulling the female victim by the arm" at Kneeland and Tyler streets.

When they approached, the man got into a waiting car and was driven away.

Bao Tran, 19, of Everett, and Marzon Bugayong, 20, of Quincy, were stopped not long after and charged with attempted kidnapping and failing to stop for police.

Innocent, etc.

Thu, 09/30/2010 - 02:27
Neighborhoods: 
Chinatown
Topics: 
Crime


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Psst, guys, the Red Line goes to Harvard Square, not Harvard Ave.

By adamg on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 11:53am

Did they advertise the new Dorchester site with a photo of the Blue Line?

Red Line ad

H/t to the tipster who sent this in.


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Globe to go behind online paywall

By adamg on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 11:47am

Announces two tiers of online access: Stuff produced by Globe reporters at bostonglobe.com, which you'll have to pay to see, and something at the current boston.com that sounds like G online with a bit of breaking daily news that happened too late to get into the paper. Plus more exciting pop-up ads:

BostonGlobe.com, with the goal of creating a "lean-back experience" for readers, will have a simpler, newspaper-like design with less intrusive ads, he said.


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Hurry down to Copley Square for a free bubble bath

By adamg on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 8:35am

Presumably, there's a good reason the Boylston Street fountain was full of bubbles this morning.

Ryan Fox, who took the photo, reports Parks workers were on the scene around 8:30 a.m.:

They're hosing it down now, foam across the lawn and in the trees.


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