Update on condition of injured MBTA officer - from the officer himself
By adamg - 5/1/13 - 2:57 pm
Richard and Kim Donohue in the hospital. Photo via Transit Police.
Transit Police have posted an update from Officer Richard Donohue, injured in the Watertown firefight, that updates us on his condition, expresses his sadness over the loss of his friend and MIT officer Sean Collier and thanks all the cops, firefighters, doctors and nurses who helped save his life.
I am able to walk briefly through the use of a walker. My pain varies day to day and I still have a long road of rehab and recovery ahead, but I am optimistic I'll recover back to 100%. The bullet will remain in my leg as it is not obstructing anything or causing any pain. However my wife has informed me that the bullet will ultimately cause her the most pain, as I will be using it to get out of things such as mowing the lawn, doing laundry, and painting the deck.
Three pals of alleged Marathon bomber arrested
By adamg - 5/1/13 - 11:58 amThey're charged with taking stuff out of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's dorm room or lying to federal investigators, not anything directly related to the bombing itself, the Globe reports.
Two were those Kazakh nationals already being held on immigration charges.
Boston Police report: "Tthere is no threat to public safety."
Popehat has copies of the criminal complaints along with some quick analysis.
Newbury Street landlord sees light at end of his moneypit of a tunnel; begs more time to keep his liquor license
By adamg - 5/1/13 - 11:28 amThe owner of the shuttered Ciao Bello on Newbury Street at Fairfield yesterday asked the Boston Licensing Board to let him hold onto the liquor license he holds but isn't using, saying he is close to getting an SBA loan that will, he promises, finally let him finish what turned into a multi-year renovation project.
Joseph Cimino's attorney, Stephen Miller, told the board that "multiple national chefs" have expressed interest in leasing the marquee space, but only after Cimino finishes the work. Cimino himself added that he might still want to run the restaurant on his own rather than leasing it out - he says he'll decide that after the place is actually ready for still more work to turn it into a high-class restaurant.
At-large candidate comes out swinging against opponents
By adamg - 5/1/13 - 10:52 amShaun Ivers of Jamaica Plain plans to formally launch his campaign today in Geneva/Bowdoin, but first he took a few potshots against rivals Michael Flaherty, Steve Murphy, Ayanna Pressley and Michelle Wu.
There is no place in an at-large race for candidates like Michael Flaherty who are only interested in issues that pertain to their own neighborhood. That’s what district races are for. ... This city does not need more hack politicians like Michael Flaherty and Stephen Murphy, nor does it need self-interested opportunists like Michelle Wu and Ayanna Pressley. When elected I promise serve the people – not exploit them.
Meanwhile, the Jamaica Plain Gazette reports that two employers whom Ivers claimed to be working for as a freelance writer say he never worked for them.
Ivers's complete release:
Stoneham screenwriter sues Warner Bros. over upcoming movie he says mirrors his own
By adamg - 5/1/13 - 9:58 amMike O'Dea yesterday filed a federal lawsuit against Warner Bros. over its plans for a movie called "The Ghostman," about a thief who evades the FBI, saying it infringes his trademark on a comic book and movie he is working on called "Ghostman" about a thief who evades the FBI.
In his suit, filed in US District Court in Boston, O'Dea says he has been working on his project since 2010, has a Web site to promote it and that Warner Bros. needs to knock it off, pronto.
Australian coffee, meat pies coming to North Station area
By adamg - 5/1/13 - 9:41 amLimeduck reports the Cuppacoffee being built on what used to be a Merrimac Street parking lot is close to opening.
Actual work being done at the Hole
By adamg - 5/1/13 - 8:58 amKelly photographed workers doing something at the Filene's Memorial Hole this morning.
A Red Sox fan abroad
By adamg - 5/1/13 - 8:46 amLocal man Adam Smith, currently teaching English to kindergarteners in Yangsan, South Korea, forwards this photo of himself and his Sox cap at a Hello Kitty cafe in Pusan.
Adding another country to Red Sox Nation!
Two-alarm fire damages Central Square block
By adamg - 5/1/13 - 8:34 amA two-alarm fire erupted shortly before 7 a.m. in the block housing India Pavilion and Bedworks, Brian D'Amico reports. Sam Hammer reports:
There wasn't apparent fire damage but the glass was shattered in front of Bedworks.
Somerville LiveJournal user, editor sued by guy whose name appeared in local police blotter
By adamg - 5/1/13 - 7:43 amOur own Ron Newman, a longtime participant in the Davis Square LiveJournal community, reports that he, former Somerville Journal editor Deb Filcman and 100 "John and Jane Does" are being sued for more than $5 million for libel by Turbine founder Johnny Monsarrat. At issue: A lengthy LiveJournal discussion and a couple of Wicked Local blog posts about Monsarrat's arrest after a wild party, along with other online discussions about Monsarrat.
Man in car shot in Dorchester, in bad shape
By adamg - 4/30/13 - 10:20 pmA man sitting in a car with Tennessee plates at Draper and Westville streets was shot around 10:10 p.m.
Police were looking for two suspects, both black men, one short in a red hoodie, one tall in a green sweater.
Dorcena Forry campaign declares victory in state-senate race
By adamg - 4/30/13 - 9:36 pmAP called the 1st Suffolk race for Collins early on, but as of 10:08 p.m., city results showed Dorcena Forry leading by a slim margin - and the Dorcena Forry camp was declaring victory. The Collins camp, however, was conceding nothing.
The Dorchester Reporter has more.
Markey vs. Gomez
By adamg - 4/30/13 - 9:18 pmTeen charged with trying to burn down Mattapan roller rink that denied her entry
By adamg - 4/30/13 - 2:50 pmA Mattapan 14-year-old was arraigned yesterday on an arson charge in Dorchester District Court for allegedly setting the front door of the Chez Vouz roller rink on Rhodes Street on fire Saturday night, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
The teen, not named because of her age, allegedly shoved burning papers into the front door, after she was turned away around 10 p.m. the DA's office says, adding she had been earlier barred by the rink for 30 days for "fighting and making threats to other patrons."
Dozen men now charged with January beatdown in Park Square garage
By adamg - 4/30/13 - 2:26 pmEight more men were arraigned today for their alleged part in a January brawl at the Transportation Building garage that sent several people to the hospital.
Four men had earlier been charged for their alleged fists of fury.
According to the DA's office:
Reports of ballot problems in South Boston/Dorchester senate race
By adamg - 4/30/13 - 2:06 pmDavid Bernstein reports on a snafu in the 1st Suffolk race involving some precincts in South Boston (wards 6 and 7( getting ballots without the state-senate candidates listed on them. City elections officials say they fixed the problem before 7:30 a.m.
Todd English getting refinanced; will use part of fresh cash to pay taxman, landlord over failed Faneuil Hall restaurant
By adamg - 4/30/13 - 12:18 pmTodd English is refinancing his culinary empire, which now stretches from Charlestown to Las Vegas. Locally, the infusion of money means English will be able to pay the state of Massachusetts and the company that operates Faneuil Hall back payments for Kingfish Hall, which closed under a cloud of acrimony last year.
Ron Chorney, CFO of Todd English Enterprises, Inc., gave the financial update to the Boston Licensing Board this morning, at a hearing to request more time to sell the restaurant's main remaining asset - its liquor license.
The story behind Martin Richard's peace sign
By adamg - 4/30/13 - 8:16 amBobby Constantino reports on the day he spoke to a second-grade class at the Neighborhood House Charter School in Dorchester about non-violent protests and the little boy who made what has sadly become an iconic poster.
I wonder if we might try and honor Martin's example by trying to be more like him. When we see someone being harmed, we step up, right here and now, without regard for reasons why not. When we hear about violence in any of its awful forms, we stand up and say, nope, not today, not while there's life and breath in this body.
For Whom Did You Vote?
By Suldog - 4/30/13 - 7:57 amKiller house hadn't been inspected in 21 years
By adamg - 4/30/13 - 6:37 amThe Herald reports on the city investigation into the fatal fire at 87 Linden St., which city officials now say was being run as an illegal boarding house.


