Ethan H. spotted the past and the future of the Orange Line at Oak Grove today. The new cars, some of which were originally supposed to go into service in December, are now scheduled to begin carrying passengers this spring, maybe. Read more.
The MBTA reports delays of up to 15 minutes on the Orange Line due to signal problems at Oak Grove.
The MBTA is reporting delays of up to 10 minutes due to a train with "a mechanical problem" near Malden Center.
Richard Auffrey is a fan of Chinese soup dumplings, so he hied himself off to District Kitchen in Malden to try one of its super-sized soup dumplings - so large it comes with a straw to suck out the broth before you try to eat the thing. His conclusion: He's sticking to regular-sized dumplings.
JP Shipley shows us what happened when the driver of a big rig tried to cram under the Orange Line's Medford Street bridge in Malden this morning.
Around 2:30 p.m., the T was reporting delays of up to 20 minutes on the Orange Line due to an outbound train with "a mechanical problem" near Malden Center bad enough to have the train after it called up to push it to Oak Grove.
A federal judge this week dismissed a lawsuit over the lack of hazelnuts in a local company's Hazelnut Crème Coffee as a whole latte nothing because the woman who brought the suit didn't make a strong enough case on exactly how she was harmed. Read more.
Artist's recreation by John Liam Policastro.
WBZ reports police want to know exactly how that banner fell off a truck.
Oh, and don't worry - they're also investigating (and charging) the alleged flag urinator.
WFXT reports. The Sox have yet to actually win the AL East title (although they could tonight).
A Malden man who blamed two officials for being part of an alleged conspiracy to steal his house will likely spend the rest of his life in federal prison for planning a murder spree with the weapons he bought from an arms dealer who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent. Read more.
Shortly after 11:30 a.m., the Orange Line came to a halt so a T employee could extinguish the trash that burst into flames between Malden Center and Wellington.
Alyssa Hiller spotted a couple of people heading out for some sledding in Malden today.
A federal jury in Concord, NH yesterday convicted Edward McLarnon, 69, of receiving firearms with intent to commit murder and three related weapons and explosive charges in bid to go on a murder spree that was foiled because the person he bought all the weaponry from was an undercover FBI agent. Read more.
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WBZ reports a guy who tried making off with cans of Red Bull from a Malden convenience store left the backpack he'd allegedly stuffed the sugary drinks into behind, returned, slapped the store clerk who'd followed him, then ran off without the backpack - which also contained "personal identification items."
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