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Exploding laptop battery sparks fire at Roslindale assisted-living facility

By adamg - 2/5/10 - 6:41 pm

The Boston Fire Department reports no injuries from the explosion this afternoon on the fourth floor of Sophia Snow Place, 1205 Centre St.: Read more

Drugs, guns, ammo seized in Hyde Park, Roslindale

By adamg - 2/4/10 - 3:29 pm

Boston Police report seizing heroin, cocaine and shotguns at two locations yesterday. Read more

Defunct Roslindale cafe to become another cafe

By adamg - 2/4/10 - 2:26 pm

Workers were busy ripping down the old Square Corner Cafe awning on Washington Street today as they transmogrify the failed sandwich shop into the Rialto Cafe.

The name pays homage to the long gone Rialto movie theater, which sat next door, where the Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center is now - and which also gave its name to the Rialto Barber Shop (which is where I heard the news about the new restaurant).

Anybody know what sort of food they'll be serving?

Early morning fire in Roslindale house

By adamg - 2/3/10 - 8:05 am

Local 718 tweets firefighters responded to a fire that broke out around 1:30 a.m. at 8 Destefano Rd..

Potential competitors for Marian Walsh's seat

By adamg - 2/1/10 - 9:14 am

In addition to West Roxbury state Rep. Mike Rush, state Reps. Paul McMurtry of Dedham and John Rogers of Norwood are looking at possible runs, the Herald reports. Wicked Local West Roxbury, though, says McMurtry has already scratched himself from the race.

Republican Brad Williams is also running.

Roslindale middle school on the right track?

By adamg - 2/1/10 - 8:53 am

Geeky Mama reports on a meeting last week of parents of kids at the Irving Middle School, parents of Roslindale elementary students (Roslindale has no K-8 programs) and School Superintendent Carol Johnson. Parents are loving new principal Arthur Unobskey and parents pushed for more extended-day programs.

John Tobin likes being a city councilor

By adamg - 1/28/10 - 2:25 pm

Won't take on Mike Rush for Marian Walsh's Suffolk and Norfolk state-senate seat, the Jamaica Plain Gazette reports.

Roslindale in the dark

By adamg - 1/24/10 - 11:32 pm

David and India Shannon both report a blackout in Roslindale, along Centre Street, for about 45 minutes tonight. Anybody else lose power? The lights stayed on at the other end of the neighborhood, by the Hyde Park line.

BPS blogger revealed

By adamg - 1/22/10 - 7:33 pm

The Globe interviews Kelly Young, whose Braving the BPS Lottery has been a great resource for parents in the West Zone (Roslindale, West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain) dealing with the issue of school choice for their pre-schoolers and impending kindergarteners.

Marian Walsh puts her house up for sale again

By adamg - 1/21/10 - 2:12 pm

Ed Coppinger reports; latest sign the West Roxbury state senator won't be seeking re-election this year?

I thought Obama left yesterday

By adamg - 1/18/10 - 2:52 pm

Army copters?

Was just about to go outside to do some shoveling (yeah, I'm a slug; also was finishing up a non-Boston project), when this loud rumbling started coming from the north. And then these two large Army (?) copters zoomed past, headed south, parallel to Hyde Park Avenue. It's the route news copters take on their way back from the latest accident on the Deck or wherever, but they don't usually fly so frickin' close to the ground (that bar at the bottom is one of the utility lines along the street).

In Rush to push out incumbent state senator, a possible campaign-law violation

By adamg - 1/10/10 - 6:30 pm

David Ertischek at Wicked Local West Roxbury discovers that state Rep. Mike Rush already has a his state Senate campaign site up (you may recall he said he'd be running this year no matter what incumbent Marian Walsh does). Eagle-eyed Ertischek also notices the phone number on the site's contribution page is Rush's current State House office number, which may just violate the state law that prohibits the use of state property for campaigning.

Rush has been a state rep since 2002, so you'd think he'd know these things by now. Read more

New Roslindale Stop & Shop not 'super,' but it has wider aisles than the new Star in Chestnut Hill, so there

By adamg - 1/9/10 - 7:51 pm

Armed with coupons for 5% off our order and a free jar of Hellman's mayo, we decamped today for the rebuilt Stop & Shop at American Legion and Cummins highways (where the Bradlees used to be). Read more

Musical chairs in Boston's West Zone

By adamg - 1/9/10 - 12:43 pm

Geeky Mama uses BPS stats to figure out that last year, there were, at best, between 0.76 and 0.81 seats per applicant available for KI (pre-school) classes in West Roxbury, Roslindale and Jamaica Plain:

... The message to BPS – please add more K1 seats, soon.

Cab sideswiped, ends up down embankment on Roslindale/West Roxbury line

By adamg - 1/1/10 - 8:50 pm

Channel 7 posts a photo of the car down an embankment off Belgrade Avenue just past the West Roxbury Parkway tonight.

Roslindale man charged with coke trafficking

By adamg - 12/31/09 - 2:57 pm

Boston Police report arresting a Washington-Beech resident after finding more than 45 grams of cocaine in his apartment. Read more

Tip: If you rob a bank, leave your probation card at home

By adamg - 12/31/09 - 2:47 pm

Wicked Local Roslindale report police have a pretty good idea who robbed the Citizens Bank branch in Roslindale Square yesterday - he left his probation card in the cab he used to get away in. Name not released because the police haven't stopped laughing yet he hasn't been caught or formally charged yet.

Trash Truck takes down Utility pole on Wellsmere road

By kevinds113 - 12/31/09 - 9:16 am

A trash truck took down a utility pole on Wellsmere Road in Roslindale this morning.

Roslindale Square bank robbed for second time this month

By adamg - 12/30/09 - 8:53 pm

Boston Police tweet the Citizens Bank branch at 777 South St. was robbed this afternoon.

It was last knocked over on Dec. 15.

Ominous clouds over Roslindale

By adamg - 12/28/09 - 4:30 pm

Is this what The Fog was like?: South Street, around 3 p.m.Is this what The Fog was like?

South Street, around 3 p.m. Fortunately, I was able to take refuge in Romano's.

Same ominous clouds a little while later, menacing the Back Bay.

Albanian food returns to Roslindale

By adamg - 12/24/09 - 8:08 pm

Arbri Cafe recently opened at 146 Belgrade Ave., which is where Roslindale's last Albanian restaurant - Cafe Apollonia - was before being replaced by a pizza/burger joint (whose sign is still up, just covered up now - which matches the new Taiwanese restaurant across the street, which did the same thing).

In addition to Albanian dishes, the restaurant also has Italian and Greek food on the menu.

Does Tippi Hedren get her coffee in Roslindale?

By adamg - 12/24/09 - 4:23 pm

Anybody got a coupla quarters so I can make a phone caw?Anybody got a coupla quarters so I can make a phone caw?

Seth Gitell forwarded this photo of some ominous crows this morning at the Dunkin' Donuts drive thru on American Legion Highway.

Republican running for Marian Walsh's senate seat, too

By adamg - 12/22/09 - 4:12 pm

Wicked Local West Roxbury reports that, in addition to state Rep. Mike Rush, Brad Williams, chairman of the Ward 20 Republican Ward Committee, is running for the seat Marian Walsh has yet to say whether she'll try to retain next year. Read more

Rush job for Marian Walsh's senate seat

By adamg - 12/21/09 - 5:38 pm

RushWest Roxbury state Rep. Mike Rush plans to run for Marian Walsh's Senate seat next year even if she decides to seek re-election, State House News Service reports.

Why? Rush thinks she's running on fumes; pointing to her acceptance, then rejection of a good paying job with the Patrick administration earlier this year. There was also her rumored, then never-happened judicial appointment last year, which led to a secret meeting between handlers for Rush and sometimes Westie rival, City Councilor John Tobin, over who would run for her seat.

In recent years, Rush and Walsh have not exactly gotten along. He's represented the 10th Suffolk District since 2002. Read more

Some sunset tonight

By adamg - 12/20/09 - 4:54 pm

Sun goes down over Roslindale SquareSun goes down over Roslindale Square

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