Rte. 9

Atrium Mall continues to lose stores

adamg — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:41:47 +0000

The Boston Business Journal reports on the latest refugees from the increasingly empty Rte. 9 mall.

Fancy-shmancy supermarket to move into Chestnut Hill

adamg — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:11:21 +0000

Wicked Local Newton reports Wegman's plans to open a store in the new mall being built on Rte. 9 where Omni Foods used to be.

Why does Newton hate pedestrians?

adamg — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:40:04 +0000

Sean Roche reports that the proposed mall for the old Omni Foods site on Rte. 9 will actually make pedestrian access along Rte. 9 worse and that that's just fine with the city lawyer, who got into a "heated exchange" with an alderman on the topic, basically arguing that nobody walks along Rte. 9 and never will - which Roche refutes with photos of some actual pedestrians walking along that stretch of Rte. 9.

Run, Tom, Run!

adamg — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:22:30 +0000

At 9:30, Bari Walsh tweeted:

Traffic just stopped on 9 west in Newton as 10 or so wild turkeys crossed the road. I swear.

No word if the cops who pulled him over asked where the fire was

adamg — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:20:33 +0000

Wicked Local Brookline reports a Brookline firefighter was arrested on charges he drove up to 90 mph while drunk on Rte. 9.

Strip club proposed for Framingham

adamg — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:53:18 +0000

A plumber from Groton wants to expand his offerings by turning the old Tin Alley Grill (and even older. Ground Round) on Rte. 9 at California Avenue into a "gentlemen's club," the MetroWest Daily News reports.

If a tree falls on Rte. 9, will anybody hear it?

adamg — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:49:09 +0000

Yes, if it falls on Newton Alderman Charlie Shapiro's car, Wicked Local reports.

A ten-mile backup on Rte. 9

adamg — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:56:23 +0000

Nothing like a water-main break in Framingham to ruin a perfectly good commute. WBZ's Traffic on the 3s says cars were stacked up past Southborough eastbound this morning thanks to the water-main problems at Prospect Street in Framingham.

Watch a police cruiser crash into a Chinese restaurant

adamg — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:02:22 +0000

Turns out Brookline Police have a surveillance camera trained on part of Rte. 9 and it captured a cruiser chasing somebody down the wrong side of the road crashing into a Chinese restaurant near Cypress Street last month. Wicked Local Brookline's posted the video.

Sale at the mall

adamg — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:57:28 +0000

Here's your chance to buy Shoppers' World.

Firefighters from three towns converge on two-alarm fire on Rte. 9

adamg — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:36:01 +0000

Stephen Walsh posts some details and photos from a 5 a.m. blaze at 1160 Boylston St. in Brookline around 5 a.m.

The mood is dark at Shoppers World today

adamg — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:54:02 +0000

That's because the power went out at what the Globe initially described as "a large mall in Framingham."

Earlier:
The Globe defines the Longfellow Bridge for its Rocky Mountain readers.

Infamous Rte. 9 bottleneck re-opened

adamg — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:50:32 +0000

Wellesley Police report you can once again get off Rte. 9 at Rte 16. Woot!

Via the Swellesley Report, which is beside itself in amazement.

Slipslidin' away in Wellesley

adamg — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:40:22 +0000

Wellesley Police have a spiffy new Web site (but where's the police log?). They've posted this video of some of the excitement in town during yesterday's storm:

Via The Swellesley Report.

Cell service crashed in Wellesley today

adamg — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:43:01 +0000

Video of a burning, collapsing cell tower in Wellesley off Rte. 9 eastbound today.