Jimbo passes along some possible news involving the long-vacant Public Welfare building in the East Boston square.
Boston Police report officers on patrol in East Boston around 9 last night spotted a man chasing another man around Maverick Square with a machete. Before they could intervene, the attacker swung at his victim several times, opening him up in the arm and thigh. One officer used his belt as a tourniquet to help stop the victim's blood loss.
Josue Pineda, 22, of East Boston, now faces several charges, including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault with intent to murder.
Also last night, police responded to a shooting at 35 Harmon St. in Mattapan; the victim was taken to Boston Medical Center and is expected to live.
Note: BPDNews reports six stabbings and three shootings across the city over the weekend (most of which were not detailed on the site).
Mike Hillwig survives a trip with a cell-phone-chatting driver on the 120 bus who got enraged by a minivan that cut him off:
... It was pretty obvious that the driver was not happy, angrily honking the bus' horn at the driver of the minivan. As we continued down the street, the bus tailgated the minivan, continuing to honk at the driver. The worst part was when we reached the stop light before Central Square. The driver kept pumping the brakes in order to lurch up closer to the minivan, WHILE HE WAS STILL ON HIS CELL PHONE! Passengers on the bus were physically being shaken during this maneuver. ...
Lewis Forman documents a two-year effort to reshape the square and its T stop, which began today. He's betting it'll be done by 2010.
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