Roslindale

If Charles Yancey runs for re-election, he could face opposition from the new end of his district

adamg — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:41:17 +0000

The Dorchester Reporter reports Steven Godfrey of Roslindale has taken steps to run against the city's longest serving city councilor - who has yet to announce whether he'll run again or maybe run for something else.

Boston's sudden change in snow policy

adamg — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:00:20 +0000

Mozart School in Roslindale in the snow shortly before 8 a.m. Photo by Jean-Marie Lovett.

For the past few years, Boston's erred on the side of caution when it comes to snow. But today, BPS decided school must go on. Grr. I'm typing this at the Blue Star in Roslindale Square, where I stopped for breakfast after running the kidlet up to Forest Hills for her bus to school, since there's no way I'm getting back up our hill, which we slalomed down on the way to Forest Hills. Even Hyde Park Avenue was a mess.

UPDATE: At noon, BPS announced that any kids who missed school today would get an automatic excused absence. No word if kids who did make it in will get a gold star or something.

Indian restaurant opens in Roslindale

adamg — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:24:59 +0000

Ed Grzyb tweeted last night:

Enjoyed dinner tonight at Shanti in Roslindale. Food: great. Service: good. Tables: Mostly full. No alcohol license yet.

Manhole explodes in Roslindale Square just after man, dog walk over it

adamg — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:10:53 +0000

Matthew Wilding reports a harrowing experience around 12:45 p.m.:

I just almost died when a manhole blew off on Washington st. In front of Dragon Chef.

He reports both he and dog are fine; they were clear when it blew.

GLAD Summer Party

gladevents — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:54:53 +0000

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Children are welcome to attend (at no charge) and will enjoy a range of fun activities.

Delicious summer fare and refreshing cocktails provided.

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Indian food in Roslindale Square is nigh

adamg — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:29:37 +0000

Shanti goes before the Boston Licensing Board on Wednesday to request a food-serving license for the old Rialto site, 4197 Washington St. Restaurants seeking only food-serving licenses usually only go before the board when they are within a couple of weeks of opening.

Shanti is proposing hours of 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. for what would be Roslindale's only Indian restaurant. Jamaica Plain currently has two Indian restaurants; West Roxbury has one.

The board's hearings start at 10 a.m. in its eighth-flooring hearing room at City Hall.

Irresistible force vs. immovable object, Boston space-saver edition

adamg — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:44:15 +0000

Compare this note left on a space saver, captured by Stephanie-Marie in Roslindale today, with this note, left on somebody's car whose driver dared to move a space saver in South Boston yesterday.

The truest love

adamg — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:29:20 +0000

And somebody's got it bad on Beech Street in Roslindale.

Crossed wires shock fire-alarm worker near Amtrak line in Roslindale

adamg — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:29:51 +0000

The Boston Fire Department reports one of its fire-box workers received electrical shocks around 11:20 a.m. near where Canterbury Street crosses the Northeast Corridor when the non-powered wires he and a partner were working on came in contact with a 25,000-volt Amtrak wire.

Bot Fire Alarm Construction workers were taken to Brigham and Women's hospital to be checked out but have been released, the department says. Although only one received a shock, the other reported a loud "bell ringing. The department says that was "a result of being in close proximity to where the shock happened; it caused a loud bang."

The two were working on a non-electrified wire that is part of the city's call-box network at the time.

Mystery at Roslindale senior complex claims third victim

adamg — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:47:38 +0000

Wicked Local Roslindale reports the third victim of whatever it was that happened last week at the Roslyn Apartments on Cliffmont Street died yesterday. Officials have released few details about what claimed the lives of two men last week and the woman this week.

Man robbed and stabbed on Washington Street in Roslindale

adamg — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:24:58 +0000

2/14/13 - 11:20 pm

Around 11:20 p.m. at Albano Street. The suspect is described as a black male, about 5'10" with really bad breath.

Two dead, one seriously injured at Roslindale housing complex

adamg — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:36:26 +0000

2/14/13 - 10:15 am

Boston Police report they are investigating two deaths and a near-death, all several hours apart, at a Roslindale senior-citizen's housing complext.

Police say officers found a man in his 60s dead around 11 a.m. yesterday, with no visible injuries at the Roslyn Apartments, 1 Cliffmont St., off Canterbury.

Today, around 5:40 a.m., police found another dead man, also in his 60s, in a first-floor hallway. Around 10 a.m., officers returned and found a woman "suffering from unknown life threatening injuries."

A hazmat crew was summoned but found no carbon monoxide, police say. The Globe reports one woman who arrived to pick up her grandmother was "was overwhelmed by a pungent smell similar to onions, wafting through the vents and hallway."

Police say they are continuing to investigate the deaths.

Some Boston streets hit the plowing jackpot

adamg — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:04:26 +0000

See it larger

While Bateman Street in Roslindale (above) was down to bare pavement this afternoon, Belmont Street in Charlestown looked like it had been transported to Hoth:

See it larger.

The Grillmaster

adamg — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:40:41 +0000

Jason Laramie of Roslindale wasn't about to let a few flakes - or his wife - keep him from grilling up some burgers and brats tonight.

Roslindale murder victim identified

adamg — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:30:26 +0000

SourceBoston Police today identified the woman shot to death on Tuesday at 28 Fawndale Rd. as Carly Jones, 32.

She was Boston's third murder victim of the year.

Police say they are continuing to investigate her murder.

Anybody with information can contact the BPD homicide unit at 617-343-4470 or the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or texting TIP to CRIME (27463).