And it's crashing trees all over the place. As of 7:10 p.m., Washington Street in Jamaica Plain is blocked in both directions by a tree that came down near Montebello. Memorial Drive near Harvard Square is also down to no lanes thanks to a downed tree.

And people in Smart Cars, Fiats and other tiny little boxes might want to think twice before heading out. Christine reports it's so windy on 95 north of the city that "cars are almost hitting each other."

State Police report a head-on crash shortly before 3 a.m. on the Jamaicaway at Perkins Street killed two, injured three, one critically, and left the road shut for three hours.

A 2007 BMW 530XI with three occupants struck a 2002 Toyota Camry with two occupants. Two of the passengers from the BMW, a 44 year old Everett woman and a 33 year old Revere woman, were pronounced dead at the scene. The two women did not have seat belts on and it was determined to be a factor in their deaths.

Police say their initial investigation is that the BMW crossed the center line markers. Its driver, Jennifer Guzman, 26, of Hyde Park, was taken to Beth Israel with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Camry, Cesar Viasus, 36, of Roslindale, will also likely survive, police say. His passenger, however, is in critical condition.

Alert New England and Iza Rey report somebody was shot around 5:45 p.m. near the Pimentel Market, 340 Centre St..

Transit Police report arresting Enrique Feliz, 20, on a charge of assault and battery with intent to murder for an incident Wednesday afternoon at Forest Hills station that left a man in the lower busway with a puncture wound to the head.

The victim, 25, was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Feliz was arrested today, police say.

David Finnerty reports a man was stabbed in the lower busway at Forest Hills around 2 p.m. The suspect is a white Hispanic male, about 18, last seen walking up Washington Street.

The Ward 19 Democratic Committee will meet Monday, July 7, at 7:30 PM at the Roslindale Community Center in Roslindale Village. The Committee welcomes any voters registered as Democrats in Ward 19 who are interested in participating in Committee events, and contributing to our mission, to attend our meetings.
The Roslindale Community Center is at 6 Cummins Highway, and is accessible by bus from Forest Hills Station. On-street parking is available.

UPDATE: Jamaica Pond News reports the dog walkers' screams scared the three off.

Police are swarming the area around Jamaica Pond again, looking for three teenagers who put a kitchen knife up to somebody's throat around 12:15 pm. on a path near Perkins Street and the Jamaicaway.

Police are looking for three males, about 15, all in red hoodies, black and possibly Hispanic.

The Boston Licensing Board yesterday gave Ten Tables, 597 Centre St. in Jamaica Plain, permission to extend its closing time from 10 p.m. to midnight.

At a hearing on Wednesday, owner Krista Kranyak said diners kept asking for later hours because otherwise, they couldn't start the restaurant's "tasting" menu any later than 8:30 p.m. to comply with the 10 p.m. closing time. The restaurant was recently shut for a day as punishment for an incident in which it was found open past 10 p.m.

Capt. Alfredo Andres at E-13 will discuss last week's armed holdups on the path around Jamaica Pond at a meeting Friday afternoon at the Jamaica Pond boathouse, Jamaicaway and Pond Street.

The session starts at 4:30 p.m.

Police say they are looking for two black or black, Hispanic teens, one between 5 and 5'4" and the other between 5'5" and 6".

Police say the two, one armed with a gun, the other with a knife, robbed six people in two incidents last Wednesday night and left one of their victims tied to a tree.