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What beer should President Obama serve to Gates and Crowley?

anonymi — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:30:15 -0400

* Sam Adams * Harpoon * Cambridge Brewing * Another local microbrew * Give it up, serve something from Chicago

Nobody messes with extra pay for cops

adamg — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:15:46 -0400

Legislature set to restore bonus pay for police officers with college degrees even as it gets ready to cut social services.

Tragedy at Russia Wharf Construction Site

BostonLogic — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:20:23 -0500

A worker was killed Friday at the Russia Wharf development site at 270 Congress St. after a heavy object fell on him in the construction site. Police and a medical rescue team arrived on the scene around 10am.

The worker was taken to Boston Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

“It is with great sadness that we have confirmed that one fatality has occurred as a result of an accident,” the developer, Boston Properties, said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family at this time.”

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Transit Police are making traffic stops?

Brett — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:58:53 -0400

Since when are the MBTA Transit Police allowed to make traffic stops on Huntington Avenue? Spotted at ~10:10, between South Huntington and Mission Hill (nowhere near a bus stop or any other MBTA property, and no buses or trolleys in sight, either): male and female officers from one of the "wagon" Transit Police units, inspecting the license of a driver and speaking to her.

A little background on how complicated Chapter 90 authority can be.

IACP: we park wherever we please

Brett — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:12:14 -0400

Right now, there are many police cruisers, both marked and unmarked, parked on Avenue Louis Pasteur. A large number are parked illegally, either in no-parking zones, bus stops, and even blocking crosswalks (in front of Boston Latin, a school zone.) This is an area where both the MBTA and MASCO run a large number of shuttles and need all the room they can get just make the turns. The State Police, Northborough, Danvers, and Boston were among the 'representatives' who showed up with marked cruisers. The unmarked cruisers and personal vehicles had various "I'm a cop" signs- raid jackets in windows, ticket books on dashboards, radios left in plain sight, or emergency lights.

They are attending a conference in Harvard Med's New Research Building, held by IACP, regarding Project Safe Neighborhoods. IACP is a police chief association, so there are probably a bunch of chiefs amongst these lawbreakers. Of note- there are multiple pay lots within 1-2 blocks, and public street parking within a few blocks.

Update: photos from twheaton. More welcome, especially showing plates and the signage showing they're illegally parked.

Massachusetts judge drops charges against “terrorist” photographer

OldProfessorBear — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:31:29 -0400

http://carlosmiller.com/2008/06/06/massachusetts-judge-drops-charges-against-terrorist-photographer/

He was a Russian. He had a camera. And he was photographing a natural gas tank.

So naturally police thought he was a terrorist.

Police in Lynn, Mass. became so suspicious of Stanislav Arkhipov, they not only arrested him on trespassing charges, they ended up contacting the State Anti-Terrorism Unit.

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Massachusetts judge drops charges against “terrorist” photographer"

OldProfessorBear — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:18:42 -0400

If this was covered here, I missed it ...

Message to Boston

Barbara Diamond — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:25:32 -0400

People hate what they fear

Are You Kidding Me???

Barbara Diamond — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:29:44 -0500

T safest in a decade??

Are these MBTA people for real?

Muggers Take Note

Barbara Diamond — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:10:08 -0500

The MBTA is nearly doubling the number of cash machines within its subway stations - and the cash-strapped transit agency will pick up an extra $226,400 a year in the process.

The T’s board of directors yesterday OK’d going ahead with leases with Bank of America, TD Banknorth and Select A Branch Inc., to put a total of 19 ATMs in stations, up from 10 that were previously provided by Citizens Bank under a prior contract.

Bank of America won with a $30,000 bid the right to place just one ATM in the busy Park Street station.

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