Transit Police report a 40-year-old woman suffered serious injuries when she was hit by an inbound Riverside Line trolley at Newton Centre around 7:45 p.m.
Transit Police detectives are currently investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident.
At 8:59 a.m, Phil R. reported from Newton Centre:
There is literally smoke coming out of inbound MBTA Green Line D train 3878A at Newton Centre station. Not kidding.
Paul Levy forwards Deborah Lincoln's photo of a coyote in Newton Centre around 7 a.m.
Earlier:
Coyote on the Roslindale/West Roxbury line.
State needs help counting turkeys.
State Environmental Police report that last night they found and captured the black bear that had wandered into Newton Centre the other day: Read more.
The MBTA reports an inbound Riverside Line has a "power problem" at Newton Centre, which is causing 20-25 minute delays.
The MBTA reports "moderate" delays on the Riverside Line due to a trolley that just will not budge at Newton Centre.
Meg Hoffman reports:
Huge pile of snow just melted and fell off the roof and onto the tracks at Newton Centre outbound. T tried to push through it but got stuck.
"Moderate" delays on the Riverside Line due to a trolley that met a sudden demise at Newton Centre, the T reports.
Jennie shows us the tree near Newton Centre responsible for the dreaded "severe" delays on the Riverside Line.
A "power problem" between Newton Centre and Chestnut Hill means "moderate" delays, the T advises.
Photo by Greta Gaffin.
This photo, taped by the cash registers at Rosenfeld's in Newton Centre, never fails to crack us up.
Is Giant Party Bagel missing, the victim of some horrible bagelnapping? Or is it just boasting: Look at this, look at it! Giant Party Bagel doesn't mess around, it takes no prisoners and it's large and in charge. But imagine the tub of lox spread that goes with it.
Lorianne Disabato reports on the black Volga sedan parked in the lot in the middle of Newton Centre today.
Chris Rich spotted this Butterball on a Newton Centre lawn today.
Copyright Chris Rich. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
The Globe reports the alleged butterfingers was packing a loaded gun on an outbound trolley just before Newton Centre; a rider dropped a dime and police arrested him and three pals.
If you guessed Friday afternoon rush hour, you win! Unlike the people now stuck waiting for shuttle buses to get them around the downed wire at Newton Centre, who lose.
Jo concludes a rant about how much the Sears credit department sucks (a whole lot) with a fun little anecdote involving a woman who couldn't be bothered with feeding a meter in Newton Cenre:
... She walked over to a meter with a broken sign that someone had obviously hand made and used a rubber band to affix the sign to the meter. She took the sign off, walked over to her meter and using the same rubber band she wrapped the sign around her meter and headed off to Starb*cks. ...
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