heroes

Good Samaritans leap to tracks at Andrew T station

Good to know that, if people see you unconscious on the tracks at Andrew Station, and the Red Line is approaching, they'll jump down to help.

Falling baby caught in Lawrence

18-month-old baby falls from third-floor window, is caught by two men, report the Globe and the Herald.

(Update 6:19am: Globe link above changed from breaking news item to final article.)

Teens gone good

What's with teens these days?

First, 18-year-old Newburyport High School senior Derek Raschke saves a man's life (actually, my friend's dad). Then nineteen-year-old Sudbury native, Red Sox intern, and University of Arizona sophomore Ben Papapietro risks his own safety to care for a woman stuck on one of the crashed trolley's in Newton.