A roving UHub photographer who happened to be at the 88 Wharf building in Milton this afternoon watched a couple of guys settle in on the Dorchester side of the Neponset River for some ice fishing.
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By adamg - 2/27/15 - 11:08 am
Boston Police report the Members Plus Credit Union at 494 Gallivan Blvd. was robbed around 12:50 p.m.
By adamg - 2/27/15 - 9:00 am
Stanley Staco reports a man was shot around 12:30 a.m. on Howe Terrace in Dorchester.
By adamg - 2/26/15 - 6:14 pm
The BRA board of directors today approved a six-story esidential building with 81 units on Dorchester Avenue, across from the Carruth and the Ashmont T station.
The building, which will also have ground-level retail space, will have 53 units marketed as affordable on what is now the home of Ashmont Tire, under plans by developer Trinity Financial. The project will have 44 parking spaces and storage space for 81 bicycles.
By adamg - 2/24/15 - 9:03 pm
Roving UHub photographer Jed Hresko had to pause to take in the snowy peak outside the South Bay Home Depot tonight.
By adamg - 2/22/15 - 10:18 pm
Around 9:20 p.m. on Franklin Hill Avenue. The suspects used knives to force the victim inside an apartment there, then stole a car.
The two suspects are described as 17 to 19. One is white or Hispanic, wearing a gray and red sweater, the other black and wearing a dark sweatshirt. They escaped in the victim's low-ride Honda SUV, Mass. registration 319 XA2.
By adamg - 2/22/15 - 1:03 pm
Eversource (you know, the new NStar) is currently reporting 5,682 customers without power in Boston. Based on Twitter traffic, most of those customers are in Dorchester, from Lower Mills to Ashmont to Dorchester Center and up through Uphams Corner.
By adamg - 2/20/15 - 3:01 pm
Kevin spotted this mostly buried snow-removal ad in the Baker Square condo complex in Dorchester Lower Mills today.
By adamg - 2/20/15 - 12:55 pm
Randle Roache and the hydrant. Photo by BPD.
Boston firefighters were able to quickly battle a fire on Abbot Street yesterday thanks to a local resident who had shoveled out the hydrant across the street after the latest snow.
Boston Police, who arrived at 23 Abbot St. along with firefighters, praised Randle Roache
By adamg - 2/18/15 - 5:21 pm
The US Attorney's office in Boston reports the leaders of the Hendry Street and Woodward Avenue gangs pleaded guilty Friday to a variety of drug and gun charges that will see them hustled off to a federal penitentiary for at least ten years.
By adamg - 2/17/15 - 5:03 pm
A roving UHub photographer spotted this box atop a snow mound next to a parking space in Grove Hall this morning.
By adamg - 2/17/15 - 3:27 pm
The T just announced it's restored service between JFK/UMass and Ashmont. Braintree? That's another story.
By adamg - 2/17/15 - 8:36 am
See all those people? They're waiting for an Orange Line shuttle bus at Malden Center. "Shuttle bus line is MASSIVE!" Rich reports.
On the more frostbitten segments of the T today, riders slowly shuffled through long lines for shuttle buses. The luckier ones boarded one of the growing number of big charter buses the T has hired, such as these buses that Marta spotted at JFK/UMass for the ride to Quincy and Braintree:
By adamg - 2/15/15 - 11:09 am
Quincy Quarry shows us how slowly plows have to go down his narrowed Dorchester street just to avoid taking out a car or two.
By adamg - 2/13/15 - 11:37 am
The Supreme Judicial Court today tossed a charge of marijuana possession with intent to distribute against a Dorchester teenager found with 13 small bags of pot in his pants in 2012.
By adamg - 2/7/15 - 11:33 am
The T posted this video of a mighty jet-powered Snowzilla ruthlessly blowing snow on the Red Line near JFK/UMass this morning.
By adamg - 2/6/15 - 8:54 am
Dev spotted this stern space saver on Cushing Avenue in Dorchester last night.
By adamg - 2/5/15 - 6:43 pm
With particularly frigid temps expected, the MBTA says riders should brace for subway delays tomorrow.
For tomorrow, sub-zero conditions and wind chills as low as minus 20 will likely affect aging trains’ propulsion systems. While the MBTA will work hard to provide regular weekday service, customers are strongly encouraged to stay updated on delays and service interruptions via mbta.com or on twitter @mbta.
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