Forest Hills
Hey, space hogger on Weld Hill Street: The city has its eye on you
By adamg - 2/9/12 - 3:53 pmIn response to a citizen complaint about a neighbor constantly using a traffic cone to claim a space on Weld Hill Street in Forest Hills, a city DPW inspector reports:
I sent an inspector to this location, they reported back that the cones are not there now. We will keep patroling the area periodically so we can try and confiscate the cones.
How to avoid spilling your coffee at a subway stop
By adamg - 2/5/12 - 1:55 pmDon't try riding your bike up the escalator while holding a cup in one hand. SC reports watching in amazement today as a guy rode his bike down the Orange Line platform at Forest Hills, then tried to ride it up the escalator:
He got stuck at the bottom & spilled his coffee everywhere. ... Got one wheel on and lost control while still on the seat.
Wonder if he's the same guy spotted riding his bike down the Orange Line platform at Back Bay last month.
Apparent drive-by shooting in Forest Hills this afternoon; no injuries
By adamg - 1/6/12 - 7:24 pmA blue Honda Fit had its rear window blown out by gunfire around 3:30 p.m. outside 219 South St., according to AlertNewEngland and Mike Flynn (who took a photo of the damaged car). Four suspects in an older Ford were reported to have fled toward Centre Street.
Two arrested for armed holdup of pizza delivery guy in Forest Hills
By adamg - 1/6/12 - 4:39 pmBoston Police report two Jamaica Plain teens were arrested after they allegedly held up a pizza driver at knifepoint last night at 155 Williams St.
Crumbling Forest Hills overpass to be shut Sunday for repaving
By adamg - 12/16/11 - 5:08 pmThe Casey Overpass is scheduled to be shut between 9 p.m. Sunday and 5 a.m. Monday for repaving, MassDOT advises.
City to MBTA: We'll be watching you at the Arborway Yard
By adamg - 12/16/11 - 7:11 amThe Jamaica Plain Gazette reports the city has put the T's Arborway bus yard on its list of problem properties, which it usually uses for places at high risk of catastrophic fires, excessive illegal activities and the like. In the yard's case, the issue is chemical storage and fumes. The T has shelved plans to renovate the property, citing lack of money.
Orange Line springs an electricity leak
By adamg - 12/14/11 - 8:08 am
Orange Line riders wait for mystery shuttle bus at Green. Photo by Rick Pinchera.
UPDATE, 9:24 a.m.: The T says normal service has resumed, but with "residual delays."
You'd be hard pressed to pick a worse time for the Orange Line to die than 8 a.m. on a weekday. But there's no service south of Ruggles as the T tries to figure out where the power went. Shuttle buses are allegedly plying the roads; the queueing masses at Forest Hills are being told to take the 39. Rider Jennifer M sums it up:
BLARG
Of course, the problems quickly backed up north of downtown as well. Shana O. tweets:
Stuck on an orange line train packed like sardines delayed at CC, feeling claustrophobic
Man shot near Forest Hills T stop
By adamg - 12/11/11 - 6:16 pmAlertNewEngland reports a man was shot at 218 South St. this afternoon, possibly by the two men police reported fled toward the Southwest Corridor Park.
Jamaica Plain Patch talked to a man who said he was talking to the victim - expected to survive - when he was shot.
Mr. Davey, tear down this bridge!
By adamg - 12/9/11 - 5:40 pm
Sarah Freeman (l.) and Beth Worell were among the protesters on New Washington Street under the Casey Overpass today urging the state Department of Transportation to replace the crumbling hulk with at-grade intersections and parks.
Forest Hills has been split between people who want the state to build a new overpass and those who say that for $21 million less, you'd get at-grade intersections that a state study said could handle the same amount of traffic but would also mean enough land to build a Copley Square-sized park that reconnects severed parts of the Emerald Necklace and provides a better environment for local businesses.
State officials had planned a final hearing on the project next week, but postponed that until an as yet unspecified date in January.
Wait a minute: How can an outbound train from Forest Hills already be full?
By adamg - 12/2/11 - 8:03 amMartin Connolly reports some savvy/sneaky inbound commuters at Stony Brook and Green Street take the outbound train to Forest Hills, then don't get off as the train becomes an inbound one, which reduces the odds that poor Forest Hill saps like him can get a seat.
