Readville

A little OxiClean'll get that right off

adamg — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:23:03 -0500

Cory O'Hayer captured the visage of dead pitchman Billy Mays haunting commuters at the freight yard they call the Readville commuter-rail station.

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That's just offal: Internal organs found in Readville parking lot do not appear to be human, police say

adamg — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:23:14 -0500

Boston Police report workers at one of the companies at the former Stop & Shop warehouse in Readville called police last night to report "what appeared to be internal organs on the ground."

A medical examiner was called in and declared the heart, lungs and esophagus not human, but took the organs for further study.

Portal to another dimension

adamg — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:57:14 -0400

The tunnel to Wolcott Square in Readville.

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Most impressive fog

adamg — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:30:05 -0400

The gloom approaches, as seen from the bridge crossing over the train tracks in Readville.

Around 6:30 or so, I was in Readville, where you could get a very nice view of the this big gray/black blob enveloping downtown - or at least, where downtown was supposed to be - even as the sky over Readville was still mostly blue (with some thunderhead-like clouds building up to the south). Almost looked more like smoke from a huge fire than clouds. Went shopping at the Hyde Park Shaw's (alert Steve Garfield: Looks like they're getting ready to change some of the aisles around!), by the time I got out, around 7, the gloom had enveloped Hyde Park and Roslindale. Wasn't particularly dense, but, man, did it make everything sticky.

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Rain, followed by rainbow

adamg — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:41:25 -0400

Ominous clouds over Readville station around 5:30 p.m.

Miss Von Schtoop got to see them darken Mission Hill. And Neal Gaffey watched them barrel over the South End.

After the storm came the rainbow, as Mary Ellen Carter saw over Melrose:

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Oval outrage in Readville

adamg — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:46:02 -0400

Somebody is so upset that Hyde Park and Readville don't have blue oval signs reminding us Thomas M. Menino is still mayor that they printed up a bunch of post cards and left a stack at the Hyde Park post office, so you could mail all your friends to get them to join you in demanding action now.

It's just not fair: West Roxbury has one?!?

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Two Boston school closings that have nothing to do with the snow

adamg — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:40:43 -0500

The Archdiocese of Boston is closing St. Anne's School in Readville at the end of this school year. Declining enrollment, they say.

The state Board of Education is closing the Uphams Corner Charter School at the end of this school year. The school is failing its students, they say. The school has 15 days to appeal the decision.

The loneliest place in Boston

adamg — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:04:14 -0500

Has to be Readville station at night in the middle of winter, when passing Amtrak trains kick up clouds of snow and even the commuter-rail trains speed through without stopping.

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What's the deal with Angelo Scaccia?

adamg — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:21:48 -0400

Seems like the only time you ever hear of this guy, the august state rep from Hyde Park (and my small sliver of Roslindale) is when he manages to grind the legislature to a halt over some issue that doesn't involve his district at all (anybody remember how he tied up the disposition of the old Boston State Hospital for years?). This time: A liquor license for some supermarket in Westwood.

Via Robert David Sullivan.

Bridge to Nowhere?

dmk — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:25:54 -0400

For a long time, and likely longer than most would like to remember, the River Street Bridge over Mother Brook (that run down cement bridge by Kelly Field) has been in need of repair or replacement, and has long had a restriction on one side which has been outlined by "Jersey Barriers."

Sometime last night, people on e-distribution for Police District E-18 got a message from CitizenObserver.Com (the BPD's e-blast service) announcing the bridge would close to traffic in one direction starting this coming Monday, July 28 in order to perform repairs.

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