West Roxbury

Same guy may have robbed banks in JP, West Roxbury yesterday

adamg — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:54:50 -0500

Wicked Local West Roxbury reports on two of yesterday's three bank holdups (the third was in South Boston).

Panera Bread, Lebanese restaurant look to open in West Roxbury

adamg — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:13:51 -0500

Panera Bread goes before the Boston Licensing Board on Dec. 2 for a license to open a restaurant and patio at 75 Spring St. - in the same little mini-mall as Finagle-A-Bagel (Ed. question: Hmm, does this mean that never overly crowded bagel place is closing? Or staying on to compete?).

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Banks robbed today in South Boston, Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury

adamg — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:36 -0500

Busy day for police and the FBI: Boston Police tweet that the First Trade Union at 753 E. Broadway was robbed early this afternoon, followed in quick succession by the Hyde Park Savings, 1920 Centre St. in West Roxbury and the Citizens Bank at 696 Centre St. in Jamaica Plain.

West Roxbury Dunkin' Donuts held up at gunpoint

adamg — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:53:37 -0500

Wicked Local Roslindale/West Roxbury reports the 155 Spring St. location was held up by two guys in hoodies with a gun around 11 p.m. on Nov. 11 - possibly by the same guys who held up a Dunk's in Westwood the night before.

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Police say string of car breakins a reminder to West Roxbury residents: Lock your car doors at night already

adamg — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:52:40 -0500

District E-5 reports officers responding to a call from Sanborn Avenue around 2:10 a.m. on Nov. 12 that two or three guys were walking down the street opening up cars found:

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Gauging parent satisfaction with West Zone schools

adamg — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:42:29 -0500

Geeky Mama takes a look at "student mobility" rates in elementary schools in West Roxbury, Roslindale and Jamaica Plain - she figures that the fewer students move from a school, the happier parents must be with the education their kids are getting. The top two: the Kilmer and the Lyndon. The bottom two: The Ellis and the King.

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Will Roche Bros. be having a sale on smoked meats?

adamg — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:56:47 -0500

Around 8:45 p.m., Local 718 tweeted BFD was racing over to Roche Bros. in West Roxbury for "a smoke condition in the rear of the store." There weren't any further tweets, so it probably wasn't anything major, so Westie residents can rest easy, right?

Mystery copter looking for something on Bellevue Hill

adamg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:32 -0500

UPDATE Weds. morning: Local 718 tweets a body was extricated from the quarry off Grove Street around noon. The Boston Police homicide unit is now investigating - they handle both murders and suicides.

A correspondent reports that around 7:15 or so, a helicopter had a searchlight on as it flew around Bellevue Hill in West Roxbury. Anybody know what was up with that?

The hill, the highest natural point in Boston, is home to two MWRA water tanks and a whole lot of trees.

Feds criticize Boston Fire Department for fatal Tai Ho fire

adamg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:16:54 -0500

Channel 4 points us to a National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health report on the 2007 fire that killed Boston firefighters Paul Cahill and Warren Payne, which says a number of contributing factors led to their deaths:

Ineffective incident management system at the incident.
Insufficient incident management training and requirements.
Insufficient tactics and training.
Ineffective communications.
Delay in establishing a rapid intervention team.
Inadequate building code enforcement and development.
Inadequate turnout clothing and personal protective equipment.

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It's a good thing Millennium Park has a bike rack

adamg — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:54:15 -0500

Because it's just such a pain to have to keep watch on your bike when you're busy going down the slide at the playground.

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