Brookline

Stop and go traffic in Chestnut Hill

adamg — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:05:30 +0000

Isaac Miller reports the traffic lights at Rte. 9 and Hammond Street were both red and green this afternoon.

GLAD Summer Party

gladevents — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:54:53 +0000

Join Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders at our annual Summer Party held outside in the heart of Provincetown, MA on Saturday, July 27 from 4:00-7:00PM. Enjoy the view of the harbor, mingle with other GLAD supporters and learn more about our ground-breaking cases.

Tickets are $75 online | $85 on site | $30 student
Purchase at www.glad.org/events.

Don't miss our amazing auction and celebrity auctioneer Kate Clinton. You don't have to be present to win. Travel packages, restaurants, massages, and much more - something for everyone!

Children are welcome to attend (at no charge) and will enjoy a range of fun activities.

Delicious summer fare and refreshing cocktails provided.

More information, tickets and sponsorships are available at www.glad.org/events.

The Green Line's coolest rider

adamg — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:50:23 +0000

The MBTA forwards a photo of somebody waiting for the train at Longwood this evening.

Dorchester men arrested for stabbing/robbery of BU postdoc in Brookline

adamg — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:38:17 +0000

Brookline Police report arresting two Boston men on charges they held up and stabbed a man walking down Pleasant Street with his iPad on Tuesday.

Wallace Vick, 19, and Shaqone Cazeau, 20, will be arraigned tomorrow in Brookline District Court on charges of armed robbery while masked and armed assault with intent to murder.

Innocent, etc.

Man stabbed in Brookline iPad robbery

adamg — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:25:58 +0000

Brian D'Amico and WTBU report somebody was punched and stabbed on Pleasant Street at Browne tonight. Police are looking for two men, both about 6' tall, wearing knit caps over their faces and fleece pullovers.

BU Today reports the victim, 30, is a postdoctoral fellow at BU Medical School and that his two stab wounds were both superficial.

Quincy man charged with armed holdup of BU student, friends; accomplice sought

adamg — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:54:04 +0000

BU Today reports Evan Holmes, 29, was arraigned in Brookline District Court today for one of the three muggings of BU students last Friday and Saturday.

Brookline considers secession

adamg — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:36:57 +0000

Wicked Local Brookline reports town leaders are tired of paying assessments to the county for services it doesn't use, such as road surveying.

In addition to saving the town money, the move, which would require approval by the state legislature, would remove a geographical oddity - Brookline is one of two towns in Norfolk County that are isolated from the rest of the county (quick, can you name the other?).

Keep your wallet close in Coolidge Corner

adamg — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:42:34 +0000

Brookline Police have posted photos of two women they say are targeting other women in Coolidge Corner for some pickpocketing.

On Thursday, a woman had her credit card snatched at the Trader Joe's around 5:50 p.m. Just 19 minutes later, the two suspected thieves racked up more than $2,500 in purchases at the Watertown Target.

The next day, around 11:15, the two returned to Trader Joe's:

A second victim at same Trader Joe's reported that a female engaged her in conversation while a second female tried to pull her wallet from her bag. The victim took a picture of this suspect (in blue outfit).

Fowl justice in Brookline: Terror turkey captured, swiftly put to death

adamg — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:44:54 +0000

Brookline Police tweet one of the thug Toms that had terrorized townsfolk was captured today after an officer shot it with a beanbag gun. Wicked Local Brookline reports, however, the beanbag injured the bird enough that it had to be euthanized, leaving police two more aggressive avians on which to perfect their beanbag technique.

Brookline to Dennis Lehane: Sorry about the dog, but enough with the posters already

adamg — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:33:16 +0000

Lehane fans searching for his missing beagle say the town wants them to start taking down the hundreds of flyers they've put up with her picture, Wicked Local Brookline reports.

Beacon Street trolleys delayed on account of the tracks kind of being on fire

adamg — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:08:00 +0000

Neville Williams took this photo of smoking Green Line tracks at Coolidge Corner around 12:40 p.m., around the time the T was issuing an alert about delays due to "fire department activity" in Coolidge Corner.

Don't get the manager of the Starbucks on Rte. 9 in Brookline mad

adamg — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:27:36 +0000

Wicked Local Brookline reports the local constabulary showed up at the 1154 Boylston St. Starbucks on Saturday when an employee found a gun in the restroom:

The gun belonged to the cafe's owner, who accidentally left it there.

Via Boston Restaurant Talk.

The year on the T: Only on the Green Line

adamg — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:00:53 +0000

Woman claimed her GPS made her drive on the C line. Photo by MBTA.

The Green Line has always stood apart from the other three T lines - and only partly because it's the only trolley line. Which other line would suffer service delays due to turtle? Here are some highlights from the Green Line, 2012 edition:

Dennis Lehane's dog goes missing

adamg — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:27:37 +0000

Missing Tessa

The writer writes tonight:

[O]ur recent and beloved rescue dog, Tessa, jumped the fence in Brookline and has been roaming through the wilds of Coolidge Corner for the last 24 hours. It's possible she's staying in some good Samaritan's home right now or has tucked herself away on a porch. But if anyone sees her or knows of her whereabouts, please reach out to this page. Here's a picture of her. She's smart, fast, and immeasurably sweet. She doesn't have a mean bone in her body. She's micro-chipped, but her tags were off when she was let out into the yard. Naming of character in the next book for anyone who gets her back to us! (No, really!) Again--Tessa, black-and-tan Beagle, 24 hours on the lam, sweet as all hell. Thank you!

Maybe he was just taking the ad to heart

adamg — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:56:01 +0000

On the 86 took this photo of an ad at the Beaconsfield Green Line stop - across from where a Newton man is charged with pulling his pud in plain view earlier this month.