Boston College

Online mystery: Who's posting news about BC and the IRA subpoenas?

adamg — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:23:52 +0000

John Carroll can't help but wonder who's behind Boston College Subpoena News and posting news about the college's fight to block subpoenas related to material in its archive of IRA interviews: Could it be the archive's director?

Acid test for firefighters at BC

adamg — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 02:29:58 +0000

The Boston Fire Department reports a sulfuric-acid spill at the Boston College science building left one professor with "very minor burns" around 6:20 p.m.

The department's hazmat team responded to the spill at 2609 Beacon St. to evaluate and clean up the spill, of about a quart of the H₂SO₄.

In May, firefighters evacuated two BC buildings and a few nearby houses as a precaution during a possible chlorine spill.

Court: Campus cops can't just root around students' rooms

adamg — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:49:05 +0000

The Supreme Judicial Court today threw out drug evidence against two BC students because campus police didn't have a warrant or clear, voluntary permission from the students to search their room.

Maybe those BC kids weren't quite to blame for that Comm. Ave. trolley crash

adamg — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:02:32 +0000

Remember that crash involving the seven BC students in an SUV that got hit by a trolley on Comm. Ave.? Brian McGrory reports the T suspended the trolley driver because he was doing 35 m.p.h. at the time, when the trolley shouldn't have been going more than 10 m.p.h. And now it's pursuing perjury charges against him, because he allegedly failed to tell investigators about his multiple driving infractions before the T hired him.

BC accuses MBTA of dissembling on Comm. Ave. trolley/car collision

adamg — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:40:11 +0000

The Heights reports an attack by Boston College officials on the veracity of an MBTA investigation into an April 25 crash between a trolley and a Jeep loaded with BC students at Comm. Ave. and South Street.

"As a result of our discussions with the students, we have serious concerns about the MBTA's seemingly deliberate campaign to assign full blame for this unfortunate incident on our students," [BC spokesman Jack Dunn said.

BC didn't go so far as to blame the T for the crash, which sent several of the students to the hospital, the paper reports. Instead, the college says the driver may have been distracted by other traffic on the road.

Three BC hockey players among those charged in connection with trolley/SUV crash in Brighton

adamg — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:08:19 +0000

UPDATE: Trolley driver suspended for exceeding speed limit on that stretch of track.

MBTA Transit Police have charged seven teenagers with being minors in possession of alcohol after a midnight crash between a Jeep and a Green Line trolley on Commonwealth Avenue at South Street.

Good thing the Eagles hockey season is over

adamg — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:06:08 +0000

The Boston Fire Department reports an ammonia leak at Conte Forum this morning.

Alleged drunk teen charged with plowing into BC student, then taking off

adamg — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:52:51 +0000

Benjamin Knott, 18, is scheduled for arraignment this morning in Brighton District Court on charges he ran into Bethany Pfalzgraf while she was walking along St. Thomas More Road early Sunday. BC Police fond Knott and his car nearby; Channel 25 reports Pfalzgraf remains in critical condition.

BC student government vows not to let next big party get out of hand

adamg — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:53:55 +0000

The Heights reports plans are in the works to monitor noise from Modstock this spring, to prevent more problems with neighbors.

The Heights itself opines neighboring residents shouldn't let their feelings about "university expansion, the passage of the Master Plan, the possibility of residence halls on the Brighton Campus, the degradation of the neighborhood brought on by absentee landlords and the havoc students are known to wreak in the community" color their judgment about parties on campus.

Another Green Line fail?

roadman — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:08:14 +0000

According to the latest WBZ Traffic on the 3s report, the T is apparently bussing between Blanford and Packards Corner on the B line.

Nothing on the T web page yet, although they do mention an earlier failed streetcar on the C line at St. Marys.

At BC, even the on-campus parties cause problems

adamg — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:14:00 +0000

BC official apologizes to residents for Saturday party that was supposed to end at 11 p.m. but instead raged on through the wee hours, the Globe reports.

Police: BC student picked the wrong car to bend the windshield wipers back on

adamg — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:25:00 +0000

Boston Police report that around 1:15 this morning, the dude decided it would be interesting to walk up to an occupied car at 1950 Beacon St. and bend back the moving windshield wipers. Unfortunately for him, police say, the car was occupied by two plainclothes Boston police officers:

Officers quickly exited their cruiser, approached the suspect and displayed their badges while identifying themselves as police officers. While officers were in the process of identifying themselves, the suspect became less than polite and proceeded to berate and belittle the officers.

Charged with being a disorderly person.

Innocent, etc.

BC student allegedly tells cops they can't bust up his party; they beg to differ

adamg — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:18:06 +0000

Wicked Local Allston/Brighton catches up with the story of a BC lad who, on being told at 4 a.m. to end a loud party on Comm. Ave. allegedly told police he "knew the law" and that they had no right to be there. They were apparently so intrigued by his theory that they invited him to continue the discussion on a ride down to District 14.

Because we really need another one of these.

joegrav — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:42:27 +0000

Hello out there in UniversalHub land. I have determined that what the internet lacks most of all is a personal blog about some schlub's experiences in and around [insert major city here]. I have decided to rectify that problem my moving my ramblings over here.

I will be blogging about Boston politics, the T, local music, dining, bars, sports, and life from the perspective of a 21-year-old Revere native now living in an apartment in Chestnut Hill, where I will be a senior this fall at Boston College.

Brighton residents sue BRA over BC expansion

adamg — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:52:47 +0000

Michael Pahre reports.