Malden

Today's top T tip: If you're wanted by police, don't smoke at a T station

adamg — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:46:12 -0400

MBTA Transit Police say that when passengers on the Orange Line platform at Malden complained about somebody smoking today, an officer started investigating and found a woman puffing away in the station busway. And when he started to question her discovered she was wanted in Cambridge for outstanding warrants for malicious destruction of property and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, they tweet.

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Exploding manholes of doom black out parts of Medford

adamg — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:40:09 -0400

Might be good to avoid towns with names beginning with M today:

Channel 4 reports flames shot 20 to 30 feet in the air when manholes exploded on Main Street in Medford around 10:30 a.m. and that several thousand people are now without power.

William Fleurant tweets traffic is, as you might expect, a mess there (where 38, 16 and I-93 come together).

MBTA Police report power went out at the Malden Orange Line station, trapping one person in an elevator.

Oak Grove can't hold onto its donuts

adamg — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:38:25 -0400

Dave Bonner tweets another donut stand at the Oak Grove T stop has closed:

... sign said business was too slow. ...

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Proposed Voter Choice (IRV) Ballot Question would bring more voices and choices into MA elections

amfriedman — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:01:08 -0400

A “Voter Choice” initiative petition turned in to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office on Wednesday would give Massachusetts voters a chance to change to a voting system that lets voters rank their choices instead of voting for only one candidate. The change would apply to key races, including for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary and treasurer, among others, starting after January 2012.

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Manhunt in Malden after cruisers rammed and police open fire

adamg — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:06:08 -0400

Channel 4 reports on the Monday-evening incident.

PROJECT BREAD SUPPORTS 'FOOD AND FUN' FOR BOSTON KIDS THIS SUMMER

Project Bread — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:39:19 -0400

Nearly $200,000 in statewide grants help families cope with the economic crisis

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Shooting in Malden last night?

Ron Newman — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:40:14 -0400

Jedi's mother told him that two or three people were shot yesterday near her home on Newland Street in Malden, but he can't find any news reports of the event. Police were there investigating for at least nine hours. Anyone here know more?

You might want to detour around Malden for awhile

adamg — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:44:41 -0500

The Herald reports Malden cops have been ordered to write at least one ticket per shift to raise money.

Power outage screws up morning north of Boston

adamg — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:50:44 -0500

In thousands of households in Revere, Everett, Malden, Medford and Melrose, alarm clocks lost their minds and started blinking "12:00," Channel 4 reports.

Another rainbow day

adamg — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:33:36 -0400

Lyetteann snapped the afternoon rainbow over South Boston and the Waterfront.

Jennifer Forman Orth also photographed it. Paul Locke captured it at Oak Grove.