Halloween

A pumpkin tribute to Apple in the South End

adamg — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:33:20 +0000

BosGuy posts photos of the Apple and Steve Jobs-themed jack o'lanterns a Union Park Street resident carved and lit up last night.

In our neighborhood, when people run out of candy, they just turn out the front lights

adamg — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:46:25 +0000

Father Tim tweets:

Only in Hingham: When people run out of candy, they start handing out cash. Seriously.

He's Gumby, damn it!

adamg — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:58:59 +0000

Poor Gumby. Gets on the Red Line and nobody pays him any attention, except for Courtney Burns, who took this photo.

His roots are showing

adamg — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:16:17 +0000

Dana Reichman Gitell spotted this guy just standing there in Dedham this morning.

Proof the mayor of Somerville doesn't hate Columbus Day or Hallloween

adamg — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:06:33 +0000

Chris Devers spotted Joe Curtatone dressed as Columbus in Somerville's Halloween parade yesterday. So there, Boston Herald.

Posted under this Creative Commons license and with a universalhub tag on Flickr.

Somerville mayor Curtatone wears unexpected disguise to city Halloween parade

cdevers — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:10:19 +0000

Following the recent unpleasantness, Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone surprised the crowd at the city's Halloween parade with an unexpected disguise today.

Witches, zombies in Salem turf war

adamg — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:53:23 +0000

The Salem News reports: Witches accused of zombie abuse.

Police expressed some frustration with the situation and an off-the-record longing for November.

Sounds like a job for Vimes of the City Watch.

Somerville to Herald: We're the funnest city ever

adamg — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:41:13 +0000

Jessica Heslam writes Somerville is run by Godless anti-Americans who hate our most cherished historical icons, or words to that effect. Mayor Joe Curtaone blasts back on the city Web site that Heslam wouldn't understand nuance if it walked up to her and bit her, and that Somerville officially has nothing against Halloween.

At issue is a memo from one school principal to his staff asking how they could teach that there's more than one side to Columbus Day - you know, what happened to the natives after Columbus landed and stuff. Curtatone notes Somerville celebrates Independence Day yet allows teacher to talk about slavery and how women didn't win the right to vote until 1920, adds:

In fact, the biggest thing the Herald missed in its column was the headline – "Fun takes a holiday in Somerville." We have more fun with more events and holidays in this city than any other city I've ever seen.

Too soon? You can get a Whitey Bulger costume for Halloween

adamg — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:38:26 +0000

Channel 4 is conflicted:

WBZ's Jim Armstrong spoke off camera with the widow of one of Bulger's alleged murder victims. She's disgusted by the idea someone would not just make such a costume, but that anyone else would dress up as a man accused of murdering 19 local people.

But it seems, if you're not personally connected to the man or his legendary wrath, you might be OK with it.

Anybody see a little kid with a security blanket?

adamg — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:27:54 +0000

Paul Keleher visited the pumpkin patch outside the Carter Memorial Church in Needham.

Copyright Paul Keleher. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Scary sight at local supermarket

adamg — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:09:58 +0000

I was not ready to be confronted with this when I walked into the West Roxbury Shaw's yesterday (it was right at one of the entrances). To paraphrase our own Suldog, "Labor Day comes first!"

Dare he enter?

adamg — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:46:12 +0000

Chris Devers photographed a Beacon Hill street last night.

Posted under this Creative Commons license and in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Christine O'Donnell warned us about stuff like this

adamg — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:33:48 +0000

TurlachMacD photographed a pair of birdmen in the Public Garden yesterday.

Copyright TurlachMacD. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

This evening, see adults dressed up like firefighters

adamg — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:50:53 +0000

Kids out trick-or-treating this evening can stop by any Boston firehouse between 5 and 8 p.m. for some Halloween treats, courtesy Local 718.

Halloween parade on Savin Hill today

adamg — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:13:48 +0000

Details of the 4 p.m. goblinfest.

Photos from the North End Halloween parade yesterday.