Ya know, we haven't had a good horrifying rat story recently. Chris Faraone to the rescue, with a look at Boston's rat rampage, from the North End to Allston/Brighton. With bonus fun fact on how male rates mate with up to 20 other rats a day.

The Daily Free Press reports a man who identfied himself as "Mike from Texas" was arrested around 3:10 a.m. on Saturday on charges he stabbed a man in the stomach at Kirkwood and Radnor roads.

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.

Wicked Local Allston/Brighton reports "a huge problem" with tires being stolen off late-model Hondas, Cadillacs and Acuras - thieves aren't after the rubber, but the rims.

Floon finally realizes there are better backdrops for press conferences than City Hall, travels to the Brighton Mills Shopping Center this morning to denounce the way the BRA "steamrolls" neighborhoods.

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A trolley and a car failed to occupy the same space at Comm. Ave. and Washington Street tonight. Colin Moore tweets it didn't look too bad, except for "all of the cops and fire trucks." Naturally, it caused delays for riders.

No trolleys along Comm. Ave. between Packards Corner and Blandford St. The T says: Take the 57 bus instead - and that they've added extra buses.

T spokesman Joe Pesaturo says repairs are being made to a section of the overhead wire on the outbound side near the BU Bridge, with the work expected to be done by 1 p.m.

Boston Police report that beefed up patrols in Allston/Brighton have helped lead to the following stats since students returned last month: 27 students arrested, 11 criminal complaints issued and 138 tickets for violations of city ordinances have been handed out. Police add they have their legal eyes on local landlords:

Landlords and homeowners should be aware that criminal charges may be filed and pursued against them as a result of such an investigation if a violation is discovered.

That might be news to some of the Brighton residents interviewed by the Herald, who say they haven't seen much improvement since passage of, in the Herald's understated words, "a much-ballyhooed Hub ordinance meant to curb wild college booze bashes and overcrowding in student apartments."

Menino and Flaherty have at it again in a debate that starts tonight at 7 p.m. on Channel 2, NECN and WBUR.

Over in Brighton, Ciommo and Selvig have at it again in a debate tomorrow in a debate that starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Brighton Elks, 326 Washington St.

At-large council candidate Ayanna Pressley's campaign reports endorsements by City Council President Mike Ross, councilors John Tobin and Charles Yancey, State Senators Steven Tolman and Sonia Chang-Diaz and State Representatives Kevin Honan, Liz Malia and Martin Walsh.

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There's a natural-gas leak at N. Beacon and Parsons streets. Police are setting up detours.