Newton Police report arresting a Providence man they say led them on two chases around the Riverside MBTA station this evening - first in his car and then, after he realizing the police were blocking the parking-lot exit, by getting out and running down the trolley right of way. Read more.

The Lexington Observer reports on the protest by - and arrests of - members of Extinction Rebellion Boston.

Adam J.B. Lane forwards a photo from the Facebook Arlington List of a box truck about to be towed away from the bridge carrying the Minuteman bike trail over Grove Street in Arlington yesterday:

Grove Street in Arlington may not make the news quite as often as a certain other roadway in Boston, but it's no slouch itself when comes to ventilating unwary box trucks.

A group of white and Asian-American parents - and their California-based law firm - this week asked the US Supreme Court to overturn rulings by federal courts in Boston that the School Committee did nothing wrong when it changed the way students are accepted to the three exam schools by including Zip codes in addition to grades as a criterion. Read more.

Transit Police report they are looking for a man they say spat in the face of a bus driver "without provocation" at Eutaw and Meridian streets around 5:45 p.m. on April 2.

If he looks familiar, contact detectives at 617-222-1050.

Boston Restaurant Talk reports that the Wahlburgers in the new wing of the South Bay mall has closed down. Over in the original wing of the mall, meanwhile, an Applebee's and an Olive Garden remain open.

Mark Smith reports it's peak cherry-blossom time at the Arnold Arboretum.

"Won't last long - don't miss it!" he advises.

A Jamaica Plain man went on a weeks-long car-smashing rampage through Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain and Roxbury, using a tool designed to break car windows and packing some brass knuckles in case anybody tried to get in his way, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office charges. Read more.

Boston Pedestrian observed the scene on Franklin Street just before Washington Street in Downtown Crossing this afternoon: Read more.

The Cambridge Fire Department reports a man was extricated from under the first car of an inbound Red Line train Wednesday night.

Firefighters arrived shortly before 11 p.m. and guided the man - who remained conscious - out from under the train around 15 minutes later, after getting confirmation that the power to the third rail had been shut. He was treated at the scene for some injuries, then transported to a local hospital.