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By adamg - 12/21/18 - 11:30 am

CommonWealth interviews incoming Suffolk County DA Rachael Rollins:

More recently, Rollins has seemed to temper the policy, saying the approach will be not to seek incarceration for first-time offenders for the list of 15 charges, but she stopped short of saying they would not face prosecution.

By adamg - 12/13/18 - 8:48 am

The Suffolk County District Attorney's office has announced the death of two-month-old Natasha Nicole Mejia-Rivera from injuries she suffered in that Revere crash that also killed her sister, Adrianna, 5. Read more.

By adamg - 12/12/18 - 12:56 pm

The MBTA reports you'll have some extra time to catch up with Facebook on your phone if you take the Blue Line because of an unspecified "power problem" at Wonderland, which on the Blue Line often means one of the overhead power lines is no longer quite so overhead.

By adamg - 12/11/18 - 12:46 pm

UPDATED.

NBC Boston reports the two-month old injured in the crash that killed her five-year-old sister remains in the hospital (the station had earlier reported she died).

By adamg - 12/10/18 - 9:20 pm

Autumn Harris, 42, of Beacon Hill, was ordered held in lieu of $10,000 bail at her arraignment today on charges of motor vehicle homicide and negligent operation of a motor vehicle for the Sunday crash in Revere that killed 5-year-old Adrianna Mejia-Rivera and put her two-month-old sister and four other people in the hospital, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.

By adamg - 12/9/18 - 8:23 pm

State Police report arresting a woman they say drove into two women and three children around 5 p.m. at Rte. 145 near North Shore Road. One child, 5, died, State Police say. Read more.

By adamg - 12/7/18 - 10:58 am
Water, water everywhere: HYM presentation shows current race-track oval.

Water, water everywhere: HYM presentation shows current race-track oval.

The developers of the proposed Suffolk Downs project can't stop the tides, so they're planning their massive project to roll with the punches as rising sea levels increase the odds the low-lying site on the East Boston/Revere line will flood on a more regular basis. Read more.

By adamg - 12/6/18 - 10:37 am
New residential building

Architect's rendering.

Two restaurateurs known for their upscale establishments in Charlestown, East Boston and Faneuil Hall Marketplace are planning a 5,000-square outlet with "a creative menu and cocktail program and a lively oceanfront dining experience" at a luxury-apartment building under construction on Ocean Avenue, across from the Wonderland T stop. Read more.

By adamg - 11/30/18 - 1:18 pm

State Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney's office report somebody found a single bone, possibly human, on Revere Beach near the State Police barracks this morning. The DA's office adds:

There is at this time no apparent link to last week’s discovery of likely human remains on the western side of Rumney Marsh Reservation; pathologists continue to examine those remains but have not reached any formal conclusions yet as to their origin.

By adamg - 11/26/18 - 12:44 pm

The bones found in Rumney Marsh on Friday are "likely human," but investigators are still trying to determine how they wound up there, never mind whose remains they are, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.

By adamg - 11/23/18 - 1:52 pm

State and Revere police are investigating the discovery by hunters this morning of what appear to be bones in Rumney Marsh behind a North View Terrace residence, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

They were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which will attempt to determine whether they are, in fact, human and, if so, the cause and manner of the person's death as investigators undertake identification efforts.

By adamg - 11/13/18 - 10:53 am

The State House News Service summarizes a panel discussion with Rachael Rollins, newly elected Suffolk County DA and Liz Miranda and Nika Elugardo, both elected as state representatives.

Miranda said that as a candidate this year, she felt she was "fighting" against a party that she says should have been helping her.

By adamg - 11/6/18 - 10:10 pm
Rollins

Rachael Rollins cruised to victory over Michael Maloney in the race to replace Dan Conley.

Read more.

By adamg - 9/27/18 - 9:05 am

The Revere Journal reports the Friend of Belle Isle Marsh has canceled this year's Belle Isle Fall Festival, scheduled for this weekend, to protect people from mosquitoes - and the diseases they could be carrying.

Our site supervisor at Belle Isle has to wear full gear because the mosquito infestation is so bad. I’m disappointed about the cancellation, but we will be holding a spring festival in May.

By adamg - 9/21/18 - 11:48 am

State Police report on the 25-foot-long carcass. The New England Aquarium reports the carcass is that of a whale that had earlier washed up on a beach in Cohasset. This sort of wandering-whale-carcass thing has happened before.

Obligatory Oregon exploding-whale video.

By adamg - 9/18/18 - 9:37 am

With the Wynn Encore Boston Harbor casino nearing completion, the company that owns Suffolk Downs has filed a suit under the federal racketeering law against the project against Wynn and the company Wynn bought its Everett land from. Read more.

By adamg - 9/16/18 - 6:39 pm
Revere fire

A fire that started around 1:30 p.m. continued to burn after 6 p.m. at a 30-condo building at 10 Franklin Ave. in Revere.

Fire crews from surrounding communities responded to the fire, as did the Red Cross to help residents who may have lost everything.

By adamg - 9/13/18 - 9:27 am

The Globe follows up on the Herald's recent report on lesser crimes Democratic DA candidate Rachel Rollins says she would mostly have prosecutors not prosecute, and includes this nugget: Read more.

By adamg - 9/12/18 - 2:54 pm

The Dorchester Reporter reports he's not waiting until after the election; will step down in two weeks to become special counsel to a lobbying company.

Conley had announced earlier this year he would not run for re-election. Democrat Rachel Rollins and independent Michael Maloney are running in November.

By adamg - 9/5/18 - 10:55 pm
Skybar

Now that they've laid off all the workers, the new owners of NECCO are auctioning off some of its brand names - and much of the candy-making equipment at its now closed Revere plant. Read more.

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