Newton
Is that a Rosenfeld's bagel this squirrel is enjoying? Welcome to Dot found himself in Newton this lunchtime, watching a squirrel with a nosh.
Earlier:
Squirrels also enjoy a slice.
Nathan Aranow peered through the front windows of what used to be Newtonville Camera on Walnut Street in Newton. Developer Robert Korff is tearing down the entire block at Walnut and Washington streets for one of those trendy mixed-use development things.
Paul Levy forwards Deborah Lincoln's photo of a coyote in Newton Centre around 7 a.m.
Earlier:
Coyote on the Roslindale/West Roxbury line.
State needs help counting turkeys.
If you watch one city-council video this year, make it this one - and watch the woman in the lower right corner.
All throughout the winter, the Street (you know, the lower Chestnut Hill Mall) loaded every last bit of snow in a single pile on the Hammond Pond Parkway side, almost as if they were trying to see just how high they could pile snow (answer: High enough that they probably should have installed warning lights for incoming aircraft). Gary Chase shows us this morning (with a closeup if you don't believe him), that some of the snow from that Mount Snowmore is still there.
The MBTA reports the Green Line into town from Riverside is movin' kinda slow, because of a train that gave up the ghost.
State Environmental Police report that last night they found and captured the black bear that had wandered into Newton Centre the other day: Read more.
Last night, Newton Police issued an alert about a bear in a tree near the Green Line tracks in Newton Centre: Read more.
Ryan Lin, 25, pleaded guilty today to seven federal counts of cyberstalking, five counts of distribution of child pornography, nine counts of making hoax bomb threats, three counts of computer fraud and abuse and one count of aggravated identity theft, in a deal that could put him behind bars for up to 17 1/2 years. Read more.
When officials announced UMass Amherst's plans to buy the Mt. Ida College campus less than a mile from the Boston line, they offered vague statements about how they'd use it to let UMass Amherst students get internships in Boston and tie into the local hi-tech community. Read more.
The Globe reports UMass Amherst is buying Mt. Ida College in Newton, which it will shut down and remake as UMass Amherst's Boston campus (UMass Amherst Boston?). Current Mt. Ida students will be able to transfer to UMass Dartmouth.
The MBTA reports an inbound Riverside Line has a "power problem" at Newton Centre, which is causing 20-25 minute delays.
— Greg Wymer (@wymer) March 8, 2018
Greg Wymer watched his young master test his new dual light saber in tonight's snow in Newton.
The MBTA reports "moderate" delays on the Riverside Line due to a trolley that just will not budge at Newton Centre.
A sign at the new Bagel Table in the lower Chestnut Hill Mall the Street, where Rosie's used to be.
Meg Hoffman reports:
Huge pile of snow just melted and fell off the roof and onto the tracks at Newton Centre outbound. T tried to push through it but got stuck.
The MBTA reports "moderate" delays on the Riverside Line due to a trolley now due a proper burial near Eliot.
KMV watched the sun come up from Castle Island.
Rus Lodi, meanwhile, walked around Crystal Lake in Newton: Read more.