James Dickey, the owner of a fire-ruined shell of a former house at 97 Mt. Ida Rd. in Dorchester, today filed an appeal of a federal judge's decision that he stop bothering federal judges with his attempts to keep the city from tearing down what's left of the structure, which the city says now exists solely as a haven for rats. Read more.
Mt. Ida Road
By adamg - 1/26/18 - 2:47 pm
Moldering eyesore on a Friday afternoon.
A housing-court judge had been scheduled today to decide whether to appoint a receiver with the power to raze a Mt. Ida Road three decker ravaged in a 2011 fire, but owner James Dickey may have once again managed to stave off any action for a few months by trying to transfer the case to federal court. Read more.
By adamg - 5/5/17 - 4:08 pm
Note the fresh plywood nailed up by a city-hired contractor.
James Dickey, who has been feuding with the city of Boston for more than 10 years over his three-decker at 97 Mt. Ida Rd., is now fighting a city attempt to do something about all the rats that nearby residents say have taken up occupancy there. Read more.
By adamg - 9/25/16 - 8:30 pm
Around 8:15 p.m. near Homes Avenue. Nobody hit, but bullets may have gone through a couple of windows of houses along the road.
By adamg - 6/20/16 - 11:10 am
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today Suffolk County prosecutors can't use a gun as evidence against a man charged with illegal gun possession because the Boston police officers who found the weapon after stopping the car he was in for speeding failed to provide enough evidence the car was going too fast. Read more.
