NBC Boston reports somebody drove into the house at 182 Florence St. in Roslindale around 12:30 a.m.
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Citizen complaint of the day: That stupid copter has doubled back to Roslindale, get it outaaa heah!
By adamg - 11/12/23 - 2:17 pm
It only seems like the copter's gotten tangled in the wires along Rowe Street.
A fed-up citizen filed a 311 complaint this morning about that helicopter Amtrak hired to survey the power lines along the Northeast Corridor, which had been slowly moving north, but which is now hovering low over Roslindale again, specifically, Rowe Street: Read more.
By adamg - 11/11/23 - 10:41 am
CaptainRedblood used the Windows program for an homage to Birch Street Bistro, a now closed boite on, yes, Birch Street in Roslindale Square (and as you can see, it was across the street from a mural that is an homage to the street's name).
By adamg - 11/3/23 - 11:41 am
Outages at 11:30 a.m., via Eversource outage map.
Update, 3:15 p.m. Eversource reports 139 homes and businesses still without power in Boston, but no outages in Dedham, Brookline and Newton.
Eversource is blaming "equipment damage" for widespread outages that started around 10:45 a.m. in an area that extends from Brookline and Newton streets in the north to most of West Roxbury and Dedham in the south. Parts of Roslindale as far east as Roslindale Square are also affected. Read more.
By adamg - 11/2/23 - 10:03 pm
Needless to say, the bride to be and her fiancee are not real happy with the USPS, WCVB reports.
By adamg - 11/2/23 - 1:22 pm
Mark Smith surveyed some of the fruit now coloring the plants at the Arnold Arboretum.
By adamg - 10/31/23 - 4:54 pm
Ghoulish staties Joe DeMasi and Teresa Marx await the next truck driver to come down Sorrow Drive, also known as Tyndale Street in Roslindale.
Drivers can't say they weren't warned: Read more.
By adamg - 10/26/23 - 9:28 am
The Bay State Banner reports, says some people are getting tired of stuff getting dumped in Franklin Park; city says the new animal shelter would be in an area already used for park maintenance vehicles.
By adamg - 10/24/23 - 9:10 am
Boston Police are looking for three young teens, one armed with what looked like a gun, who stole a person's scooter at Cummins Highway and Sycamore Street around 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
In addition to being threatened to get off his green Gater scooter, the victim was punched in the arm.
By adamg - 10/12/23 - 12:13 pm
Boston Police report arresting Tony Vance, 39, of Roslindale (in photo) on charges he shot and killed Derrell Russell of Brighton at Blue Hill Avenue and Westview Street in Dorchester around 5:40 p.m. on Aug. 27, 2022.
Innocent, etc.
By adamg - 10/5/23 - 12:47 pm
Boston Police and federal agents yesterday arrested two men in the parking lot of a Roslindale strip mall on charges they were fentanyl salesmen for the Sinaloa crime cartel, as part of a long-running investigation into Mexican drugs making their way to Boston. Read more.
By adamg - 10/2/23 - 9:25 am
The family of Michael Wojdag of Hanson, who died on I-93 in Braintree on Feb. 19 after his SUV rolled over and he was ejected last week sued Hedweens Quetant of Roslindale, whom they caused the crash while racing another driver. Read more.
By adamg - 10/1/23 - 4:51 pm
Cat and dog in the parade. See it larger.
Roslindale lucked out today, getting a rare rain-free weekend day - and nice temps - for the annual neighborhood parade, now named in honor of Tom Donahue, who long helped organize it. Read more.
By adamg - 9/27/23 - 2:08 pm
Seven Roslindale residents today sued the Zoning Board of Appeal and a Dedham developer to block an apartment building on Belgrade Avenue at West Roxbury Parkway that they say would just be far too large for their neighborhood. Read more.
By adamg - 9/22/23 - 5:36 pm
Organizers of Roslindale Porch Fest say they're postponing the annual neighborhoodwide music festival tomorrow because of the anticipated rain. They thought about trying on Sunday, but it could rain then as well, so they're now looking for suggestions for another date.
By adamg - 9/20/23 - 9:21 pm
A billing clerk at the Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center today sued Boston Medical Center, with which the Roslindale facility is affiliated, for firing her in 2021 after she refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Read more.
By adamg - 9/16/23 - 8:43 am
Seized drugs and cash.
A Roslindale man was one of three people arrested this week on drug charges following an investigation into drug dealing in Randolph, police say. Read more.
By adamg - 9/14/23 - 12:28 pm
The Boston Licensing Board today gave Lina Ghantous permission to start selling beer and wine at her Welcome Buddy convenience store at 4196 Washington St. in Roslindale. Read more.
By adamg - 9/12/23 - 9:50 pm
King vs. Weber, Pepen vs. Ruiz.
Voters in District 6 (Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, Mission Hill) today solidly rejected one-term incumbent and crash-plagued incumbent Kendra Lara, while voters in neighboring District 5 (Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roslindale) gave the boot to ethics-plagued incumbent Ricardo Arroyo. Read more.
By adamg - 9/11/23 - 1:45 pm
Residents in four City Council districts have preliminary elections tomorrow to narrow the fields in the November elections to two candidates each. There is no preliminary for the four citywide council seats because there are eight candidates, all of whom will battle in November. Read more.
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