West End

At Mass. General, dying coronavirus patients don't have to pass alone

By adamg - 4/9/20 - 7:07 pm

CommonWealth continues an ongoing discussion with a Mass. General emergency-room doctor: Patients for whom there is no longer hope are allowed to have a family member with them; the hospital now has about four times as many Latino patients as usual due to Covid-19; and about a third of all patients at the hospital are now there because of Covid-19. Also more than 200 hospital staffers have tested positive.

Coronavirus cases increasing rapidly at area hospitals

By adamg - 3/19/20 - 10:37 am

WBUR reports Mass. General now has five patients with Covid-19 in its ICU and another 70 suspected cases in patients doing well enough to not need intensive care.

The Dorchester Reporter reports Carney Hospital is now banning all visitors - and has shut its Dunkin' Donuts - as it transitions to an all-coronavirus facility.

Mass. General doctor who rides his bike to work has it stolen; asks for it back

By adamg - 3/19/20 - 9:31 am

The doctor reports man folks have offered to loan him a bike, but he's had his 2007 Dahon for 13 years and he likes it back and besides, it's basically held together with duct tape and would be near worthless on the open market. He adds: Read more.

If Billie Eilish still plays the Garden next week, her merch vendor has a court order to go after bad guys selling unauthorized items on Causeway

By adamg - 3/12/20 - 10:10 am

The company that has a contract to sell Billie Eilish stuff got a court order yesterday that will let it and police go after anybody selling unauthorized merchandise outside the Garden on March 19, when she has a concert scheduled. Read more.

Did the woman in 'strict isolation' at the hospital with a bad respiratory infection have coronavirus? Who knows - the hospital didn't have enough test kits to find out

By adamg - 3/12/20 - 9:46 am

Hillary Diane reports what happened when she went to the Mass. General emergency room yesterday with flu-like symptoms and she was brought up to the hospital's Covid-19 clinic and then tested negative on a flu test: Read more.

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Hospital physician: The possible coronavirus patients keep coming, but we don't have enough tests for them all

By adamg - 3/11/20 - 10:11 pm

Dr. Monique Aurora Tello, a primary-care physician at Mass. General, reported today from the MGH emergency room:

One stabbed, one punched in face in Friend Street attack, police say

By adamg - 2/17/20 - 2:07 pm

Boston Police report arresting a Cambridge man on charges he stabbed one man and punched another in the face in a closing-time fight outside 222 Friend St. early Sunday. Read more.

Causeway Street shut after construction material plunges to ground

By adamg - 2/7/20 - 5:14 pm

One person injured, Eli Rosenberg at NBC Boston reports.

Man already wanted for violent crimes arrested after he crashes into a Causeway Street building

By adamg - 2/7/20 - 3:59 pm

Crash scene. Photo by Ryan Meador.

Transit Police report that motorcycle cops trying to stop a guy they say was driving erratically down Causeway Street yesterday afternoon weren't able to stop him before he crashed into 226 Causeway St. Read more.

Yet again: Police say man kidnapped woman outside Boston bar, drove her to Rhode Island and raped her

By adamg - 1/9/20 - 8:24 pm

The Globe reports on the charges against Alvin Campbell Jr., which officials say started with an incident in which Campbell pretended to be a ride-share driver outside the Harp on Causeway Street. Read more.

Construction of Cambria Hotel on Canal Street could begin next year

By adamg - 12/17/19 - 10:25 am

Architect's rendering

Construction of a 15-story, 90-room Cambria Hotel at 104 Canal St., at Valenti Way, should finally begin next year, five years after the city awarded a building permit, a lawyer for the property owner told the Zoning Board of Appeal today. Read more.

In a city stricken by gridlock, the hero we need

By adamg - 12/12/19 - 7:01 pm

Ed Lyons reports:

During a truly epic traffic meltdown near MGH today, everything was gridlocked until some homeless guy put down his cup, walked into it, and started quite aggressively managing the traffic, unclogging the intersection. He succeeded. People were waving and thanking him.

West Roxbury man, a Boston Latin graduate, murdered for his gold chain, prosecutors say

By adamg - 11/25/19 - 3:57 pm

NBC Boston reports prosecutors today charged that Fouad Baghdad-Zouggagh, 25, died early Saturday because Bryan Rice, 22, wanted his gold chain. Read more.

Man shot to death in robbery attempt at closing time on Canal Street; two arrested

By adamg - 11/23/19 - 9:37 am

Victim identified as Fouad Baghdad-Zouggagh, 25, of West Roxbury.

Boston Police report a man was fatally shot around 2 a.m. Read more.

Man charged with North Station attack; already had warrants charging him with beating other people

By adamg - 11/22/19 - 10:00 pm

Transit Police report arresting Robert Gaul, 45, on charges he smashed a woman in the face with a blunt object for no particular reason as she sat in North Station Wednesday night. Read more.

Police look for man they say violently attacked woman in North Station

By adamg - 11/21/19 - 4:03 pm

Update: Arrest made.

Transit Police report they are looking for a man they say used a "blunt object" to attack a woman in the commuter-rail section of North Station around 10:25 p.m. yesterday. Read more.

City looks to extend Southwest Corridor path all the way to the West End

By adamg - 11/8/19 - 10:11 am

The Beacon Hill Times looks at a Boston Transportation Department proposal to continue the Southwest Corridor walking and bike paths that now end at Dartmouth Street to the West End via routes that could include streets and parks in the South End, Bay Village, downtown, and Chinatown. Read more.