A Mattapan man was arrested Friday, Feb. 17, in the South End and charged in Boston Federal Court in connection with cocaine distribution. Francisco Torres, 36, was charged in a criminal complaint with possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Police Briefs 02-23-2017
Kenmore/Fenway – South End – Back Bay Police Log Feb. 13 201 Brookline Ave. – Property – Lost 207 Commonwealth Ave. – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 141 Massachusetts Ave. – Assault Simple – Battery 647 Boylston St. – Larceny Shoplifting 457…
Getting the Call for Just About Anything
Those who follow Mr. Boston may now know that the old soul has achieved an e-mail address for readers to respond to and pass on comments. For the record, that is [email protected]. Getting that going made me think of the…
Beating Cancer Shouldn’t Force Patients into Bankruptcy
By Kenneth E. Thorpe and Patricia J. Goldsmith Liza Bernstein survived breast cancer three times. But it took all she had. She lost her home and savings to the costs of tests and treatments. She’s not technically bankrupt — but…
How We’re Making Boston’s Streets Safer
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh In January, the busy streets of Boston became safer. As we dig out from this month’s snowstorms and prepare for spring, I want to remind drivers, cyclists and pedestrians about our City’s newest initiative to…
Boston Knows How to Do Snow
Dmitry Smelansky, who works in the Back Bay, skis across Boston Common on his lunch break last Friday – one of many people who made the best of snowy fun last Friday in between snow-storms. Thursday’s blizzard yielded 12 inches…
First-Ever Winter Walk
Approximately 500 people gathered over the weekend to help raise awareness of the homeless population in Boston and raise funds to help them out. Paul English, center, makes his way back with winter walkers to Copley Square.
South End the Lone Exception to Boston’s Informal Space Saver Rule
By Seth Daniel The nasty, threatening notes are the stuff of Boston legend. The objects that people use to hold their spaces are confounding to the uninitiated. The practice of marking a spot probably goes back as long as there…
Boston City Council Re-Establishes Special Committee on Civil Rights;Councilor Zakim Appointed to Chair
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston City Council voted to unanimously re-establish the Special Committee on Civil Rights, at the hearing this past Wednesday, February 8. City Councilor Josh Zakim of District 8 will chair the new special committee. He has…
Air Rights Parcel Next to Hynes Convention Center Gets Set in Motion
By Beth Treffeisen Two new glossy towers on top of a podium of retail and above ground parking is taking shape to replace the gaping hole that leads down to the Massachusetts Turnpike, next to the Hynes Convention Center in…