-By Dan Murphy The Boston Park Ranger Mounted Patrol Unit will continue to patrol the Emerald Necklace through the end of fiscal 2011, thanks to the efforts of the Friends of the Boston Parks Rangers. Julia H. Donahue, who co-chairs the Friends with Cokie Perry, said the group raised the necessary $155,000 by the...
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MBTA Stations Temporarily Closed to make Way for New Elevators
-By Dan Murphy With work now underway to install two new elevators at the Science Park/West End Station, the MBTA is shuttering the Science Park/West End and Lechmere stations until November. The new elevators are part of $10.4 million in accessibility improvements to the station that will bring the 57-year-old facility into compliance with...
A Sunday to Remember
By all accounts, Sunday was a lovely spring day. A bit cool with a sea breeze all day – but a fabulous day to be alive and, it turns out, to be an American. Boston was resonant with colors bursting everywhere and gardens coming to life with the color green appearing extremely brilliant in...
Police Briefs 05-03-2011
Larceny from Motor Vehicle 04/21/11 – A victim reported her purse, checkbook, bank cards, U.S. currency, laptop, backpack and GPS system were stolen between 9:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. from her 1998 Olds Cutlass, which was parked on Charles Street. The victim said the motor vehicle’s left front passenger-side window was broken. Disturbing the...