Larceny in a Building 03/02/11 – A Charles Street jewelry store reported unknown person(s) stole a brass necklace from the store at around 3:30 p.m. Vandalism 03/05/11 – A victim reported her 2010 Mercury Milan had the right passenger-side mirror and door damaged at around 11:30 p.m. OThER INCIDENTS March 2 48 Pinckney St., Frauds...
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New Book Details Nichols House Museum Collection Item
-By Dan Murphy The Nichols House Museum is receiving new recognition, thanks to the recent publication of “American Furniture,” which devotes an entire chapter to the significance of one piece in its collection. The book, which was published by the Chipstone Foundation in January and is distributed through the University Press of New England,...
A Taste of What’s to Come
The unusual warmth over the weekend proved to us that the spring will soon be upon us. Those of us who have been around New England for a while – like all our lives – understand something about the end of winter. It almost never ends in March, and certainly not during the first...
Ward 5 Democratic Ccommittee Selects Delegates
The Ward 5 Democratic Committee selected 23 delegates last month to represent the ward’s registered Democrats at the Democratic State Convention in Lowell on June 4.The newly named delegates are seen with Sen. John Kerry (second from left) at the Ward 5 Democratic Caucus on Feb. 19.
Police Briefs 03-08-2011
Demonstration 02/22/11 – A demonstration took place on Beacon Street in front of the State House between 3 and 6 p.m., with a group in support of the union members in Wisconsin. Vandalism 02/23/11 – A victim reported that his 2008 Saturn Astra was vandalized on Temple Street between 5 p.m. and 6:45 a.m....
Friends of the Phillips Street Play Area 2011 Kick-off Planning Meeting
Spring is almost here, and the Friends of the Phillips Street Play Area (PSPA) would like to invite all neighbors and friends to its first meeting of 2011 at the Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips St. (across from the playground) on Monday, March 7, from 7 to 8 p.m. In one short year, the PSPA...
Public Joins in Planning Process for Proposed Public Market
By Dan Murphy Around 130 citizens met at the Stansoll Building on Wednesday to share their ideas for the proposed Boston Public Market – an indoor, year-round public market that would showcase local produce, cheeses, seafood and meat. The approximately 40,000 square-foot market would be located on the first floor of 136 Blackstone St.,...
The Saga of the Bunker Hill Day Holiday
Last year, there was a celebration among budget cutting members of the State Legislature when Governor Deval Patrick signed a law requiring government offices in Suffolk County to open on Evacuation Day and Bunker Hill Day. We have our own questions about Evacuation Day remaining as a paid Suffolk County holiday. Forcing the British...
Police Briefs 03-01-2011
Breaking and Entering – Residence 02/15/11 – A Garden Street resident reported that unknown person(s) entered the apartment between noon and 3 p.m. from an unknown point and removed a TV, la laptop, an Xbox and U.S. currency. The front door was wide open, but there was no sign that the door was forced...
Proposed Mass. Eye and Ear Expansion Remains Controversial
By Dan Murphy The planned expansion of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) campus remained a controversial topic last week at the second public meeting to vet the proposal. According to hospital officials, the development would consist of three projects, including a new approximately research facility at 325 Cambridge St. to replace of three...