Posts Tagged ‘news’
Sunday A.M. News, October 2
John Henry went to a hospital after sufferng minor injuries in a fall on his 164-foot luxury yacht, Iroquois, on Friday. He was reportedly wearing a neck brace. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook . Read the original: Sunday A.M. News, October 2
Boston Blotter: BPD Arrests 14 in Drug Sweep
Boston police rounded up 14 alleged drug dealers on Friday in a warrant sweep near the area of Bowdoin Street, Geneva Avenue, and Olney Street in Dorchester as part of "Operation Independence." An additional four suspects were arrested earlier in the week. Police were responding to a series of [...]
Photo of the Day, October 1, 2011: Drink Positively
Leave it to a liquor store to find a positive spin on the Red Sox disastrous 2011 season. Positive thinking, sports fans, that's the secret. Now, about those Celtics. Read the original post: Photo of the Day, October 1, 2011: Drink Positively
Francona, Owners Discuss Split
If you thought the day after an epic sports fail wouldn't produce even more news, you'd be wrong. A day after being eliminated from the playoffs in a dramatic, gut-wrenching, uniquely Red Sox fashion, the team and manager ended their collaboration in a seemingly amicable way. A press conference [...]
Franklin Park Zoo Welcomes Zebra
Franklin Park Zoo has a new resident. It's a Grant's zebra foal named Bwana. He was born September 12 to James, age 16, and Cheyenne, age 13, and was first put on display on Wednesday. Bwana is Swahili for “gentleman” or “sir.” View post: Franklin Park Zoo [...]
Bite Size News, September 25: Security Edition
Three Massachusetts sheriffs went directly to the federal government for help with dealing with illegal immigrants. The three sheriffs - Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald Jr., and Worcester County Sheriff Lewis Evangelidis - felt the Patrick [...]
Boston Blotter: Woman Raped After Facebook Meeting
A woman was allegedly raped on Tuesday at a La Quinta Hotel in Andover after responding to a Facebook message requesting models for the "AIP Modeling" agency. The victim reportedly drank a strawberry-flavored drink given to her by the suspect that made her dizzy. She was taking pictures in lingerie [...]
Bite Size News, September 21: Resolution Edition
Kara Kennedy Allen will be buried in Brookline at Holyhood Cemetery. She died Friday and her funeral was held today at Holy Trinity Church in Washington, D.C. Her brothers, mother, children, ex-husband, and Vicky Kennedy will accompany her to Brookline. The two American hikers, Josh Fattal and [...]
Warren Watch
Elizabeth Warren looks like a legitimate challenger to Senator Scott Brown. A recent poll had her leading Brown by a 46-44 margin while he has a double-digit lead against previous Democratic frontrunners Alan Khazei and Newton Mayor Setti Warren. We'll see how she stacks up against the six other [...]
Francona: Shut up, Curt
They'll probably make the playoffs despite Jonathan Papelbon's first blown save since May 9th as Baltimore beat the Red Sox , 7-5, last night. Baltimore took two of three games this week with a fourth today. Original post: Francona: Shut up, Curt
