Posts Tagged ‘news’
How Many City Workers Does It Take To Buy A Lightbulb?
Boston City Council President Stephen Murphy Murphy wants more transparency in city government for taxpayers. Bostonist is pro-transparency. His newest plan is to " put Boston's checkbook online " for everyone to check. See more here: How Many City Workers Does It Take To Buy A Lightbulb?
Bulger Sent To Plymouth County Jail
Where's Whitey? At the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Plymouth. As that is Massachusetts' only prison holding federal inmates, not to mention the largest correctional facility in New England, it's James Bulger's new [...]
Wakefield Starts For Sox Tonight
The Red Sox turn to Tim Wakefield to end the Curse of Whitey, Boston's three-game losing streak that sort of coincided with Jimmy Bulger's capture on Wednesday in California. Okay, that's a stretch. But, the Sox have run into some trouble with the National League this week, going 1-3 versus the [...]
Frank: Make Pot Legal
Barney Frank and Texas Repubican Ron Paul have introduced a bill to legalize marijuana . The bill would federal laws and penalties for marijuana and make states responsible for regulating or legalizing marijuana. Transporting marijuana across state lines would remain illegal. Here is the [...]
Bulger, Greig Set For Boston Court Appearance Today
James "Whitey" Bulger and Catherine Greig are expected in US District Court in Boston at 4 p.m. today for their initial court appearances here since being arrested at their Santa Monica apartment, where they apparently lived for more than 15 years, on Wednesday. View original here: Bulger, [...]
Whitey Bulger Waives Extradition
Whitey Bulger and Catherine Greig lived for 15 years in the same rent-controlled apartment at which they was arrested in California yesterday. They lived under the names Charles and Carol Gasko in Unit 303 and paid their $1,145 rent, on time and in cash, each month. The FBI recovered some 20 guns [...]
Bite Size News, June 23: Summer News Edition
Bourne won't fund any lifeguard services this summer at any town beaches. Massachusetts may enact strict rules on lobstermen as the number of lobsters in the waters off New Bedford has dropped significantly. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook . Go here to read [...]
BPD Arrests 21 on Drug Charges
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office and the Boston Police announced 21 arrests and 31 indictments yesterday as a result of a monthslong undercover investigation dubbed “Operation Tanglewood." Ten more arrests could follow. The suspects, named at BPDNews.com , ranged in age from 20 [...]
Setti Warren: Brown Is The New Bush
Newton Mayor Setti Warren injected some excitement - okay, it's not that exciting - into a complete snoozefest of a Senate race last night at a Ward 5 Democratic Committee event the First Church of Boston by speaking bluntly about Senator Scott Brown . Warren, a veteran of the Iraq War, is one of [...]
FBI Arrests Whitey Bulger
Just days after the FBI launched its latest plan to capture James "Whitey" Bulger, the fugitive gangster was arrested without incident in Santa Monica, California. The arrest resulted from the FBI's TV ad campaign that started this week. His companion Catherine Greig, who figured prominently in the [...]
