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News Notes – March 1

Not even Universal Hub had any news items about the Fenway or Mission Hill today.  On a related note, last week’s list of police reports had only 8 for the West Fenway and half that for the East – East is usually more busy in the crime department.  This is about 25% of the usual [...]

News Notes – February 28

Stop & Shop protest march urges more pay for tomato farmers By Stewart Bishop – Globe Correspondent / February 28, 2011 Hundreds of demonstrators marched from Copley Square to a Brigham Circle Stop & Shop yesterday, calling on the supermarket chain to improve wages and working conditions for farm workers who labor in Florida’s vast [...]

News Notes – February 22

Scaled-back Jerry Remy’s rooftop may connect with neighborhood By Thomas Grillo/Boston Herald – February 22, 2011 Jerry Remy has a compromise on deck that could allow his sports bar near Fenway Park to score rooftop dining. The RemDawg withdrew an application last fall to the Boston Licensing Board for a 350-person rooftop seating area at [...]

News Notes – February 18

BU reasearchers contribute to medicinal advancements by Alex Nawar/BU Daily Free Press – Feb 15, 2011 Researchers from Boston University’s Schools of Medicine, Management and Law and the National Institutes of Health have found that public sector research since the 1970s has been responsible for many pharmaceutical advancements over that time frame. According to the [...]

News Notes – February 17

Jackson, Mills to meet in race to replace Councilor Chuck Turner By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff – February 15, 2011 Despite a low turnout in District 7 today, Tito Jackson showed why he is the candidate to beat in the race to replace Chuck Turner on the City Council. … Jackson, 35, a Grove [...]

News Notes – February 15

How’s Obama doing so far? Greg St.Martin/news@Northeastern – February 15, 2011 In his first term, President Obama has faced an array of challenges — from high unemployment and his controversial health care bill, to foreign policy issues involving countries such as China and Egypt. Critical topics such as these were the crux of an engaging [...]

News Notes – February 13

Family of hit-and-run victim thanks tipster By Marie Szaniszlo/Boston Herald – Sunday, February 13, 2011 The family of a sign- language interpreter who was killed three months ago by a hit-and-run driver sent thanks yesterday to Boston police and the tipster who led them to an arrest. “We will never have Andy back, but someone [...]

News Notes – February 12

Arrest made in hit-run death of scooter driver in Roxbury last fall By adamg/Universal Hub – 2/11/11 A man who lists “being a Masshole” on his Facebook page as one of his interests was arrested today on charges he ran down a scooter driver near the Roxbury Crossing T stop Nov. 14. Boston Police report [...]

Crime Update 2011 Feb 9 to Feb 3

Theft 2011-02-09 100 Block QUEENSBERRY ST Time: 8:40 AM Larceny from Vehicle Disorder 2011-02-09 1 Block FENWAY Time: 10:44 AM Disorderly Conduct Theft of Vehicle 2011-02-09 00 CLARENDON ST Time: 10:00 AM Auto Theft Assault 2011-02-09 100 Block E CANTON ST Time: 1:36 PM Assault Traffic 2011-02-09 1 Block EGMONT ST ACC-M.V.TOWN PROPERTY Disorder 2011-02-08 1 Block PRENTISS ST Time: 6:44 PM Disorderly Conduct Traffic 2011-02-08 1 Block EDGERLY RD Time: 6:29 PM M/V Accident Theft 2011-02-08 100 [...]

News Notes – February 10

Dorm plan angers YMCA members By Todd Feathers, The Huntington News – 2/10/11 Almost 1,000 disgruntled members of the Huntington Avenue YMCA have begun distributing and signing a petition to prevent Phoenix Property Company and Northeastern from buying two wings of the building and constructing a dormitory in their place. More than 970 of 2,700 [...]