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Fenway Park this Tuesday and Wednesday…
Dear Fenway Resident or Business, We want to let you know about a movie to be filmed in your neighborhood next week. We will be filming scenes for the movie “Ted” inside and outside Fenway Park this Tuesday and Wednesday, May 24th and 25th, from approximately 6:00pm to 6:00am. We will begin setting up on [...]
News Notes – February 8
Turner suit fails to halt election – Judge sends query to state high court By Andrew Ryan – Globe Staff / February 8, 2011 A federal judge rejected yesterday Chuck Turner’s bid to halt a special election for the Boston City Council seat vacated when he was thrown out of office for accepting a $1,000 [...]
News Notes – January 18
BU cancels semester in Niger – Move prompted by recent deaths By Matt Rocheleau – Globe Correspondent / January 17, 2011 Boston University has canceled its study abroad program in Niger because of the recent abduction and slaying of two Frenchmen. Fifteen BU students had been scheduled to travel to the former French colony this [...]
News Notes – December 26
Field of candidates vying for Turner’s City Council seat keeps growing Political Circuit/Boston Globe – December 26, 2010 The race to succeed Chuck Turner on the Boston City Council has gotten off to a curious start. It sort of began in early November, when Turner was in limbo, still a member of the council but [...]
News Notes – October 30
Turner found guilty of accepting cash bribe – Facing prison, councilor insists on his innocence By Jonathan Saltzman – Globe Staff / October 30, 2010 Chuck Turner, the fiery civil rights activist who has been a city councilor for more than a decade, was convicted yesterday of all the charges at his federal corruption trial, [...]
News Notes – October 13
Judge quizzes witness who said he won’t testify in Turner trial – Jury selection set in bribery case By Jonathan Saltzman – Globe Staff / October 13, 2010 On the eve of the much-anticipated corruption trial of Councilor Chuck Turner, a federal judge yesterday questioned the government’s key witness about reports that he will refuse [...]
News Notes – October 7
Facility honors fallen Hub firefighter By L. Finch, Globe correspondent – October 6, 2010 It was a chilly afternoon on Jan. 9, 2009, when Boston Fire Lieutenant Kevin M. Kelley responded to a call for a medical emergency at the Landmark at Longwood assisted living facility on Parker Hill Avenue. After finishing the call, the [...]
Roadway Advisory: Filming on Lansdowne Street , Tues, Oct 5, 12-4 pm
Next week, on Tuesday October 5, from 12:00 to 4:00 pm, Columbia Pictures will be filming on Lansdowne Street . MASCO has made arrangements with the production company to ensure that LMA shuttles will have access during filming. LMA shuttles will pull up to the barricade and the police officer will flag them through at [...]
News Notes – September 27
Green Line riders score big when Red Sox’ run ends By Richard Weir / On the T / Boston Herald – September 27, 2010 Red Sox Nation may be collectively sobbing in its beer as the team’s playoff hopes quickly fade, but for Green Line commuters like Brandon Lamphear the season can’t end fast enough. “I’m happy [...]
News Notes – September 17
Suspect arrested in connection with Fenway taxi robbery By Laura Crimaldi/Boston Herald – September 17, 2010 A second suspect in a Fenway cab company robbery that put a paroled killer back behind bars last November was nabbed by police yesterday, authorities said. Marvin Smith, 54, of Dorchester, is set to be arraigned today at Boston [...]