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 [...]
Over 5,000 become citizens at Fenway – Number sworn in a record for Mass. By David Abel – Globe Staff / September 15, 2010 As he recited the Pledge of Allegiance, the 36-year-old recent immigrant from Ghana stood ramrod, unblinking as he gazed at the American flag, his hand firmly over his heart. It was [...]
Conductor Ozawa Makes His Way Back By JAMES R. OESTREICH/NYT – September 8, 2010 MATSUMOTO, Japan — The conductor Seiji Ozawa has characteristically exuded life, energy and a positive spirit, both on the stage and in personal contact. He did so again in an interview on Tuesday afternoon in a conference room at the Matsumoto [...]
Fenway’s other athletes – For hawkers, a summer job that is no walk in the ballpark By Andrew Ryan – Globe Staff / August 17, 2010 Any baseball fanatic dreaming about a lazy summer selling peanuts and popcorn at Fenway Park should know this: Lazy won’t schlep that case of bottled water up and back [...]
SJC changes rules on snow removal – Historic decision makes owners liable, regardless of white stuff ’s source By John R. Ellement – Globe Staff / July 27, 2010 In a historic decision, the state’s high court ruled yesterday that landowners must make sure their property is clear of any snow and ice that could [...]
‘You’re part of something bigger’ – Inspired by a Venezuelan music program, two prepare to bring its benefits to Boston kids By Jeremy Eichler – Globe Staff / July 18, 2010 Last year, somewhere in the mountains of Peru, pigs wandered outside an Internet cafe as Rebecca Levi sat at a terminal with an antiquated [...]
The bus can’t stop here – Drivers ignore new state law allowing safe access By Eric Moskowitz – Globe Staff / June 28, 2010 A beer delivery truck. A Comcast van. A Tufts University police SUV. A Verizon van. Even the Toyota Avalon of a Cambridge District Court judge who stopped to get a sandwich. [...]
Northeastern University is hosting again the UniverSoul Circus – the show will go on in the Columbus Ave parking lot, near Ruggles T Station. Performances are scheduled for: Tuesday, June 29 7:30pm Wednesday, June 30 10:30am and 7:30pm Thursday, July 1 4:00pm and 7:30pm Friday, July 2 4:00pm and 7:30pm Saturday, July 3 12:00pm, 4:00pm, [...]
2004 – Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. More anniversaries. Holder exhorts BU grads to take on challenges By Jenna Russell – Globe Staff / May 17, 2010 Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., the first black leader of the US Department of Justice, urged 6,200 graduates of Boston University yesterday [...]
1929 – In Hollywood, California, the first Academy Awards are handed out. More anniversaries. Coming up for air rights – Fenway Center start would boost other Pike projects By Thomas Grillo/Boston Herald – Sunday, May 16, 2010 State officials say if the $500 million Fenway Center complex at Kenmore Square breaks ground this year, it [...]