‘The shadow was real’: South Boston couple wakes to stranger in bedroom
Just hours after Valentine’s Day ended, a South Boston couple jolted awake to a stranger standing silently in their bedroom. The man simply stood and stared at them. “‘It’s like your worst nightmare — where you wake up and you think you see a shadow, but the shadow is real,’” the tenant would later tell his landlord,...
New Mass. and Cass approach aims for ‘a magic sauce’
Leaders have proposed a tougher, tightly coordinated plan to confront open drug use and homelessness at Boston’s long-troubled intersection.
For $3 million, a Newton ‘painted lady’ with plenty of whimsy
Originally known as the Charles Davis House, the colorful Newton Center home was constructed in the Second Empire style in 1860. In a sea of whites and grays, 929 Beacon St. isn’t afraid to stand out. Originally known as the Charles Davis House, the colorful Newton Center home was...
Karen Read lawyer slams prosecutor’s effort to go through phones years after they were...
The special prosecutor argued that the entire issue should be put on pause until the state's highest court rules on a case involving a similar dispute.
One of Marblehead’s tiniest streets draws second highest police activity
Police patrolled one of Marblehead’s shortest streets more than twice as much as any other road in town over the past four years. Community Road, which is only a quarter mile long, is a hotspot for police patrols and property checks. An analysis of police logs by Boston University journalism students found that the...
Military-Grade AK-47 Stashed In Somerville Lobby Jolts Quiet Apartment Block
An afternoon in Somerville took a sharp turn toward the surreal on Thursday when police investigators pulled a military-grade AK-47 assault rifle out of the common area of a residential building. Two loaded magazines were recovered along with the weapon, and the Drug Enforcement Administration assisted in the...
Mass. man found guilty of practicing dentistry, writing prescriptions without license
A Massachusetts man was found guilty of practicing dentistry without a license, writing illegal prescriptions and defrauding the state’s Medicaid program. Fritz Gabriel, a 71-year-old Milton resident, was found guilty on Feb. 9 following an eight-day jury trial, according to the state Attorney General’s Office....
This Boston landmark is birthplace to 3 iconic dishes. You probably had one recently
BOSTON — The Omni Parker House is more than just a historic hotel in Boston. It’s an institution that is single-handedly responsible for inventing or defining three notable dishes in New England. First, there are Parker House rolls, the fluffy dinner rolls that helped redefine how Americans eat...
Braintree ‘mall takeover’ plans online cause police to warn public
Braintree police alerted the public about rumors of a planned "Braintree mall takeover" event circulating online in a Thursday, Feb. 19, press release. According to the release, police learned of the planned takeover of South Shore Plaza on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The release stated that the takeover is planned for Friday,...
A year after tragedy, the Skating Club of Boston has something to cheer for...
Ailyn Flaherty hasn’t been alive for many Winter Olympics. But the 8-year-old is already a fan of the games, thanks to someone she knows. She and her friends crowded nervously around the TV last Friday at the Skating Club of Boston as two of the Norwood institution’s own — Maxim Naumov and Aleksandr Selevko —...
