Results tagged “911”

Boylston Street was ranked as the eighth-most expensive office address in the country at $52.65 per square foot. Silicon Valley's Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California leads the list, by a lot, at $114 per square foot. [Boston Globe] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

While New York opened the stunning 9/11 memorial, literally where the two World Center towers stood before they were destroyed on 9/11, Massachusetts honored the heroes of 9/11 on its 10th anniversary Sunday. more ›

Unity was palpable in Shanksville, Pennsylvania as Presidents Bush and Clinton honored the 40 people who died on United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. President Clinton described them by saying "There has always been a special place in the common memory for people who deliberately, knowingly, certainly lay down their lives for other people to live." [CNN] Braintree is honoring victims from 9/11 by placing 3,000 American Flags in front of Braintree Town Hall. [Patriot Ledger] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Massachusetts recognition of the 9/11 anniversary included a ceremony on Friday at Logan Airport, where both planes that terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center originated. It goes without saying people who lost loved ones on 9/11 are changed forever. The Globe suggested 9/11 has affected the world in other ways, and can be felt in everything from mathematics to memories, religion, and politics. more ›

New York and Washington, D.C., are facing a terror threat related to Sunday's 9/11 anniversary. While there is no specific threat to Boston, we're panicking being extremely cautious and increasing police patrols anyway. [Boston Globe] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Boston announced plans to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Plans include a wreath-laying at the 9/11 contemplative garden in the Boston Public Garden and a reading of the 206 victims from Massachusetts at the State House. [WBZ] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Massachusetts' first EEE victim this year, 80-year old Martin Newfield of Raynham, died on Monday at at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton. He had four children and 13 grandchildren. [Taunton Gazette] Matthew Stuart reportedly died of a drug overdose on Saturday. [WCVB]Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

The Patriots preseason game last week is probably one they want to forget about. We bet Bill Belichick kept bringing it up all week, though. Tonight's game will go on, despite Hurricane Irene's impact, and while it's normally the final game that provides a brief appearance by key players, the bad taste left from Detroit last week may keep starters in longer. more ›

Almost 92% of Rehoboth is without electricity. The town's electricity problem means there is no water, either, as most of the town has well water. Water can be picked up at local fire stations. [Taunton Gazette] As flood waters recede from bloated rivers in Western Massachusetts, roads like the six-mile stretch of Route 2 in the Florida-Savoy-Charlemont area remain closed. [WCVB] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

A hot air balloon carrying seven people landed safely on a Mass Pike onramp today after the pilot had trouble controlling it. [WWLP] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Two people were rescued from their car after it got stuck, upside down, in a swamp near the Auburn-Worcester line. The people included an 18-year old pregnant woman and her boyfriend. Twenty positive West Nile virus tests have been recorded in Massachusetts this summer in Norfolk and Suffolk counties. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Massachusetts families joined Bay State firefighters in visiting Ground Zero as President Barack Obama honored victims of 9/11 days after the death of Osama bin Laden. more ›

Weston has the highest average income per resident in Massachusetts at $234,000. Aaron Kushner of Wellesley allegedly plans to buy the Boston Globe for $200 million. He first said this in October of last year. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Local lawmakers want Attorney General Martha Coakley to investigate any possible gas price gouging. Some kids were selected to participate in the Boston public school system's prekindergarten classes. Some weren't. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Stephen J. Murphy is the new president of the Boston City Council. Beacon Hill lawmakers are getting a cut in pay. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

-- A Yankees fan allegedly stabbed a Red Sox fan in the neck at the Chowder Pot Restaurant in Branford, Conn. on Saturday. The incident started as a baseball discussion. The victim is in critical condition at the hospital. He fled the scene tried to dispose of the knife. He was arrested for first-degree assault, tampering with evidence and other charges, and is held with a $500,000 bond. [WCVB] more ›

Terrorism remains a threat to the United States, according to Senator Scott Brown. On Saturday, Brown confirmed that the intelligence briefings he has received since he joined the Senate in February illustrate his statement. Brown's briefings came from his membership on the Armed Services and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees. He said: more ›

Nine years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, over 1,000 National Guardsmen from Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island were just deployed for active duty overseas. more ›

None of us can forget what we were doing on the morning of September 11, 2001 when we learned there was a terrorist attack underway. A lot has happened since then - rememberance more ›

What a great way to FINish off shark summer! Police in Somerset and Swansea received multiple 911 calls reporting a shark in Fox Hill Cove in both towns. The "shark" turned out to be a piece of Styrofoam cut to look like a fin, covered in gray duct tape. About 50 people turned out to see the alleged shark. Massachusetts has faced multiple beach closings due to shark sightings. [WBZ, Fall River Herald News] more ›

Despite polls that show up to 24% of voters think President Barack Obama is a Muslim, he is not a Muslim. So what if he was? Really, people. more ›

Our friends at Gothamist are keeping the Ist-a-verse well informed on the ongoing "Ground Zero mosque" saga. A mosque is planned close to Ground zero. Some people support it. The families of 9/11 victims seem to oppose it. more ›

• A report by Attorney General Martha Coakley's office states that about 10 Bay State hospitals get significantly higher payments from Massachusetts insurance companies for similar work. Hospitals that treat lots of poor patients are as paid up to 25% less than average by commercial insurers. Rising health care costs in Massachusetts are the result of rising prices not the amount of procedures. [Boston Globe]

• Bostonist knows it's January. But, it is really friggin' cold outside. [Boston Globe]

• The Obama administration is considering moving the 9/11 terrorist trials outside of New York City due to growing opposition. [AP via Yahoo!News]

Above The Law reports on Brian Schroeder, a man who has attended not one but two of the world's douchiest colleges, and who has mounted his bid for Douchebag of the Year by allegedly trying to burn down a chapel that holds the remains of unidentified 9/11 victims. Schroeder, a graduate of Duke University and Harvard Law School, reportedly set fire to he chapel at Memorial Park on 30th Street in New York City at 9 a.m. yesterday because of a drunken dare. He was one of those law grads who was being paid by a Biglaw firm to do pro bono work until the economy picked up. Presumably, this particular act anti bono has also torched Schroeder's nascent law career. more ›

• Boston-based 9/11 families are comforted that President Obama has declared September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. [Boston Herald]

• The National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum is collecting hundreds of hours of amateur videos, images and stories to document 9/11. The Museum, slated to open in three years, will warn visitors about graphic images in the museum or online. [AP via Yahoo! News]

It's always hard to know what to say on this day, but local photographer Rich Beaubien has put together a beautiful piece with photographs of the 9/11 Memorial at Logan to pay tribute to the events of eight years ago. Our thoughts and hearts go out to those affected by this and other American tragedies. more ›

Today may be the hottest day of the summer. How are Bay Staters reacting to it? Well, earlier today, Bostonist happily wrote about city pools staying open so we can beat the heat. Mayor Thomas Menino knows how to keep voters residents happy duuring a heat emergency. Everyone is not as lucky. After Cambridge struggled to keep Veterans Memorial Pool at Magazine Beach open longer, the pool was closed today after a chlorine spill. Across the state, 21 of 27 pools run by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation are closed for the summer due a lifeguard shortage. more ›

• Torontoist took issue with an ad campaign treating homeless people like billboards, especially after the ad agency's creative director proved he maybe didn't know what "exploitive" means.
• LAist found it to be a sad and grim week with a major train collision leaving over 20 dead (photos), a serial killer on the loose and a deeper look into Skid Row.
• DCist snapped some shots of the Pentagon Memorial opening.