Results tagged “cambridge”

Blastfest tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Jamaica Plainians might be a little disappointed to learn that the festival will be held on enemy turf, at the YMCA Theatre in Central Square, but will be cheered when they see the 22-artists-strong roster of performers. It includes psych-rockers Apollo Sunshine and The Needy Visions, who will hopefully play "Weymouth," and French Cops, along with folksier types, rappers and poets. more ›

-- Sean Shanahan, a TSA employee whose responsibilities include patting down airline passengers, was arrested yesterday on multiple charges of sex crimes against a minor, including statutory rape. The 44-year-old Winthrop man is sure to become the poster boy for privacy advocates who oppose the TSA's full-body scanners. The alleged victim, a 14-year-old girl, was reportedly a friend of Shanahan's daughter who would spend the night at their house, giving Shanahan the opportunity for the alleged rapes. [Herald] more ›

If you've been breathlessly following the squabbling that has kept Cambridge mayorless for months, you probably already know that Cambridge City Council finally chose David Maher to be its powerless leader. Unlike real cities, Cambridge leaves the selection of its mayor to city council, which chooses a mayor from among its ranks. The mayor has basically no authority but makes $30,000 more than the rest of the councilors, which strikes us as the sort of toothless egalitarianism that has given Cambridge its reputation. [Globe] more ›

The Board of Zoning Appeals of Cambridge, the Boston suburb best known for its racist cops, drunk state senators, broke universities, squirrel hunters, and very white people—not to mention lacking a mayor—has denied a very reasonable petition by some very nice people who wanted to keep some very cute ducks on their property. Resident Blake Brasher, the living statue seen now and again on Bostonist, has vowed to appeal the decision to Cambridge City Council. more ›

Raising fowl on private property is legal in cities across the United States, from Brockton to New York to San Francisco, but its legality in Cambridge is up in the air. How do we know? A co-op of Cambridge residents, including Bostonist's own photo editor Liv Gold, will be going before the Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeal (BZA) tomorrow evening to gain a permit for the three cute ducks and two chickens that have been living on their land since March 2009. more ›

-- Boston police arrested the man that they say forced his hands down the pants of a 19-year-old woman in Jamaica Plain during the morning of February 4th. The suspect allegedly attacked the woman at the corner of Seaverns Ave. and Centre St.—near City Feed and Supply—before running to the Green Street T station, where authorities caught him on camera. Raphael Cox was arraigned this morning and held on $5,000 bail. [Suffolk County DA] more ›

-- Boston cops served search warrants in Hyde Park and Dorchester yesterday, netting heroin, cocaine, a few guns, and three suspects. One of those arrested had the tough luck of being spotted on the street after the search warrant had been served. [BPDNews] more ›

-- President Barack Obama's aunt Zeituni Onyango will appear in U.S. Immigration Court tomorrow in Boston to appeal an earlier ruling that denied her political asylum. Onyango, a native of Kenya, will also be asked to bring Obama's birth certificate to the hearing. That last part is a joke. [Globe] more ›

-- A brother and sister were shot and killed during an apparent home invasion in Brockton yesterday. The sister had two children. [Globe] more ›

Naked Girls Reading, the burlesque event started last year in Chicago by Michelle L’amour and Franky Vivid, will come to Cambridge tomorrow night, the first event of its kind in greater Boston. The show's title leaves as little to the imagination as its participants will. Five women will read books to a crowd of people while completely naked. more ›

When we peeked into the glass storefront of the MEME Gallery near Central Square, a trio of folks was focused on the orange-capped figure intently stroking the wall with a colored pen. Bostonist was warmly greeted by the group and artist. more ›

-- A teenage girl was gang-raped at an out-of-control party in Falmouth last August, police revealed, and one 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the crime. [Herald] more ›

-- John M. Forbes, Thomas Menino's 31-year-old liaison to East Boston, was arrested this morning on charges that he was dealing dope in his neighborhood. The U.S. Attorney arrested Forbes for possession with intent to distribute marijuana and Oxycontin, and the bust was the result of a federal investigation that began in July. [Globe] more ›

-- A massive brawl allegedly erupted when a group called New England Executives rented Mantra Restaurant for a private party last month. The fracas, which was described as "alcohol fueled," allegedly turned executives into street fighting men when two bigwigs and their entourages faced off in the wee hours of the morning. Five were arrested on various charges including disorderly conduct and assault on a police officer. [UHub] more ›

Cambridge tends to attract people who are very white eccentric, and it is not unusual for them to pretend like they live in the woods instead of a high density college suburb. William James, for instance, was rumored to set up a tent in his big Cambridge yard and pretend to be camping. James lived on Irving Street, which is not far from where a present-day woodsman allegedly made Cambridge into his happy hunting grounds. more ›

-- Ruben Sanchez, a 19-year-old from Hyde Park, was indicted in the September 20 murder of Paula Castillo, a pregnant woman who was celebrating her 18th birthday. Two of Sanchez's friends were indicted as accessories to the crime. Prosecutors say that one of the men, Miguel Vasquez, urged Sanchez to "show them what you got" before Sanchez shot Castillo. [Suffolk County District Attorney's Office] more ›

-- A Roxbury man was arrested disorderly conduct and assault and battery on a police officer after refusing to leave a Cambridge bar. An offier on paid detail reported the suspect allegedly challenged him to a fight saying "What, you want some? Let’s go." [Cambridge Chronicle] more ›

-- A man was found shot dead this morning on Clifford Street in Roxbury. [BPDNews] more ›

While Boston voted for Mayor Tom Menino again, cities and towns around Massachusetts voted incumbents out and elected a diverse array of new leaders. [Boston Globe] With thousands of auxiliary ballots left to count, City Council and School Committee candidates in Cambridge won't have official results until at least the end of the day Wednesday. [Cambridge Chronicle] A Georgetown woman wants the Bay State to require insurers to cover children’s hearing aids. [Boston Herald] more ›

-- A 26-year old female Harvard employee was attacked yesterday night in Harvard Square by a man who tried to strangle her with a rope. The quick-thinking victim was able to crouch, push her male assailant away, and escape with little harm having come to her. No arrests have been made. [Herald] more ›

-- Boston police report arresting a 21-year-old Roxbury man last night after he allegedly beat and tried to rob a patron of the thoughfuly named Boston Chinese Restaurant on Washington Street. Two other suspects remain at large. [BPDNews] more ›

-- Boston's hospitals are dangerous places these days. A psychiatric patient at the Massachusetts General Hospital Bipolar Treatment Center was shot dead by an off-duty security guard this afternoon after the patient allegedly stabbed his doctor. The doctor, who was shuttled bleeding from her clinic and is listed in stable condition. [Herald] more ›

President Barack Obama is in Boston today to tour MIT and to appear at a fund-raiser for Governor Deval Patrick at Westin Copley Place. (Expect traffic snarls on Huntington Avenue and elsewhere in the Back Bay.) He will be speaking to a select group of MIT faculty, students, and staff at 12:30 in MIT's Kresge Auditorium. We'd suggest shanking a student to get a ticket for the talk, but you probably won't be allowed past the doors with a shank or a stranger's blood on you. [Globe] more ›

-- A Somerville man was stabbed repeatedly outside of the CVS on JFK Street in Harvard Square early Saturday morning before taking a cab to the emergency room. The man described three suspects to police, who have released little information about the incident. [Cambridge Chronicle] more ›

-- After pleading guilty to charges of assault and battery, disorderly conduct and threats to commit a crime Thursday at Wareham District Court, Derek Lindsay, 36, of Taunton, has 72 criminal convictions on his record since 1990. Thursday's conviction stems from a June 4 incident, in which Lindsay spit at a woman in Middleboro. He faces a six-month sentence. Lindsay already faces charges in two other incidents. He's charged with assault and battery after an alleged incident at a Middleboro tattoo parlor. He's already in jail without bail on drug and weapons charges from another incident. He has scheduled court dates on October 27, November 3 and December 17. [WCVB, Bockton Enterprise] more ›

Porter Exchange, located in Porter Square, is filled with Japanese food stalls and restaurants. Take your pick from noodles and rice bowls to pastries. Cafe Mami is just one of the small stalls where you can get great food for cheap. more ›

• The T board is dead. Long live the T. [Boston Globe]

• President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. [New York Times]

• A Framingham man, Nathan Brooks, will pilot the Goodyear blimp tonight over the Red Sox-Angels playoff game in Anaheim. Only 146 people nationwide are certified to pilot a blimp. [Boston Globe]

-- Danielle Bremner, who writes graffiti as "UTAH," was sentenced to six months in prison by Boston Municipal Court after she pleaded guilty to tagging buildings in the Back Bay and trains in an MBTA yard in East Boston. Bremner, who lives in New York, had been a fugitive from prosecution for more than a year when she was arrested in Chicago in August 2008. She has also been convicted of vandalism charges in New York. [Herald] more ›

-- Five robberies took place last nigh in Jamaica Plain near the Stony Brook T station. Two people were robbed by what they described as "two slim White Hispanic males in their late teens" in the early evening. Three people were robbed at gunpoint on Boylston Street within ten minutes of each other by a black female and males in their 20s. What, nobody in JP calls the cops? [Neighbors for Neighbors] more ›

-- A drug dealer from Providence was arrested in Somerville last Thursday. The suspect had at least 53 grams of crack cocaine he tried to flush down the toilet. Cops also allegedly found additional drugs hidden in the suspect's car. Somerville Police tried to “ward off the demons of law enforcement” by using religious trinkets to protect his secret drug hiding place. He was charged with breaking and entering, trafficking in heroin, morphine or opium, trafficking in cocaine and drug violation near a school zone or park. [Somerville Journal] more ›