A female college student was allegedly sexually assaulted on the Esplanade and thrown into the Charles River on Sunday morning. A man told police he found the woman, soaking wet, near the Massachusetts Avenue bridge and se allegedly said she was assaulted. The victim left the area without her purse and identification and when police found her after that, she declined medical attention and couldn't describe the attacker. The Suffolk County D.A. and the State Police advised people to avoid traveling alone and stay in well-lit areas. [WCVB]
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A 61-year-old woman was allegedly attacked on the Esplanade this morning and thrown in the Charles River. The victim said she was struck on the back of the head around 3 a.m. and pushed into the river. She was reportedly not sexually assaulted. State police are investigating the incident as the Esplanade is under state police jurisdiction. [WCVB]
- Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta of Iowa received the Medal of Honor from President Obama today. He is the first living soldier to earn the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. [CBS News]
- Matt Boisvert of Pepperell, a disabled Iraq war veteran, is frustrated by the Veterans Administration. [Boston Herald]
- After losing out to Team Menino in the 2009 mayor's race, Sam Yoon is leaving politics, and Boston, for his next job. He's returning to community organizing in Washington, D.C. to run a nonprofit. [WBUR]
- Donations from private foundations and nonprofits will help Boston create over 400 summer jobs for youths from 14-24. Boston hopes the additional jobs will curb possible summer violence. [Boston Globe]
- Some community activists in Boston are concerned that Scott Brown isn't committed to bringing summer jobs to Boston. [Boston Herald]
iMatthew has a great silhouette shot from the Esplanade. The heron makes for a good subject, with the foreground rocks and background cityscape adding depth and dimension. The warm to cool gradient also adds a softness to the harsh lines of the silhouettes and gives just the right amount of "pop" to the photo.
In a slightly belated honor of our country's birthday, we thought we'd bring you a few of our favorite fireworks shots from Saturday. All of these shots and more can be found in our Bostonist Flickr Pool.
atomicjeep has today's Film Friday shot. This Esplanade shot was taken on Fuji Superia and has great tonal qualities. The photo also has some natural vignetting which helps with the framing.What we love most about this photo however are the reflections in the foreground and the soft waves on the water.
Usually he's photographing architecture but Sunday found nubian eagle along the Charles where he captured the anticipation of Summer. This tree looks like it's ready to sprout green leafs in order to catch the warm breezes of Spring and provide shade for those wandering past. The vintage processing is spot on and the composition allows for lots of interesting secondary subjects.
--The DA's office has released a computerized sketch of the man who has been assaulting people along the Esplanade and in South Boston. They want to talk to the following people:
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