A 35-year old man was arrested on Tuesday at the Green Line's Arlington Street stop after he allegedly robbed a 67-year-old blind singer of $4.47 at the Boylston Street station.
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A car full of BC students (including members of the hockey team) ran into a Green Line train, and the driver wasn't drunk. [Boston Herald]
About a dozen students needed alcohol-related medical attention at UMass Amherst's "Blackout Weekend" dance. [The Republican]
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Someone hung an effigy of President Obama by its feet at the Central Falls school where the teachers were fired. [WPRI]
The D Line should be fully operational by Monday morning. So let's hope for Tuesday evening. [Newton Tab]
Ever wonder if Evacuation Day might actually celebrate something else? The original bill was signed in green ink. [Boston Globe]
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Sunday was the 40th anniversary of the elimination of the Green Line's "A" trolley. [Boston Metro]
A fast-growing foreign weed has invaded Massachusetts, and you won't even want to hold less than an ounce of it. [Boston Herald]
A Berklee grad from Winchester won $350k on the "Don't Forget the Lyrics" TV game show. [Boston Globe]
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They can't defend their championship, but the Celtics have been named "Professional Sports Team of the Year." [WEEI]
After 3 years, the Arlington T station renovation is complete with an elevator and public restroom. [Boston Metro]
Mayor Mumbles is trying a new tack to randomly drug test firefighters. [Boston Herald]
Tom Brady and some his Best Buddies ride bikes on the Cape and raise $3.6 million for charity. [Cape Cod Times]
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The T is years away from protecting the Green Line from their texting trolley operators. [Boston Globe]
Teddy Kennedy passes on the Figawi race. [Cape Cod Times]
A white powder in the mail may ironically be a headache for MA emergency personnel. [Boston Herald]
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There might a bunch of issues after you crash a green line trolley on Friday while texting your soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend, but it must really suck to have a goofy MySpace photo too. [Boston Globe]
"Clark Rockefeller" is going to have his trial in Boston, but everyone knows he's a creep in every jurisdiction. [Boston Herald]
The Duckling Parade made its way across the Common and Charles Street without a texting accident. [Magic Cookie]
Mothers and families went to see lilacs at the Arboretum. [The Babies B]
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Green Line trolley service from North Station to Lechmere will be stopped from April 30 to November 2011. Nurses at Tufts Medical Center in Boston and Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester scheduled a one-day strike for Friday, May 6. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
A Green Line train derailed this morning while taking a sharp turn near the intersection of Huntington Avenue and South Huntington Avenue. MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said the train was an "inbound two-car E Line train" and its "wheel slipped off the rail". Firefighters at the scene said none of the 24 passengers were not hurt. Expect delays. [Globe], [Universal Hub]
For some reason, Florida rejected $2.4 billion in federal aid designed to develop high-speed rails. Massachusetts is one of many states willing to take what Florida refused. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is accepting applications for the cash until April 4.
A teenager spit on an MBTA Green Line trolley operator on Wednesday night and threatened to hit her. The operator wasn't identified and said it happened after the emergency brake was pulled and she went to reset it. The suspect is described as "5 feet 8 inches tall with a medium build. He was wearing a black jacket and a black Red Sox hat." The trolley was an inbound B Line trolley near Blanford Street. [WCVB]
The MBTA bus driver involved in a crash on Friday pleaded not guilty today to drunken driving charges at Somerville District Court and was released on personal recognizance. John McCarthy was also fired by the MBTA for violating its drug and alcohol policy. He allegedly had a blood alcohol level of .155%, almost twice the legal limit of .08%, according to WCVB. [Globe]
Trolley driver Aiden Quinn pleaded guilty on Wednesday to gross negligence by a person in control of a common Carrier and received a sentence of two years probation and 100 hours of community service.
-- A cab driver from Waltham allegedly refused to let a female passenger out of a cab Saturday morning and is now charged with kidnapping, operating to endanger and failure to stop for a police officer. The passenger called 911 and said "Please help me. I am in a taxi that will not let me out of the taxi in Quincy." The driver, Osei Kwame, said the passengers, one managed to exit the cab before driving off with the female passenger, refused to pay the fare. The driver was arraigned at Quincy District Court and released on $750 bail. [WCVB]
The National Transportation Safety Board released a docket of evidence being used to investigate the May 8, 2009 Green Line trolley crash near the Government Center station. The final report is still months away. Immediately after the crash, people were reportedly "in a panic state." The docket includes interviews with Jimmy Zhu and Charles A. Hanna, two operators working on the attached, two-trolley set at the time of the crash. The NTSB didn't interview Aiden Quinn, the operator who allegedly caused the accident by texting while driving the trolley. Quinn pleaded not guilty to gross negligence by a person in control of a train and faces up to three years in prison. The public docket. [Globe]
A 59-year Haverhill man was arrested on Thursday for the second time this year for open and gross lewdness after exposing and trying to "manipulate" himself at a Green Line station in the Back Bay. Lawrence F. Maguire, 59, was arrested after a hearing at Boston Municipal Court for an August arrest for basically the same thing on the Red Line that was reported through Twitter.
MBTA Transit Police removed 100 high school students from two separate Green Line trains in Allston today after someone reportedly pulled the emergency brakes. Since the specific "prankster" - Globe word - couldn't be identified, they were put off the train. MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said "Those responsible were not indentified, but now the students need to find another way to get home."
- The Landsdowne Pub has temporarily switched from glass to plastic cups and nonglass bottles after a patron was killed by a shard of glass from a mug. [WBZ]
- A school administrator in Cohasset lost her job over some comments she made on her Facebook page. [Cohasset Mariner]
Boston Blotter: Man Escapes From Chelsea Cops, Arraignment in Green Line Incident, Counterfeit money
-- Joel McDonald, 20, of Chelsea escaped Thursday while being taken to Chelsea District Court for an arraignment on charges from an incident earlier this year. McDonald was handcuffed when he escaped. Chelsea police Chief Brian A. Kyes said of the escapee: "Some kids are very fast. Like lightning. He’s young and he has the motivation to go."
McDonald was reportedly wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and a red T-shirt. He has his hair in braids, weighs 140 pounds and is 5' 8''. He is "extremely dangerous." [Globe, Herald]
- What is faster than the speeding Green Line? A hamburger? [Wicked Local Allston]
- Students at Dedham High appear to have planned and carried out a food fight. [Dedham Daily News Transcript]
- Close to two dozen runners expected to compete in the 114th Boston Marathon on Monday are stranded in Europe by Iceland's volcanic ash cloud. [WCVB]
Photographer stephieseye captured a nice moment on the Green Line in today's photo of the day. This, like many of her photos, reminds us how useful it is to always carry a camera and not be afraid to use it—even in quiet moments. We also like how the lights on the top of the car and the light coming through the windows on the side guide our eye to the subject and his book.
This weekend saw two serious bicycle crashes, one of which ended in death. 22-year-old Tracy Milillo died Friday after suffering serious head trauma during an accident with a car near Coolidge Corner. Brookline police have not determined if the driver was at fault in the accident. Milillo had not been wearing a helmet. A second accident on Saturday found a BU student pinned under his bicycle after crossing in front of an oncoming B-Line trolley. Despite tramautizing b0st0n.livejournal, the cyclist sustained minor injuries.
Part of the facade of a dorm on the Northeastern campus collapsed on Monday morning. A roof renovation project has been ongoing for over a month at 337 Huntington Ave., the site of the collapse. Fifty people were evacuated and a police officer on a detail suffered minor injuries. Multiple street closures were in effect. The MBTA Green Line was also shut down.
The driver responsible for the May 8 Green Line crash will face criminal charges, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office. Aiden Quinn, the 24-year-old who reportedly admitted to texting his girlfriend while crashing his trolley, was indicted under the charge of gross negligence by a person in control of a train. If convicted, Quinn could face up to three years of jail time.
historygradguy was around Arlington station when they opened the new Arlington street entrance and came up with this shot. The perspective and tones are good, and the "light at the end of the tunnel" composition is solid.
katherineofchicago from surprisingly, Chicago, has this shot from the Riverside station on the D Line. The silhouette and lens flare definitely make this shot a keeper.
A signal problem at Copley is causing 30+ minute delays on the Green Line. Commuters are happy! Update: add a disabled train at Government Center to compound the Green Line delays. Green Liners just can't win!
Would causing an accident that injured 49 people be reason enough for you to be let go from your job? The MBTA decided that last Friday's Green Line crash was bad enough to fire the operator, who admitted that he had been texting just before the crash. The T union has filed a grievance to protest the cell phone ban issued in the aftermath of the crash.
