Fried Kool-Aid is available at the Big E this year. [MassLive.com] Nicole Collins of Peabody won breakfast with the Stanley Cup thanks the Boston Bruins Foundation. [WBZ] Big Boy, a 1,200-pound that lived at Russell Orchards in Ipswich for 12 years, died earlier this summer. Owners said he was in "hog heaven," which we think is slang for brunch. [Boston Globe] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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On the last weekend of The major construction work ends this weekend on bridges north of Boston. The $95 million project includes 14 bridges and has made traffic way worse. [Boston Globe] New England Aquarium released 10 endangered sea turtles who rescued after they stranded themselves on Cape Cod. They were released Friday night in Nantucket Sound. [WCVB]
Two men face charges after a Quincy woman was shot by a gun fired from an apartment on the floor above her. Joshua Perry, 26, fired the gun and pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm, and firing a gun within 500 feet of a dwelling. The gun belongs to Christopher King, who will likely be summoned to court for improper storage of a large-capacity firearm. The victim was released from Boston Medical Center. The men had reportedly been drinking. [Globe]
The State Police arrested Frank. S. Ceccaroni, 47, of Holliston, today for drunk driving after a high speed chase on I-93 today. Ceccaroni reportedly, according to the Globe, has five previous operating under the influence arrests. Police saw Ceccaroni swerving on I-93 in an Infiniti that been reported stolen and bore plates registered to a Dodge Caravan. He collided with a tractor-trailer before being arrested. Ceccaroni faces charges for drunk driving, failure to stop for police and allegedly driving a stolen car. [Globe]
Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Isom was hit by an alleged drunken driver on Friday morning while working a highway detail on I-93 in Randolph. Isom is 41 and was sent to Boston Medical Center with head and back injuries. Police arrested Leslie Minasian, 47, of East Bridgewater and will be charged with her second drunk driving offense. WCVB reported the work area was lit and marked. The cruiser was reportedly spun around by the impact. [WCVB]
A building slated to be demolished after collapsing after a rash of storms in February burned on Friday. Edwards Movers' warehouse was considered "a heavy fire load." Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
A tour bus carrying 20 people rolled over on I-93 in Littleton, New Hampshire forcing State police to shut the highway down at mile marker 123. Firefighters reported 15 passengers went to area hospitals, four with "serious but non-life-threatening injuries." Some fuel was spilled which is being cleaned. Several towns responded. [WMUR]
State police arrested Wayne Leduc, 40, of Milton for drunk driving after he collided with a parked cruiser and a trooper conducting a vehicle stop on I-93 early Sunday morning in Quincy. The trooper is being treated at Boston Medical Center with leg injuries. Leduc is charged with operating under the influence, operating to endanger, failure to move over for an emergency vehicle and a marked lanes violation. Trooper Edward Treseler was injured Wednesday morning in Framingham by a car that crossed the median. In the past 15 months, the State Police said 12 troopers have been injured in crashes involving suspected impaired driving, erratic driving, or speeding. All charges alleged until proven under law. [ Globe], [ Herald]
Busted traffic lights. Potholes. Upside down cars. Crashes. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
A 24-year old Holbrook man will be arraigned Monday in Dorchester District Court for drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident, and other charges after crashing his car this morning on I-93 in Dorchester and leaving his passenger hospitalized. The car went off the highway and ended up on its roof. The suspect tried to run from the scene before a state trooper caught him. [WBZ]
Mayor Tom Menino plans to be on his feet for Tuesday's State of the City address. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The unidentified driver of the Tour World charter bus loaded with University of Massachusetts at Amherst students that crashed on Vermont's I-93 highway in Putney yesterday was supposed to be released from the hospital today. The students were headed to Quebec on a ski trip. The bus held 44 students and 16 were treated and released from area hospitals on Friday. Only the driver was held overnight. The driver said he didn't feel right and tried to pull over before the crash.
It wasn't a movie set in Somerville. It sounds like it could have been.
- Sox fans beware! The Brookline Parking Committee wants to raise meter rates and extend parking meter hours when the Red Sox are playing at Fenway Park. [Boston Globe]
- Two candidates hope to be Republican choice to challenge U.S. Rep. Barney Frank in the November election. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]
- Republican Richard Ross is the new Scott Brown. He won the special election to fill the State Senate seat vacated by Brown. [WickedLocal Needham]
The Globe reports emergency vehicles are blocking the left lane of the Tobin Bridge, causing delays on the bridge and I-93. Take another route if you can!











