In Money Magazine's Annual Best Places To Live list, Milton finished second. Not just second in Massachusetts, but second nationally. Money says 27,000 people live there and 6.6% are unemployed.
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Beaches may be closed, but you can still swim Boston Harbor. [Boston Globe] Mayor Thomas M. Menino was knighted by the Italian government. [WBUR]
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When an MBTA bus and an SUV crashed into each other on Tuesday in Milton, eight people were injured. The rush-hour crash happened around 8:30 a.m. near Randolph Avenue and Chickatawbut Road. According to T spokesman Joe Pesaturo, the SUV turned in front of the bus and forced the bus driver to brake quickly. Seven passengers went to the hospital with neck and back pain. The SUV driver went to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
There have been developments in two high-profile police investigations. Dwayne Moore pleaded not guilty to the Mattapan quadruple murders. Also, police are checking if the mutilated body found in Milton fell out of a plane.
The mangled body found on a Milton street last week has been identified as Delvonte Tisdale, a missing 16-year old from North Carolina, according to the Norfolk County D.A. Milton and State Police went to Charlotte, N.C. last week to gather evidence to identify the body. Tisdale was reported missing on November 16. Authorities aren't sure how he ended up in Boston or Milton. Friends of Tisdale's are mourning his death and ready to help the family. “There is nothing, nothing, any of us wouldn’t do for them,” said Shauna Stoll, a neighbor.
A mangled body was discovered by a passerby on Brierbrook Street in Milton near the Blue Hills Reservation on Monday night. Police said an autopsy scheduled for today could provide an explanation for what caused the victim's death. The body was partially clothed and could have been moved. Police are looking for a white Audi and a dark-colored sedan. Brierbrook Street resident Chris Tosi called the discovery "Pretty freaky. Pretty weird.'' [Patriot Ledger], [Globe]
- Beaches are closed near Boston, no to mention the closures in towns like Hingham and Scituate, due to bacteria levels. [Boston Globe]
What happens on Craigslist doesn't stay on Craigslist. It often ends up on the police blotter.
-- 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]
-- A Milton firefighter who was going home after his mother's birthday party was shot in the gut yesterday morning after he reportedly confronted an aggressive driver. The victim was reported in critical condition at Boston Medical Center, and the shooter, who may have been driving a silver Porsche, has not been captured. [Herald]
-- The killing of a 100-year old nursing home resident may have become even more shocking with the revelation that investigators may be considering Elizabeth Barrow's roommate as a possible suspect. Barrow's son said the two didn't get along well. Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter described her death as "asphixia by manual strangulation." [WCVB]
-- According to Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone, the third of three suspects in the murder of Justin Cosby, 21, of Cambridge was apprehended yesterday in New York. Jason Aquino, 23, of Manhattan was arrested for first-degree murder, armed robbery and other charges relating to the May murder of Cosby at Harvard University. [Herald]
-- It was a bloody weekend in Boston. Four people were killed in two shootings Saturday night and early Sunday morning in Dorchester. The first shooting, on Ogden Street, claimed the life of 26-year-old Okwudill Onujiogwie, whom police found shot dead shortly after 8 p.m. The second shooting, on Mount Ida Road, claimed three, Anthony Perry, 19, of Boston, Shacora Gaines, 20, of Brockton and Chantal Palmer, 20, of Brockton, who were sitting in their car outside of a party. A fourth passenger survived the attack. Police have announced no leads in either case, but the mayor's spokeswoman Dot Joyce said that "Boston police plan to monitor social websites, such as MySpace, more closely to look for the advertisement of parties." [Globe, BPDNews]
--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:
--Terry Francona will stay with the Red Sox through 2011. [Boston Globe Extra Bases]
The Somerville News reported some heartbreaking book news--McIntyre and Moore Bookstore of Davis Square, the perfect place to find literary buried treasure, is closing.
--The BPD reported a sexual assault on Charter Street at about 8:00 am yesterday morning, in the thick of the snowstorm. Here is the perp's description: "The suspect is described as a light-skinned Hispanic male, approximately 6’0” in height, short hair, medium build, 25 - 30 years in age, wearing a gray-hooded sweatshirt and black pants." Police also think the same man was involved in a similar crime last summer. [BPD News, Boston Globe]
Unlike the Top 10 Most Commented stories, the top 10 favorites represented a selection of all the fun, the playful, and just plain odd that this city has to offer. You loved sex scandals at the local schools, Vendetta Gunn, and the local productions On Broadway and "BU Tonight." But we were really surprised at how much you loved … Barbie. Yeah, Barbie.
--A 22-year-old man was shot in Roxbury outside Packy's Pub early this morning. He is now in critical condition. The Globe reports that police learned about the shooting from ShotSpotter.
The MBTA is making like Santa Claus, increasing the number of times the 111 and 15 buses run and boosting the Silver Line for the holidays. Now they've announced that the trolley between the Ashmont and Mattapan stops is back in business.
During a conversation about the flood of movies shooting in Boston, a member of b0st0n LiveJournal linked to video of Diaz shooting The Box. The LiveJournal members also debated what a dumb title of a movie that is. Besides the obvious porn connotations, The Box is too vague. Does the box belong to anyone? Is it big? Is it small? We need an adjective here, people! The Patriot Ledger posted a YouTube video of The...
Bostonist's post about the hackers at Milton Academy stirred the passions of Milton students and others who felt that we weren't giving the students who got busted hacking (or the whole school in general) a fair shake. They were particularly upset that we claimed students were overprivileged. So, here's their unvarnished words in defense of the school: From lhalpern 10, a Milton Student: check your facts and give milton a break it is a...
When the students of the tony Milton Academy aren't busy getting their freak on, they are hacking into computers and stealing information. David Abel at the Globe reports: A Milton Academy student has been expelled and three others have been suspended for the rest of the school year after they hacked into the elite private school's computer system, changed grades, altered attendance records, and, in one case, gained access to an exam before it...
--A Worcester doctor found himself in an awkward position when he was caught soliciting a hooker who turned out to be a cop. Dr. Peter Rice said he was "gathering information" for his research, which sounds like the lamest excuse ever. As outlandish as it sounds, we looked it up, and Dr. Rice really does study infectious diseases at UMass Memorial. We are also endlessly amused that the entire incident took place on--ahem--Tainter Street. As...
The story about a Boston priest getting arrested for stalking Conan O'Brien keeps getting weirder, if that's possible. Reverend David Ajemian, 46, who attended Milton and Harvard and who was a local priest, was nabbed trying to get into an O'Brien taping. The Smoking Gun has documents that show Ajemian may be even stranger than previously thought. Letters indicate that Ajemian was mad at John McEnroe as well, and he claimed that McEnroe assaulted them...
Some stories just sound like terrible jokes. But this one is all too real. WBZ reports that a priest from Boston got arrested last Friday for stalking Conan O'Brien. Pardon us for using the words "priest" and "hell" in the same post, but, seriously, what the hell? You couldn't make that up. And the Archdiocese of Boston took its own sweet time to release the news. They waited until today to announce that Reverend David...
The Red Sox didn't play yesterday, so of course they were more successful than usual of late, picking up half a game on the Yankees (thanks, Toronto!). Now they face their final homestand, against Oakland and Minnesota. This looked at the beginning of the season like a rough end to the season, but both those clubs have been surprisingly bad this season. Remember, all the Red Sox have to do is win five of the...
The authors of Restless Virgins, Abigail Jones and Marissa Miley, must be loving life right now. All they had to do was probe into the exploits of the Milton Academy hockey team and its paramours, and they struck gold. They have the number one book on the hardcover nonfiction bestsellers list, and word is out that someone's bought the TV rights.
A hot-pink color scheme. A dead ringer for Kate Bosworth on the cover. A first chapter that opens with lyrics from Loverboy's "Workin' for the Weekend." No kidding. Restless Virgins, a book on the Milton Academy sex scandal, just screams, "Bourgeois sex! Bourgeois sex! Yippee skippy!" The sex scandal in question didn't involve teachers (Exhibit A: Arlington's school system) but a 2005 incident in which one girl was - ahem - orally satisfying the sexual...