Results tagged “mortgages”

A Lowell police officer and Marine Corps veteran of Iraq who drowned in the Merrimack River on Saturday was described as a "dare devil" by his mother. Charles Panek, 30, was due to deploy to Afghanistan soon. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Former Boston Police Commissioner Kathleen M. O’Toole said Boston's approach to fighting gangs in the 1990's could be a model for fighting terrorism. A Billerica-based company called Nextworth buys used electronic gadgets. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. of Manhattan is expected to purchase the lease to Faneuil Hall Marketplace for a $130 million. According to Zillow.com, almost 17% of Greater Boston homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. That's an 11.7% increase from 2010. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

--Hendry Street isn't the only place suffering from the home-foreclosure crisis. In fact, so many areas are suffering that real estate agents are taking possible buyers on bus tours of other people's property. As if someone losing a home doesn't have enough misery, now they have to have complete strangers tramping about on the front yard. [Boston Globe] more ›

--A truck making an illegal left turn near the BU East Green Line Stop hit a Green Line train yesterday morning. One Green Line passenger went to the hospital, and the truck driver has a date with the courts. [Boston Globe] more ›

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