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.
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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.
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.
--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]
--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]



