Boston Police reportedly questioned Milan Lucic after an argument involving the Bruins winger and his girlfriend outside a Starbucks on Commercial Street in North End early on Tuesday morning. No charges were filed.
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Based on today's FBI raids, it looks like the "Times Square Bomber" had ties to the Boston area. [Boston Globe]
After a four-year ban, hazardous materials will soon be trucking through the North End again. [Boston Globe]
The broken water clamp that is about 10 feet in diameter and weighs a ton has not been found yet. [Boston Globe]
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-- Patriots defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth avoided a trial for sexual assault by pleading no contest to simple assault today in Washington, D.C. Superior Court. A waitress accused Haynesworth of fondling her breasts at a private party at the W Hotel in D.C. According to a plea agreement, the charges will be dismissed if Haynesworth doesn't break any laws for 18 months. He must complete 160 hours of community service and undergo an assessment for counseling. He must avoid the alleged victim and pay $250 to her fund. [Globe]
There are no public restrooms in the North End. Massachusetts has an aging workforce, a new study by something called the Commonwealth Corp. found. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Justin McDonald, 22, of Marshfield pleaded not guilty in Plymouth District Court on Monday to operating a boat under the influence of alcohol on Saturday when he and his passenger, Steven Z. Woods, also of Marshfield, were thrown overboard. Woods apparently drowned. McDonald allegedly admitted to having 10 beers and described himself as "a little buzzed, but pretty good -- not drunk" to police. Police found 18 empty beer cans. McDonald reportedly said "the steering wheel of the boat pulled uncontrollably to the left, throwing both he and Woods from the boat." When police found the boat, it was circling the harbor at "full speed." [Globe]
Vertex Pharmaceuticals plans to relocate to two new buildings in Boston's Seaport Innovation District in 2013. Massachusetts farmers in Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk and Plymouth counties are eligible for federal relief money.
A homeless veteran returned a missing wallet, with all of the money in it, because of he was aware of the meaning of Christmas." Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
- Boston will be sweeping North End streets during the winter months. [Boston Globe]
- The Obama administration could inject $435 million into Massachusetts hospitals, including $180 million to Boston Medical Center. [WBUR]
- Sean Harrington, a 17-year old from Arlington, is fighting to bring the Pledge of Allegiance back to the town's classrooms. [MassLive.com]
- Eric Tucker runs that spectacular Boston Pops Fourth of July fireworks display we will all enjoy Sunday night. [WBZ]
- Police are prepared to, well, police the behavior of citizens celebrating this weekend. Any drinking, bonfires or private fireworks displays will be scrutinized. [Patriot Ledger]
- Rats are terrorizing the North End. Anne M. Pistorio, a member of the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association, said it's like living in a "Third World country." [Boston Globe]
- With the Democratic candidates running to be the next Senator from Massachusetts all opposed to expanding the military's mission in Afghanistan, one current Senator, John Kerry, is expected to support President Obama's new plan. [Boston Globe]
- Veterans activists are protesting $1 million in cuts that could force the closure of outpatient facilities at Soldiers Homes in Chelsea and Holyoke. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]
If you've walked down Broadway in Ball Square, maybe on your way to brunch, you've probably noticed the bakery with the crazy lavishly-decorated cakes in the window. If you haven't gone in, well, boy, you're missing out. Lyndell's Bakery wins this Bostonist's "most delicious bakery in the world" award for any year you care to mention; we don't care how much brunch you ate, there's always room for those delicious donuts and mini-cakes. And they just opened one on Hanover Street, too, so you don't have to schlep out to Somerville.
Bostonist photowalker nolansternphotography took a cool picture while on our last photo walk. This hydrant shot has some neat elements. Symmetry, shallow depth of field, framing, and post processing all work together to yield a stunning photo.
Paghababian makes good use of the gate in this photo. The vertical bars do a great job framing the alley, while the colors of the lights produce a beautiful orange glow in contrast to the sky outside.
It wasn't enough for Emerson College to be labeled as unsafe due to crime on the Common. Now Emersonians are being blamed for all the ruckus in the North End, too. In a Globe article on the North End's partying epidemic, a BPD captain confirms that "students, mostly from Suffolk and Emerson College, cause most of the problems reported, not patrons at bars." Setting aside the issue of how students afford the North End (oh, excuse us—they're Emerson students. Now it all makes sense), it seems odd that students don't make up a significant portion of the bar patrons in question. Nevertheless, we do like Bricco owner Frank De Pasquale's advice: "If residents wanted silent nights... they should have moved to Dover or Marblehead."
Shyto attended yesterday's Bostonist photo walk through the North End, and grabbed a terrific capture. This photo is of a memorial to our fallen soldiers in a little garden area behind the Old North Church. This is one of the best shots we've seen from the area as the colors are great, and the lens flare increases the interestingness of the photo.
Jeff Tamagini joined us for the 1st monthly Bostonist photo walk on Sunday morning and came away with some really good shots. Then he headed over to the North End for the Fisherman's Feast and came away with some great shots including this one of a young man enjoying the party. The fisheye lens and lighting do a good job isolating the subject from an otherwise busy background.
-- Shades of Dianne Wilkerson: A Malden woman was arrested in Quincy for allegedly wearing a bra stuffed with 19 bags of crack. That must have made for an unsettling profile. [Herald]
jjsearcher2000 found this daffodil in the North End soaking up the warm sunlight. The low angle of the light and great use of shadow are very well done.
Every few months, there’s a press dinner that tempts every half-qualified food writer and lifestyle blogger in the metro area to come out of the woodwork. This week, it was a dinner at Sensing, the new hotel restaurant inside the Fairmount Battery Wharf, which sits at the far end of Hanover facing the harbor. The blogger bait? Three Michelin star chef Guy Martin (that’s pronounced Gee Marten, for those of us who didn’t take French in high school), who’s a bit of a celeb chef in France, and who has chosen Boston for the American debut of his restaurant, Sensing.
-- Richard Sharpe, the cross-dressing North Shore dermatologist who killed his wife with a rifle blast in 2000 and allegedly sent a hit man after his prosecutor, hanged himself in his jail cell last night. [Herald]
The biggest Boston crime story of 2008 might have been the one that got the least media coverage.
The blog Fan Foodie recently asked Bostonist to provide a guide to eating before seeing a game at the TD Banknorth Garden. We were suitably amused by the blog's guide to tailgating in Foxborough, that we were happy to oblige.
Well, now you know how to get around and where to drink. How about where to get some cheap grub? There's lots of great food in this city, it just takes some exploring to find it.
-- Michael Faria of Stoughton was arraigned today on multiple charges, including vehicular homicide, for the hit-and-run fatality on Saturday in Easton after turning himself in yesterday. Faria may have been text-messaging at the time of the incident. [Boston Globe]