Danroy Henry's parents appeared on ABC's Good Morning America today asking for the truth to come out about their son's death.
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Two artists with local roots have been nominated (again) for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [Boston Herald]
Amtrak's new high speed rail plan could offer a trip to NYC in 84 minutes -- in 30 years when we'll all have flying cars. [WHDH]
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In one Eastern Mass town, everyone complied with the US Census. [Boston Globe]
And a depressed section of Dorchester has one of the lowest percentages of Census participation. [Boston Globe]
Massachusetts same-sex couples are beginning their court battle against the federal law that doesn't recognize their marriages. [NPR]
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With uncharacteristic speed, successful repairs may have potable water in the system by tomorrow or Wednesday. [Boston Globe]
Obviously, bottled water sales soared this weekend. [Boston Globe]
Basically, everything else was having difficulties. [WHDH]
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Everyone's favorite centerfold Senator hit Washington D.C. today. [Boston Channel]
A great white shark that was tagged off the Cape in the Fall has been located near Florida. [Cape Cod Times]
It looks official. Conan O'Brien is leaving NBC with a $45 million severance package -- unless they decide to give it to Jay Leno. [USA Today]
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Senator Kennedy is taking his final drive around Boston. [Boston Globe]
President Obama is scheduled to eulogize Kennedy at his funeral. [Washington Post]
Tropical Storm Danny is approaching. [Milford Daily News]
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The Newport Folk celebrated its 50th Festival over the weekend. [Providence Journal]
Caught red-handed/palmed: A information request reveals that some Barnstable County Sheriff officers like to pass risqué images via email. [Cape Cod Times]
Some of Boston's hoofed cops have found retirement digs in Plymouth. [Boston Globe]
A Massachusetts appellate court decides that incarcerated felons aren't guaranteed voting rights. [Ballot Access]
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There might a bunch of issues after you crash a green line trolley on Friday while texting your soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend, but it must really suck to have a goofy MySpace photo too. [Boston Globe]
"Clark Rockefeller" is going to have his trial in Boston, but everyone knows he's a creep in every jurisdiction. [Boston Herald]
The Duckling Parade made its way across the Common and Charles Street without a texting accident. [Magic Cookie]
Mothers and families went to see lilacs at the Arboretum. [The Babies B]
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Over two dozen policemen from across MA to receive awards for bravery from Gov. Patrick today. [Boston Globe]
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A Boston College psychologist says McCain is blinking too much to win. [MetroWest Daily News]
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A baby was left on the doorstep of a 81 year-old Newton man. Nice job, Mom! [Boston Herald]
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Results tagged “police”
An unidentified man is dead after shooting himself with a Lynn police officer's service weapon on Thursday morning outside Lynn City Hall near Lynn District Court. The officer was on a paid detail for a Verizon crew when the man confronted him, took his gun and shot himself. Police didn't name the officer, but said he was a 17-year veteran. A witness said "I heard one bang and thought it was a tire blowing out. Then I heard a second shot and when I looked I saw the guy down on the ground." [Globe]
Do you like to run? Do you like to run shirtless? Do you like to run in the middle of the road? If you're Craig O'Brien, you like all of these things, and it's gotten you banned from Portsmouth, NH. O'Brien, an avid runner who does 8 miles most days and has been running for at least a decade, was recently banned from the streets of Portsmouth after several run-ins with police, cars, and pedestrians. Portsmouth cops allege that O'Brien has been a disruptive presence in town, running in the street, blocking traffic, and swearing at passersby—even, at times, calling them "sissy." O'Brien contends that the "communist" police are harassing him for no reason, and a Portsmouth resident credits him for always thoughtfully feeding a crippled goose in her yard. Whether he's a threaning jogger or goldhearted goose-feeder, one thing is for sure: O'Brien should be arrested for having an indecently awesome mustache.
Today is just full of sad stories. Nothing can compare to the infuriating batting practice debacle, but this story is sweetly sorrowful. A North Shore native who volunteered as a lighthouse keeper at Thacher Island had sent out a message in a champagne bottle every year since 1991. Once missive found its way to Marshfield, which is something—but, more excitingly, a French couple recently came upon a message sent back in 2003. The couple responded by sending a postcard to the address include in the bottle, but the postcard was returned--the sender of the missive died last year of complications from surgery. It's uplifting to think that your maritime message could be received, but sad to realize you might not be around to get the response.
shyto has our Wednesday PotD this week with an exceptionally strong black & white image. The detail in this image is amazing, you can feel the grain of the leather or the coolness of the steel just by looking at it. Composition is also solid and the image is sure to promote a reaction from the viewer.
Bostonist loves our Flickr photographers and we love freedom of speech. That's why we're always appalled when police hassle law abiding photographers while they exercise their First Amendment right to take photographs in public. That's what apparently happened last week.
Controversial street artist Shepard Fairey may have been a notorious no-show at his own party last night at the ICA (he was busy getting arrested outside his hotel) but that didn't stop the already-assembled Friday night crowd from blissfully grinding the night away. DJ Z-Trip came to the revelers' rescue by spinning in Fairey's place, continuing what was supposed to be an opening set well into the wee hours. The crowd was a mix of street art devotees and hipsters looking to scope out the "Yes We Can!" singles scene. Fairey was indeed missed, but the revelers who packed into the sold-out the OBEY Experiment event didn't let a little Bo-Po busting bring them down. Below, the photographic proof. (Photos and text by Jenna Scherer.)
Today the Herald wrote about Taser use in Massachusetts, citing some scary statistics. According to the Herald, taser use in Massachusetts quadrupled from 2006 to 2007, when the weapons were used 200 times. Amnesty International reports that 320 people have died after being hit with Tasers since 2001, and also says the weapons are now being used to "get compliance" rather than avoid lethal force. Our Ist friends have covered traumatic Taser incidents in the past: Gothamist reported on a man who fell to his death after being Tasered (as well as the subsequent suicide of the cop who ordered the Taser use), LAist addressed the Tasering of a UCLA student who committed the vile crime of being in a library, Seattlest caught a cop accidentally using his gun instead of his Taser, and Chicaogist shared the CPD's use of force model after a man died following a Tasering. We hope the use of Tasers in Massachusetts and elsewhere can be reevaluated based on these disturbing findings, and that Taser training will be improved.
Overnight in West Roxbury, some drag racers got out of control and hit a 45-year-old woman at a crosswalk on Hyde Park Avenue and Eldridge.
Boston panhandlers proudly uphold the city's reputation for being as direct as possible--sometimes too direct and so direct that it merits a trip to jail. The Globe did a story on how the police have been dispersing the panhandlers and "squeegee men" at Mass Ave and Melnea Cass.
The recent spate of shootings in Boston has citizens nervous about safety, and none has shaken the community like the daylight killing of Luis Troncoso, a 20-year-old Dorchester father of two who was shot in the head while playing basketball in a quiet Jamaica Plain park.