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Li Rong Zhang, 39, of Quincy pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of her eight-year old son Brendan Yang. The mother, arraigned in a hospital, allegedly killed her child by igniting a silver wok filled with charcoal briquettes and barricading herself and her son in the master bedroom. Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said the scene found on Yardarm Lane is a common suicide method among the Mandarin-speaking Chinese. [Globe]
Crimes that are truly odd can sound crazy even with a minimum of snark...
A brawl in Providence, R.I. involving a pregnant woman, and a pregnant woman and her two teenage daughters resulted in three stabbing victims and four arrests. Yes. A pregnant woman from Boston stabbed another pregnant woman whose daughters were riding shotgun. The suspect, reportedly 35, eight months pregnant, a mother of three and employed at a Boston hospital, was arraigned Thursday on three counts of assault and released on $1,500 cash bail. The court ordered her to not contact the victims' family. Three other arrests were made. [WCVB, Providence Journal]
Tina Brown's Daily Beast is always embarking on strange, sensationalistic "studies" that pronounce Emerson dangerous, or BC delicious. We often question their results, but this time around they might have gotten one thing right: Providence is pretty crazy.
You thought the Public Garden had a monopoly on adorable ducks, didn't you? Well, the garden had better make way for The WaterFire Duck, a children's book being released today in Providence (and on September 30 on Amazon). The book tells the story of a very special duck who finds her own special song at WaterFire, the Providence event that features little bonfires floating on the city's rivers. The book was written by Kiki Latimer, and illustrated by Bunny Griffeth; both were "inspired by the magic of WaterFire."
-- A drug dealer from Providence was arrested in Somerville last Thursday. The suspect had at least 53 grams of crack cocaine he tried to flush down the toilet. Cops also allegedly found additional drugs hidden in the suspect's car. Somerville Police tried to “ward off the demons of law enforcement” by using religious trinkets to protect his secret drug hiding place. He was charged with breaking and entering, trafficking in heroin, morphine or opium, trafficking in cocaine and drug violation near a school zone or park. [Somerville Journal]
Pretend scientists at Forbes Magazine have decided that living in Boston is stressful! Here's why. Remember when everybody had a job and valuable real estate? If you are remembering hard enough, you are probably having stress spasms in your back since now everybody in Boston has bupkes. That's what the Forbes people are talking about. But buck up. Boston's only the 8th most stressful city. Think of it this way. If you're looking at Tom Brady, you probably think he's the hottest man ever. But, actually, he's only the eighth hottest NFL quarterback, and at least you aren't looking at Ben Roethlisberger, allegedly the sixth hottest. Similarly, living in Boston might seem stressful, but at least you don't live in Providence, tied for fourth most stressful, despite or because of its legal weed, prostitution, and gambling. Come to think of it, maybe Providence is the Ben Roethlisberger of New England cities.
Rhode Island is a nice, plucky state. Bostonist loves to have the Ocean State in our neighborhood. It beats having Florida's panhandle on the southern border. But, recent headlines emanating from Rhode Island have resulted in a resounding "HUH?" from this Bostonist. Rhode Island is having an identity crisis and it's time for an intervention.
Looking for another way to die? Fung Wah has expanded its service to include trips directly from Providence to New York City, since it was so inconvenient for Providence residents to come up to Boston to catch the bus, or to hop on it when it came through their city. Starting June 15, you can go directly from RI to NYC (and vice versa) without worrying about any silly Massachusetts getting in the way. Brilliant. For Rhode Islanders. We guess.
--Hug a social worker today. If you've ever wondered why the Department of Social Services couldn't stop an act of violence from happening, read this eye-opening article on just how hard it is to be a social worker. According to the piece, "between one-third and three-quarters of all social workers nationwide have been threatened, physically assaulted, or had their property damaged." [Boston Globe]
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