Results tagged “publicsafety”

--Meet Dirus Gaines, a man with an iron constitution. Mr. Gaines' seemingly lifeless body was found by the railroad tracks on Wednesday afternoon in Framingham. Gaines exhibited all the signs of being dead – no movement, eyes rolled back in head, odd position of body. Then, Gaines "suddenly" awakened and displayed his beverage of choice, a bottle of blackberry brandy. And here's the best part – Gaines is awfully lively when he's not completely pickled:...

Bostonist has ties to one of the Boston Public Schools and two students at that school have been murdered so far this year. It's been really hard for both students and teachers to deal with. Although Boston Public has made efforts to help the students cope, feelings of hopelessness and doubt abound. Reading this this morning, Bostonist was struck by the comments of the latest victim's sister. We hope that today's meeting and subsequent meetings effect some real change in the city.