Results tagged “salem”

Charlieontheradio has kind of a moody shot of Salem looking over from Beverly, fitting for this time of year we think. With blue hues dominating, and lots of depth in the clouds, you may miss the warm glow of the sun low on the horizon.

-- A man was shot dead in the South End during the afternoon on Independence Day. The 24-year-old was killed by multiple gunshot wounds on Shawmut Ave., near Ball Park. No arrests have been made. [BPDNews]

-- Neil Entwistle was convicted on two counts of first degree murder today. He shot his wife and 9-month-old daughter. The defense, and Entwistle's surviving family, maintain that he is innocent. The minimum sentence in Massachusetts for first degree murder is life imprisonment without parole. Luckily for the Herald and Globe, who can't seem to find any other juicy crime story, Entwistle's case will undergo an automatic review by the Supreme Judicial Court. [Globe]

--Governor Deval Patrick is so lucky. He's in Miami right now. Meanwhile, the AP is wondering why he's leaving the state so much. [AP/Boston Herald]

-- Four Salem High School students have pleaded not guilty to charges that they raped a teen girl in a Lynn home late Friday night. The four boys, three 17 year-olds and one 18 year-old, were arraigned Tuesday on charges of aggravated rape. The alleged victim reported the incident to police Saturday morning. [Globe; Herald]

Is it a coincidence that the only Massachusetts city to give the majority vote to Huckabee in the Republican primary was Salem, our Commonwealth's -- lo, our nation's -- proud mecca of witchcraft? We thinketh not!

--A man died this morning after being stabbed in Savin Hill. [Boston Globe]

--A new bill that limits--but doesn't ban--skin-shock treatments at the Judge Rotenberg Center was under discussion yesterday at the State House. The bill would "allow shocks to stop students from hurting themselves or others, but would prohibit shocks for more "minor" acts such as swearing, shouting, or failing to complete a task." And maybe employees could be a little more questioning instead of serving shocks whenever anyone calls up and asks for one. [Boston Globe, background: Bostonist]

The drawbridge between Beverly and Salem has been stuck as wide open as Elly May's top blouse button since 7:15 this morning.

--Boston NOW made a little boo-boo. [Boston Daily, Universal Hub, everyone but Boston NOW]

A barge busted up a bridge so there is no MBTA Commuter Rail service between Salem and Beverly. Newburyport/Rockport line that is.

--Someone made a scary discovery in the Harvard Medical School's new research building. Here's the Herald: According to Fire Capt. Pat Nichols, firefighters were called to the scene because a jar of possibly toxic chemicals was found near the body. The man’s head was also wrapped in a plastic bag, he said. The Crimson has identified the individual as a Harvard sophomore, John B. Edwards of Wellesley. --A woman's body was found in a minivan...

Art House Silent Art Auction Thursday, November 29, 7:00 pm Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, $15 More info The Brattle Theatre is holding its fourth-annual silent art auction so you can do some good for local culture and make your apartment less ugly. Bids start at $35, which is pretty cheap for getting your foot in the door as an art collector. The Brattle has previewed some of the works so you can glance at them ahead...

--The man who was robbing people in the South End by impersonating a police detective has been arrested. The DA's office says that Anthony Burney, 32, of Lynn, was charged with "two counts of unarmed robbery and single counts of impersonating a police officer, kidnapping, and larceny over $250." Burney forced one man he was robbing on a trip through the subway system. From the DA's office: That victim described a long and bizarre trip...

--Don't eat the yellow pills: "Mixing cough syrup, Vicodin or Lipitor with cat litter is the new advice on getting rid of unused medications. Preferably used cat litter." [WCVB] --Another BPD (pardon us, ex-BPD) officer has pled guilty to protecting shipments of cocaine. Unfortunately for him, the people shipping the cocaine were undercover FBI. [Boston Globe] --A boiler explosion in Salem sends three people to the hospital. [WCVB] --A huge sinkhole in the middle of...

Have the local witches lost their powers or something? They used to be hardcore. They withstood trials and hangings. But now they have to rely on flinging around raccoon carcasses to get their points across.

Our mothership, Gothamist, interviewed author Sarah Vowell this week. In that interview, Vowell revealed the topic of her new book – the Puritans! She's been hunting in our own backyard for information about Puritan history in the 17th century.

--We've heard of "road rage," but "boat rage"? Apparently that's what happened in Danvers late yesterday afternoon when some alleged bonehead got ticked off and rammed a motorboat with his pontoon boat. Twice. According to the Salem News, the drivers began wrestling each other. The person who got rammed had bite marks on his arm.

The BPD announced that on Tuesday they ordered a rogue fortune teller to stop dealing in the future. Neighbors on Marlborough Street didn't appreciate the fortune teller's fliers on their cars. No word if they were creeped out by the intense psychic energy.

Allegedly Robert P. Dooley has defrauded Home Depot of enough money to build his own house. Approximately $330k of merchandise was swiped by the former IRS official. The Boston Globe reports that the former Salem resident would walk into a Home Depot store, fill his cart with “floor tiles, casement windows, sliding doors, or other items” and bypass the checkout line. He'd head straight to the returns line (always a painfully long line in Bostonist's...

Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. 3,200 troops have died. The following are the soldiers from Massachusetts who lost their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as listed in the Washington Post: Sgt. Glenn R. Allison - Pittsfield / Lance Cpl. Alexander S. Arredondo - Randolph / Spec. David J. Babineau - Springfield / Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia - Wakefield / 2nd Lt. Joshua L....

Tonight the State of the Union speech will be delivered in our nation's capital. While we're hitting the booze and playing the State of the Union drinking game, the media will talk about possible ramifications of the President's statements. But the focus has already started to shift from the current commander-in-chief to who's going to take over his job. The Democratic field of contenders is growing fast. Below you'll find Bostonist's guide to the field...

A holiday burglary was thwarted by some quick-thinking brothers who stopped an alleged robber by pulling down his pants.

In a world where there's nothing to do but watch movies. In a city full of theaters, museums, and libraries. One moviegoer who can be in three places at once. Friday 10/06 Jesus Camp Ted Haggard, megapastor of Colorado Springs' New Life megachurch, has megacondemned this unflinching documentary (horror movie, for Cantabrigians), possibly because pentecostalism could freak out potential megachurchgoers, or possibly because Ted Haggard is in it and he comes off as megacreepy. Opening...

Ah, the North End. The labyrinthine snarl of one-way streets, the perennial crowd at Mike’s Pastry, and the wafting aroma of espresso and garlic. On a cool June evening, what more could one ask for? Free parking, for one, but you take what you can get. The goal was simple: a nice, relaxing meal for two with wine and no wait for under a hundred dollars. After some 20 minutes of pounding the cobblestone, Bostonist...

. . . international Talk-Like-a-Pirate day, to be precise. Invented ten years ago by two guys who like pirates, this holiday is second only to Halloween in Bostonist's esteem. Locally, we learn from the official TLAPD website, the Peabody Institute Library (in Peabody, of course) is marking the occasion with a town-wide reading program, focused on the book "Treasure Island," by Robert Louis Stevenson. (As a child, Bostonist liked Treasure Island so much that we actually dressed up as the book one Halloween. Although well received in the neighborhood, the costume made it difficult for us to walk.) Better yet, the Library's website promises that "if you talk to the librarian at the desk like a pirate while you are here, you'll get to take a prize from our treasure chest!" (Salem also held its annual Pirate Faire over the weekend, which we lamentably did not know about until too late.) But the beauty of TLAPD is that it's a holiday that you can celebrate wherever you are. Just determine your pirate name (this Bostonist is "Pirate Bryan the Parrottless"), study up on your pirate lexicon, and pepper your speech with exclamations like "Arrrrrr!" and "Blimey!" And why not enjoy Bostonist in pirate style? Click here for Piratist.