The Globe is diving into the nitty-gritty of the T problems with its "GlobeWatch." A reader let Christina Pazzanese know that conditions at the Sullivan Square stop are not only dirty and gross, but also unsafe: A Globe reporter's visit last week found that while snow had melted along the sidewalk from Broadway to Maffa Way, the busy walkway was dirty and a section under the highway overpass was quite dark even during the day.......

--There are times when a police officer must stifle laughter. And yesterday had to be one of those times when police investigated an alarm that had gone off in a Dorchester house. The incident caused quite a stir, as the owner told police there were guns in the house. When a SWAT team forced its way in, they discovered 41-year-old Laura Buchman - in the clothes dryer. She must have smelled spring fresh. She's been......

Sullivan Square Station and a chunk of I-93 North closed earlier today because MBTA police had to detonate something that was indeed "suspicious." This wasn't your ordinary stray item – this thing had wires and tubes around it. The location was also a big factor according to the AP: "The package was found earlier this morning suspended above a busway that runs below an elevated section of Interstate 93 in the Charlestown section of Boston."......

Just as the arrival of snow resurrects the endless debate over whether it's OK to block off spaces with lawn furniture, so the arrival of baseball brings its own cause for griping: Parking around Fenway continues to be insanely expensive. You may recall that toward the end of last season, there seemed to be some political will to remedy the price-gouging problem around the park. Apparently, that has all come to nought. What Bostonist said......

In Bostonist’s experience, the southeast corner of Foss Park, at the corner of Broadway and McGrath Highway in Somerville, serves two purposes: In the afternoons of fair weather days, it is the gathering place for Somervillians of all ages wishing to play team sports on the park’s many fields. In the early mornings of all days, rain and shine, it is the gathering place for immigrant day laborers, who wait to be picked up by......