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The 15-foot Route 1 sinkhole caused by a water main break in Norwood has been repaired. The final repaving will be finished in a week. The 14-inch pipe was 50 years old, and the Norwood Department of Public Works Director Mark Ryan said the cause of the break was undetermined. [Wicked Local Norwood] The final phase of repair work on the Bourne Bridge began today and lasts until Wednesday, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. The bridge will be limited to one lane of traffic in each direction. [Herald]
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Menino has been less visible than Waldo since he injured his knee last month. [Boston Herald]
More than $1 billion per year is spent on the Commonwealth's correctional expenses, and it's rising. [Boston Globe]
The final Senate primary debate took place last night, so "undecideds" have 5 days to make up their minds. [Boston Herald]
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Artists are beautifying some electrical boxes around Boston and won't be arrested. [Boston Globe]
If your morning commute sucked yesterday, it was probably thanks to a power outage at City Hall. [Boston Globe]
More deleted emails by a Menino aide have been recovered. [Boston Herald]
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A gun show in Western MA let an 8-year-old boy shoot a submachine gun, and he accidentally killed himself. [Boston Herald]
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Governor Patrick proposes broad budget cuts to offset sagging tax revenue. [Boston Channel]
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- The River Street Bridge reopened on Friday after being closed early in the day for an impromptu safety check. is back opened after safety concerns earlier Friday evening. The closure extended from Hyde Park Avenue to Gordon Street as crews tested if the bridge was structurally sound. Someone walking over the bridge alerted the fire department to a possible problem. [WHDH]
The does-what-it-says-on-the-tin "Taxi Fare Calculator" reasonably approximates the route and costs of a cab ride from any two spots within the Boston metro and dozens of cities in the US and abroad.
- The Boston area, including Cambridge and Quincy, is the eighth-most congested traffic region in the country. Boston has ranked eight for three years straight. [Boston Business Journal]
- After two students were expelled for bullying a South Hadley High School freshman, the town is developing an anti-bullying task force to find something good in the midst of a tragedy. [WCVB]
Even if you can't make some of the interesting events this week, be sure to check out the Bookish Ball in Harvard Square on Saturday for some literary fun.
Two major crashes near Newburyport have shut down I-95. Both were rollovers: one of a car, and one of a tanker truck that is leaking fuel. Five people were taken from the scene in ambulances, and traffic is backed up for miles in either direction. Be careful when headed that way—better yet, don't head that way if you can avoid it.
The Globe reports emergency vehicles are blocking the left lane of the Tobin Bridge, causing delays on the bridge and I-93. Take another route if you can!
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The Globe says that a broken water main has shut down Congress Street (northbound) between State Street and North Street this morning. WBZTV has video. Water service in the area has not been interrupted, and there is not yet damage to surrounding buildings. The cause of the break is unknown. Workers hope to have it repaired by this evening. Be careful if you're driving in the area... or just try not to drive in the area.
Commonwealth Ave was closed for a while this morning thanks to a major multi-vehicle crash. MyFoxBoston has video of the charred scene and the Boston Globe has some intense pictures. The Green Line was running shuttle buses for a while in the area. It's back to normal but expecting delays. If you're headed to Allston/Brighton, prepare for a possible additional headache on this already annoyingly rainy day.
We were in Detroit for the weekend, and the most frequently asked questions about Boston were "What happened in the Super Bowl?" and "Is that Big Dig thing finally finished?" The latter is easier to answer: No.
--Why merge the blotter with snow emergency announcements? 2007 appears to be ending quietly, blotter-wise, and, if the incoming storm is going to be as bad as the weatherheads say it is, someone's gonna get arrested for a parking-related problem.
--A new company, FlexPetz, will let you rent a dog for a few hours so you can enjoy canine companionship without getting up in the cold to walk the critter. Wouldn't it be great if you could just rent human companionship for a few hours? Oh, wait. That's illegal. Nevermind. [Boston Globe]
--Were there enough police out to handle traffic in the major intersections during Thursday's snowstorm? [Blue Mass Group]
After a brief flash of clarity in which City Councilor Marjorie Decker suggested things might be getting a bit out of hand, Cambridge has up and banned the leafblowers, for five months of the year, anyway.
Snow emergencies have been declared in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville. Here's the dirt on parking and getting around:
--Yesterday evening, a woman was caught driving in East Boston Memorial Park--on a pedestrian path. The BPD Blotter writer, obviously thrilled to be back on the job after the recent technical difficulties, adds, "As the name of the path suggests, it is designed and designated for pedestrian traffic only." Yes, she was allegedly drunk. And in a Big Lebowski move, she showed officers a Liquor ID card when asked for license and registration. She was...
Remember that scene in Airplane! when the guy who can craft a pterodactyl or a brooch out of a piece of paper pulls the plug and makes the air-traffic-control tower go dark? The gag was funny in the movie, but it wasn't funny at all when a similar episode happened at Logan yesterday. An aviation worker cut the wrong cable and put out communications at the airport for two hours. Joe Dwinnell at the Herald...
Early this morning, a gas-tank truck driver took a turn too fast in Everett, and his truck tipped over at the Route 16/Route 99 rotary, prompting an explosion and fire. 200 people were evacuated, 40 cars were destroyed, and at least 3 homes caught fire. No one has been reported hurt so far. That's the key phrase--"so far." The latest TV news reports indicate it is still a mess. WBZ has raw footage of...
A fire late this afternoon Mass Ave in Cambridge tangled up traffic and drew many onlookers. The Cambridge Chronicle reported that the fire was at Supreme Liquors. A police officer on the scene and two witnesses said the fire was on the roof, and a crane was brought in to fight the fire. The crane appeared to be moving away at about 5:00 pm, and things seemed to be settling down. Poor Supreme Liquors....
--An employee at the TGI Friday's at the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley in Millbury was stabbed to death in broad daylight in the restaurant's parking lot. Ronda Healey, 27, of Worcester, was a mother of three. Her boyfriend, 30-year-old Justin Hiser, has been arrested for the crime. The Herald described the weapon as a "large hunting knife." According to the Globe, he led police on a chase but was arrested after hitting traffic in Southborough,...
There's more perks to being a BPD officer besides police details. The Globe did a feature on Michael O'Connor, the police officer who must handle traffic and keep an eye on stars who are filming movies in Boston. The gist of the story is that O'Connor has been busier lately with The Lonely Maiden starring Morgan Freeman, William H. Macy, and Christopher Walken. O'Connor is also keeping an eye on Real Men Cry with Ethan...
--Twenty-five enterprising members of the BPD found a way to make over $200,000 last year. 121 police officers make more money than Commish Ed Davis. This information goes to show how much money goes into the police details, and how much it would save if the state went with Governor Deval Patrick's plan to use flagmen instead of details at construction sites. --WBZ' I-Team found that Massachusetts State Troopers caused "nearly 500 crashes in their...
Pope Benedict XVI may have flirted with Boston and batted his eyelashes a little, but he dumped us for New York and DC when he comes to visit the United States in April. At first, we thought maybe the alleged exploits of Father David Ajemian somehow got back to Pope Benedict XVI, and he decided he'd finally had it up to here with Boston. No amount of pleading from Cardinal Sean O'Malley was going to...
After much debate over whether or not the blue-and-yellow DIY furniture behemoth that is IKEA would be good for Somerville, IKEA has received permits to start building at Assembly Square. George Hassett at the Somerville News reports that construction will begin next summer, 10 years after IKEA first started making noise about moving in. That doesn't mean everyone's issues with the IKEA have been resolved. Somerville residents still want dibs on the jobs the IKEA...