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Suspect loses shorts, charged with exposure
A Boston man faces indecent exposure and resisting arrest charges after allegedly discarding his shorts while fleeing after urinating in public on Sept. 2. Chris Trenti, 21, allegedly urinated on the front steps of Martin’s Beeper at 1564 Tremont St.…
Students speak on RCC allegations
As a cloud of controversy hangs over Roxbury Community College (RCC), including a federal investigation into accusations of underreporting crime and a state audit into financial and other issues, the Gazette recently went to the RCC campus to find out…
NU to be out in force for road race
The 5K Mission Hill Road Race is just around the corner and one local university expects a strong showing. John Tobin, Northeastern University’s (NU) vice president of city and community affairs, said he expects “hundreds” of people from the school…
WIT revises Huntington dorm plan
The Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) has slightly shrunk its proposed dorm at 525 Huntington Ave. The revised dorm tower would still be seven stories tall, but would have less square-footage and more sidewalk space around the building by as…
BPS buses mostly on time
Boston Public Schools (BPS) announced last week that school buses reached a 93 percent on-time performance by Mon., Sept. 17, a level of service that took 26 weeks to reach last school year. Additionally, 97 percent of school buses arrived…
Officers Honored
‘The Serenity’ still under BRA review
S. HUNTINGTON—The luxury apartment and retail project proposed for 105A S. Huntington Ave., named “The Serenity,” is undergoing review by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). A vote by the BRA board has not been scheduled. “The BRA staff has been…
Doctor charged with child porn
LMA—A Boston Children’s Hospital doctor was arrested and charged with child pornography possession last month. Dr. Richard Keller, 56, of Andover is accused by federal prosecutors of purchasing more than 50 DVDs of child porn online. In a press statement,…