Tests that sound like loud gunshots will be conducted as part of the Muddy River Restoration Project starting tomorrow in the Longwood Medical and Fenway areas. There will be three loud bangs a day, every other day, from April 30…
Month: April 2013
Hill Happenings: Suspect’s capture cheered, fallen officer honored
Shortly after terror suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured on April 19, it was heartwarming to look out my window and see several hundred young folks engaging in a spontaneous celebration in front of Calumet Square. When a police cruiser arrived, two…
Bomb suspect being treated at Beth Israel
LMA—Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev is being treated at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), hospital spokesperson Bonnie Prescott confirmed to the Gazette. She said there should be no impact on other patients with appointments at BIDMC or seeking…
Editorial: Thanks–now let’s finish the job
That might have been the longest four days in Boston’s history. Yet, what a short time for authorities to identify two bombing suspects, neutralize one and arrest another. Thank you all of the police agencies whose grinding hard work made us all feel safer,…
BPD: Bomb suspect is in custody; in ‘serious’ condition
The surviving Boston Marathon suspect is in custody, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, was taken into custody tonight at a home in Watertown where he was hiding in a boat in a yard. He…
Bomb suspect eludes dragnet; lockdown lifted
The surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, has eluded a massive search that shut down Boston today, Gov. Deval Patrick and other officials announced this evening. The so-called lockdown of the city has been lifted…
Little League will make ‘last minute’ decision on parade
Mission Hill Little League is considering whether to cancel its Opening Day parade tomorrow morning and will make the decision at the “last minute,” according to the organization’s website. In addition, all of today’s practices have been canceled. The parade…
U.S. Senate candidate forum canceled
Organizers have canceled a U.S. Senate candidate forum slated for tomorrow, April 20 at Roxbury Community College. The cancelation is due to the ongoing Boston Marathon bombing suspect manhunt, according to MassVOTE, one of the groups that organized the event.…
Arkansas rep. partly apologizes for ‘cowering’ comment
Arkansas state Rep. Nate Bell, who suggested earlier today on Twitter that Bostonians are “cowering” because they lack assault rifles, and was rebuked by local City Councilor Matt O’Malley, is partially apologizing for those comments. In a statement posted on…
O’Malley slams Arkansas rep’s terrorism wisecrack
City Councilor Matt O’Malley, who represents part of Mission Hill, had some harsh words on Twitter for Arkansas state Rep. Nate Bell, who brought the gun debate into the Boston Marathon tragedy. Bell wrote on Twitter this morning, “I wonder…