Carl Bergstrom details the impact of a federal rule announced yesterday that could mean the immediate loss of hundreds of millions of dollars paid to research universities, including funds already budgeted - a key part of the Project that the Liar in Chief swore he knew nothing about. The Quincy Patriot-Ledger introduces us to the ten-foot-tall statues of two Catholic saints that Mayor Tom Koch is paying to have installed at the front of the city's new public-safety building - St.
Florian pouring water on a flaming building for the firefighters and St. Michael standing on the head and neck of a guy screaming in agony to represent police. Read more. Unlike some of its neighbors, Boston doesn't think tonight's snowstorm warrants an emergency declaration , so just use common sense, clear your sidewalk and remember that, even if you don't live in the South End, you can't just save that parking space you shoveled out.
At least, not legally. All the commuter-rail lines in and out of South Station - save the Worcester and Kingston lines - are now reporting delays, possibly because a train slipped just a bit off the rails. Based on the delay times posted by the T, we're guessing it's the p. Amtrak reports "lengthy delays" due to "a disabled commuter train blocking the tracks in the area.
Boston Police report BPD, State Police and FBI investigators looking into a human-trafficking ring at a Mattapan Square apartment arrested six people Thursday - including one man who tried to flee by jumping out a window, and the man whose car he jumped into in a vain escape attempt.
A Cambridge college student and a Salem video-game designer are among seven people who have sued to block a new government policy that only allows passports to have gender designed as "M" or "F. He was able to get out of what was left of his vehicle and declined medical attention.
