Boston/ Community & Society
Published on December 05, 2019
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Boston man charged with hate crime in snow shovel attack

A Boston man accused of committing a hate crime has been arrested on assault charges after allegedly bashing another man with a snow shovel and slashing him with a box cutter on Tuesday.

Read the full story on 7News - WHDH Boston.

3 high schools put on 'safe mode' after 1 receives threatening message

Three Boston high schools were placed in “safe mode” Wednesday as police investigated the source of a threatening message that was sent to English High School.

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City has days to decide whether to demolish Whitey Bulger’s 'Haunty' house

The South Boston home dates to 1890, and any building in Boston older than 50 years typically merits approval by the Boston Landmark Commission before developers can come in with bulldozers. Now the city must consider the history of the building and decide whether it’s “significant.” 

Read the full story on Boston Magazine.

Orange Line squeezed by failure in MBTA’s rehabbed downtown tunnel

The MBTA’s newly rehabbed downtown stretch of the Orange Line shut down with a “power problem” as snow coated Boston — a failure compounded by ferry, bus and Commuter Rail issues.

Read the full story on Boston Herald.


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