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Here's Where You Can Get The Best Poké Bowl In The Boston Area Here's Where You Can Get The Best Poké Bowl In The Boston Area
Here's Where You Can Get The Best Poké Bowl In The Boston Area Poké bowls are a refreshing, hearty and healthy meal that have taken the sushi world by storm.  With so many places to poke your nose into the Asian-inspired delicacy, it can be hard to choose the right spot for you.  So to help narrow down your decision, here is a list of the top ten places to dig into poke bowls in the Boston area, courtesy of Yelp. POKE by Love Art (TD Garden, Boston) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Poke By Love Art (@pokebyloveart) B Cafe (Quincy) View this post on Instagram …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Officials ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed Cambridge In Officer-Involved Shooting Officials ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed Cambridge In Officer-Involved Shooting
Officials ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed Cambridge In Officer-Involved Shooting The Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said her office would conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Cambridge Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, that left a man dead.  Sayed Faisal, 20, of Cambridge, was identified as the man killed in the shooting after he approached police with a large knife that he had used to harm himself, Ryan said during a late-evening press conference to discuss the investigation.  Cambridge police and paramedics first saw Faisal a little after 1 p.m. when they found him bleeding in an alley on Sidney Street, Ryan said. …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police
Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police A 25-year-old man who repeatedly cut himself with a machete was shot and killed by a Cambridge police officer on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, authorities said.  The shirtless man, whose name was not released, appeared to be suffering emotional distress when he took the blade and slit his wrists, according to the police radio call released by Live Boston. He then started to stab himself with the machete after police arrived.  Units are in the area of Chestnut and Sidney Street following a response to a male who was reportedly armed with a machete in apparent distress. The male has been t…

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
'A Heart That Shined Brightly': GoFundMe For Cambridge Woman Who Died At 35 Nearing Goal 'A Heart That Shined Brightly': GoFundMe For Cambridge Woman Who Died At 35 Nearing Goal
'A Heart That Shined Brightly': GoFundMe For Cambridge Woman Who Died At 35 Nearing Goal Just a little more than a month following the untimely death of Kristin Wheeler, her loved ones have nearly reached their goal to help her family.  The Cambridge woman was only 35 when she died on Nov. 20. She left behind loving parents and siblings and a large community of friends. Some of them started a GoFundMe to help her family. The campaign is less than 10 percent away from its $30,000 goal. Related: Click Here To See Kristin Wheeler's GoFundMe "She was the kindest, most intelligent, most creative, thoughtful, driven, hardworking, and loving person," they wrote in the GoFundMe. "In …

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by Josh Lanier
Business
Boston Area Hot Spot For Chinese, Sichuan Cuisine Closing After 40 Years Boston Area Hot Spot For Chinese, Sichuan Cuisine Closing After 40 Years
Boston Area Hot Spot For Chinese, Sichuan Cuisine Closing After 40 Years A Chinese restaurant popular among locals and college students in the Boston area is shutting down after four decades. Mary Chung Restaurant will be officially closing on Saturday, Dec. 31, according to several social media posts. Patrons have posted pictures of a sign on the door of the restaurant announcing the owner's retirement after 40 years.  "The stars are aligning to tell us the time has come for retiring," the sign reads. "Thank you MIT. Thank you Cambridge. Thank you everyone for 40 wonderful years."  Wow. Mary has earned the hell out of this retirement. Posted by Drew Starr…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Peeing Man Pulls Knife On Cambridge Mom, Child After She Threatens To Call Cops: Police Peeing Man Pulls Knife On Cambridge Mom, Child After She Threatens To Call Cops: Police
Peeing Man Pulls Knife On Cambridge Mom, Child After She Threatens To Call Cops: Police A Cambridge mom got the scare of her life when she said a wanted man pulled a knife on her after she asked him to stop urinating in front of her child, authorities said.  Marcus Pixley, 62, of Boston, was arrested on Sunday, Dec. 11, after the woman identified him as the man who threatened her with the weapon, Cambridge police said.  The woman told officers she was leaving her apartment just before noon with her child when she was confronted with Pixley's penis as he was urinating in public. She tried to prevent the kid from seeing what was happening and asked him to put it away. …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
4 Workers Overdose At Charles Park Construction Site In Cambridge: Police 4 Workers Overdose At Charles Park Construction Site In Cambridge: Police
4 Workers Overdose At Charles Park Construction Site In Cambridge: Police Four Cambridge construction workers are recovering after they reportedly overdosed while on the job this week, authorities said. Cambridge Fire, EMS and Police responded to reports of multiple overdoses at a construction site at Charles Park in Cambridge just before noon on Friday, Dec. 9, Cambridge Police report.  Upon arrival, crews found the four construction workers conscious and alert. They were taken to local hospitals where they are expected to recover. Authorities have not released any other information. 

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Male Suspect Wanted For Attacking Woman, Stealing Dog In Cambridge: Police Male Suspect Wanted For Attacking Woman, Stealing Dog In Cambridge: Police
Male Suspect Wanted For Attacking Woman, Stealing Dog In Cambridge: Police Cambridge Police are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect who assaulted a woman and stole her dog earlier this week.  The woman, said to be in her 20s, was attacked while walking her 8-month-old dog in the area of Market and Windsor streets around midnight on Monday, Dec. 5, Cambridge Police report. The woman said the male suspect, who was wearing all black and a black ski mask, was walking on the other side of the road when he turned around and approached her.  Be on the lookout for Jax, an 8-month-old Cockapoo, who ran off around midnight after his owner was assaulted in…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Man In Cambridge Attacked Someone While Yelling Racial Slurs — Again: Police Man In Cambridge Attacked Someone While Yelling Racial Slurs — Again: Police
Man In Cambridge Attacked Someone While Yelling Racial Slurs — Again: Police A 43-year-old man who authorities accused of attacking a woman, spitting on her, and yelling racial slurs has a history of this alleged behavior, police reports show.  Christopher Hagins was arrested on Friday, Dec. 2, just before 8 p.m. at Carl Barron Plaza after Cambridge police heard him yell a racial epithet at a woman before hitting her in the face and spitting on her, records show. The woman's glasses were broken during the alleged attack. Police charged Hagins with civil rights violation with injury, assault and battery, destruction of property under $1,200, and wanton and malic…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Who Gave Teller Error-Filled Robbery Note Pleads Guilty To Cambridge Heist: Feds Ex-Con Who Gave Teller Error-Filled Robbery Note Pleads Guilty To Cambridge Heist: Feds
Ex-Con Who Gave Teller Error-Filled Robbery Note Pleads Guilty To Cambridge Heist: Feds A Boston man with an "extensive criminal history" pleaded guilty this week to robbing a Cambridge bank only months after getting out of a state prison, federal authorities said. Now he faces potentially decades behind bars.  Jamall Copeland, 49, copped on Friday, Dec. 2, to robbing the TD Bank branch at 1270 Massachusetts Ave. on April 27, the US Attorney said.  FBI agents said Copeland entered the bank just before 2 p.m. and asked in a fake, heavily broken Spanish accent if he could open an account there. As the teller began the process, Copeland reportedly dropped the accen…

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by Josh Lanier
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Massachusetts Nurse Needs Helping Hand As She Recovers From Summer Stroke Massachusetts Nurse Needs Helping Hand As She Recovers From Summer Stroke
Massachusetts Nurse Needs Helping Hand As She Recovers From Summer Stroke A 58-year-old woman who has spent most of her life helping others heal needs people to return the favor as she recovers from a stroke from earlier this year, according to her family. Doreen Barker suffered a "massive, right-sided stroke" that landed her in critical care at Mass General Hospital in July, her family wrote on a GoFundMe page. Barker, who worked as a registered nurse for over a decade, is now going through rehab while under her family's care. "Doreen has a long road ahead of her," the page reads. "She has limited speech and paralysis in her right arm and leg and cannot wal…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Brandeis University Student Killed, Dozens Injured In Waltham Shuttle Bus Crash Brandeis University Student Killed, Dozens Injured In Waltham Shuttle Bus Crash
Brandeis University Student Killed, Dozens Injured In Waltham Shuttle Bus Crash One student from Brandeis University is dead and dozens more are injured following a shuttle bus crash in Waltham over the weekend, authorities said. The bus was carrying 30 students when it crashed into a tree on South Street in Waltham around 10:32 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports.  The bus was performing a routine route from the Boston and Cambridge area, with one of the stops being a hockey game at Northeastern University, the office continued.  One student, identified as 25-year-old undergraduate Vanessa Mark, was pronounced dead. All…

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by David Cifarelli