Multiple Massachusetts Communities Rank Among Best Places To Live In America Multiple Massachusetts Communities Rank Among Best Places To Live In America
Multiple Massachusetts Communities Rank Among Best Places To Live In America Local likely will not be surprised that multiple Massachusetts communities are ranked among the best places to live in the US, according to the community and school ranking site Niche.  Using a set of criteria that includes public schools, cost of living, diversity, weather, and housing, Niche ranked the best places to live in America and heavily featured communities in Massachusetts.   Coming in at spot number seven, Cambridgeport received A+ grades for commute, health and fitness, nightlife, and public school categories.  The Cambridge neighborhood has 10 thousan…
Old-World Greek Cuisine, Hospitality, Brings A Glimpse Of The Past To Brookline Old-World Greek Cuisine, Hospitality, Brings A Glimpse Of The Past To Brookline
Old-World Greek Cuisine, Hospitality, Brings A Glimpse Of The Past To Brookline A new restaurant is bringing a taste of the old world to Brookline using is stone oven, open charcoal grill, and warm hospitality.  Bar Vlaha, located at 1653 Beacon Street in Brookline, will begin serving traditional Greek fare inspired by the Vlach people, who the restaurant cites as the founders of hospitality and Greek cooking, at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 23.  Using locally sourced, regional, and seasonal ingredients, the eatery will dish up entrees like slow roasted lamb, house made pork sausage, and wild boar shoulder. Diners can start their meal with an array of dips and small pl…
MIT Grad Students Save Dog Dumped From Car Stolen By Teenager In Cambridge: Police MIT Grad Students Save Dog Dumped From Car Stolen By Teenager In Cambridge: Police
MIT Grad Students Save Dog Dumped From Car Stolen By Teenager In Cambridge: Police A car thief stole a BMW with a dog still inside the vehicle, but their plot to rid themselves of the bystander canine were foiled by a group of MIT graduate students, officials say. The graduate students saw the BMW dump a dog out of the vehicle around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 11 at the intersection of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets, Cambridge police say. The vehicle nearly hit three of the students as they attempted to remove the dog from the street.  The BMW's operator drove off, and the grad students flagged down police to report the incident. Police determined that a teenaged b…
Accessible As Toilet Paper: Somerville-Based Company Pilots Free Pad Program Accessible As Toilet Paper: Somerville-Based Company Pilots Free Pad Program
Accessible As Toilet Paper: Somerville-Based Company Pilots Free Pad Program “Public bathrooms provide toilet paper, towels, soap and tissues. Why not pads?” is the question Somerville-based company Egal's founder was looking to solve with a new approach to menstrual products.  Egal created Pads on a Roll, an aptly-named, free-to-consumer product that dispenses pads much like toilet paper rolls. Pilot programs for the product are currently being conducted at several universities and schools in multiple countries using a $1 million angel-funded investment, the company announced on Tuesday, February 28.  🧻 Cycle Care: Egal raises $1M for its "Pads on a Roll"More o…
Brookline Employee Accused Of Swindling Town Funds For Auto Parts: Officials Brookline Employee Accused Of Swindling Town Funds For Auto Parts: Officials
Brookline Employee Accused Of Swindling Town Funds For Auto Parts: Officials A Brookline town employee is accused of taking money from his employer and spending it on personal items, authorities said.  Allan McIntosh, a 60-year-old Natick resident, was arrested and charged with larceny over $1,200 on Friday, March 3, town officials and police reported almost a week later.  McIntosh is accused of using town funds to buy numerous personal items, including auto parts from a store in Framingham, while working for the Brookline Department of Public Works.  McIntosh, who worked for about nine years at DPW, was put on leave for an unrelated policy violation…
Officers Cleared In Shooting Outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital In 2020: DA Officers Cleared In Shooting Outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital In 2020: DA
Officers Cleared In Shooting Outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital In 2020: DA A week after the third anniversary of the police killing of Juston Root, the Suffolk District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Feb. 13, that he would not seek charges against the officers who first shot the 41-year-old.  District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement that a special assistant district attorney had completed his investigation into the Feb. 7, 2020, shooting outside of Brigham and Women's Hospital and found that no charges are warranted against the two Boston police officers who responded.  “These cases are always difficult and always tragic, both for the families o…
'Serial Boston Bank Robber' Charged With Another Heist: Feds 'Serial Boston Bank Robber' Charged With Another Heist: Feds
'Serial Boston Bank Robber' Charged With Another Heist: Feds A 47-year-old Boston man who was convicted of bank robberies in 1993, 2002, and 2017 is now accused of robbing a Brookline bank last year, federal authorities said.  Jerome Lamont Turner is charged with one count of bank robbery and is due in court next week, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Investigators allege that Turner entered a Brookline Bank branch on Sept. 26 and handed the teller a letter about opening a new account. They gave him a pamphlet, and he left. A few minutes later, he returned and handed the leaflet back to the teller, but he had scribbled on it, "…
'Marauding' Muggers Beat Several MBTA Passengers With Crowbar: Transit Police 'Marauding' Muggers Beat Several MBTA Passengers With Crowbar: Transit Police
'Marauding' Muggers Beat Several MBTA Passengers With Crowbar: Transit Police Three people are facing charges for repeatedly robbing multiple MBTA passengers at several stations from Cambridge to Brookline, authorities said. Officers responded Park Street Station after a man was reportedly assaulted by three men and a woman around 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12 at Harvard Square, MBTA Transit Police report. One of the assailants was apparently armed with a crowbar, police added. The group then moved onto Kenmore Square where they attacked and robbed another person while on a Green Line train, police said. They also allegedly threatened several other passengers. Th…
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 …
Friends Of Randolph Driver Busted For Boston Hit-Run Challenge Cops To Fight: DA Friends Of Randolph Driver Busted For Boston Hit-Run Challenge Cops To Fight: DA
Friends Of Randolph Driver Busted For Boston Hit-Run Challenge Cops To Fight: DA A 25-year-old Boston woman was seriously injured early Friday morning, Dec. 23, after a car crashed into her and drove over her head and shoulders before speeding off, authorities said. The driver returned to the scene after a witness chased him down and confronted him.  Jakob Civil, 23, of Randolph, faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident causing injury and several driving violations, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. He was ordered held on a $1,500 bail. His two passengers picked up their own charges after they challenged police to a fight hours later, the pros…
Harvard-Educated Sleep Doctor Slept Well In Brookline Home He Bought Defrauding Patients: Feds Harvard-Educated Sleep Doctor Slept Well In Brookline Home He Bought Defrauding Patients: Feds
Harvard-Educated Sleep Doctor Slept Well In Brookline Home He Bought Defrauding Patients: Feds A federal grand jury indicted a Brookline sleep doctor this week on charges that he ran multiple frauds and laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him purchase a $1.6 million home in the toney town.   Dr. Pankaj Merchia, 49, faces three counts of money laundering and one count of health care fraud stemming from the alleged schemes, the US Attorney's Office said.  The indictment lays out the two alleged frauds. In one, Merchia continued to bill patients' insurance companies for monthly rentals of CPAP and BiPap machines — breathing devices used to treat sleep …
'Warhammer 40K' Stickers Peppered On LGBTQ, BLM Flags In Brookline: Police 'Warhammer 40K' Stickers Peppered On LGBTQ, BLM Flags In Brookline: Police
'Warhammer 40K' Stickers Peppered On LGBTQ, BLM Flags In Brookline: Police Authorities in Brookline are trying to figure out how two flags representing social movements were defaced with stickers from a tabletop war game whose imagery is often found in hate speech.  Brookline Police learned that the Black Lives Matter and Progress Pride flags outside the library in Coolidge Corner, located at 31 Pleasant Street, were vandalized on morning of Tuesday, Dec. 20.  The flags were peppered with stickers that appeared to reference the popular war game "Warhammer 40,000," whose imagery has often been adapted to symbolize hate speech. The stickers read "Hersey" and had a …