Brookline

Robbed at gunpoint in Brookline

adamg — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:15:24 -0400

Brookline Police report a couple getting out of their car on Prince Street (map) around 9 p.m. yesterday were held up:

She states that when she and her fiance returned home a man approached them while they were in their vehicle and demanded money and jewelry from them. The victim described the suspect as a black male wearing a white baseball cap, a green and white striped shirt, long jean shorts, and sneakers.

Also click on the link to see how Brookline Police used a Web site that features surveillance photos of alleged crooks to put two and two together and arrest a suspect in two local bank holdups.

Police details and Boston drivers

Boston Driver — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:05:52 -0400

Only Massachusetts requires police details at road work sites. Boston drivers are from Massachusetts. Coincidence? DrivingLikeAss.Com thinks not.
The new DLA Labs study, Traffic Authority Figures & Their Effectiveness in the Modification of Ass-like Driving Behavior: A DLA Research Study, points to a possible sensory cortex dysfunction among Boston drivers. On the other hand, it could also be that they just like driving like ass.

School-bus driver charged with sexually assaulting elementary-school student at Larz Anderson Park

adamg — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:02:37 -0400

Was supposed to be driving the girl home. Brookline Police say they are looking into whether he'd assaulted her before.

Why did the turkey hail a cab?

adamg — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:42:28 -0400

To get to the other side of town before police realized he'd set an Audi on fire.

No Riverside trolley service this weekend

adamg — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:57:36 -0400

Or for the four weekends that follow, so the T can make a bridge disappear.

A-hoy: Brookline election results

adamg — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:31:46 -0400

Precinct-by-precinct results - Hoy out, both overrides pass.

Gnomi ponders a what-if, namely, what if override opponents hadn't convinced voters of the value of education funding with lawn signs showing the need for more education.

3D specs

adamg — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:59:35 -0400

Andy reports on the screening of the original "House of Wax" at the Coolidge Corner's 3D Film Festival:

... Perhaps the best part of watching a 3D movie is walking home from the theatre, and the funny looks one gets along the way. ...

Overriding concerns in Brookline

adamg — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:19:13 -0400

Today's the override vote in Brookline. Susan Senator describes the zoology of Brookline politics.

So that's why that car looks like a giant robot stepped on it

adamg — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:12:43 -0400

When giant robots head to the Cooolidge Corner for an animation festival.

Media strumpet to offer wares in Brookline

adamg — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:53:48 -0400

Jim Sullivan advances Barbara "Hey, I needed a hook to sell my book" Walters's appearance at Brookline Booksmith later this month:

... Maybe she'll smile at you or something, but you're getting nothing much more than getting close in the Six Degrees of Separation game various presidents, actors, crooks and dignitaries that she's interviewed ("If you were a flower, what kind of flower would you be?") over the years. At least it's free. Except for the book, which probably costs $25 or so.