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By adamg - 5/12/24 - 5:10 pm

Boston Police report arresting four people on gun charges after somebody reported them looking into windows on Beachview Road in East Boston around 2 p.m. on May 7. Read more.

By adamg - 5/12/24 - 1:41 pm
Guster on stage as crowd parts for ambulance

Guster on the porch as crowd slowly parts for ambulance.

Yes, Guster played on somebody's porch on Aberdeen Road in Somerville and a ton of people showed up and one guy maybe downed too many High Noons, and as roving UHub Guster fan Dapeaz shows us, just four songs in, the crowd had to part like some human Red Sea to let the ambulance in. He adds: Read more.

By adamg - 5/11/24 - 11:54 pm

Boston firefighters responded to Downtown Crossing around 10:40 p.m. on a report of smoke that turned out to be from a small fire on the inbound tracks between Chinatown and Downtown Crossing.

Once the power was shut off, firefighters quickly doused the fire, located between the two "running rails" rather than along the third rail, with a fire extinguisher.

By adamg - 5/11/24 - 8:20 pm

So far, the auroras we've seen have been a fun phenomenon but haven't caused any problems on earth. A series of auroras over several days in 1859, though, was so powerful they knocked out telegraph service across North American and Europe - and even started small fires in some telegraph offices, including in Springfield. Read more.

By adamg - 5/11/24 - 4:46 pm

Henry Santoro reports that Jasper White, 69, has died.

White, born in New Jersey, became known for his seafood at Jasper's, which he opened in 1983, and Summer Shack. He closed Jasper's in 1995 to spend more time with his family - then opened the first Summer Shack across from the Alewife T stop. White, who also authored cookbooks, sold Summer Shack in 2017.

By adamg - 5/11/24 - 12:39 pm
Turkey and a Duck Boat near Science Park

Roving UHub photographer Hope Cole spotted this turkey, no doubt hoping she can catch up with the Duck Boat at its next stop, near Science Park yesterday.

By adamg - 5/11/24 - 11:31 am
Robert Street Dog

Alert dog yesterday afternoon.

For the longest time, the residents of a house on Robert Street in Roslindale had been dressing up the dog statue on the wall in front of their house to match the times: Sox gear in the summer, Bruins gear in the winter and the like (except around Christmas when he donned some Santa gear, and during the pandemic, when he celebrated nurses) . Then, a few weeks ago, some assholes smashed the dog to bits. He returned this week, alert as ever, awaiting his next outfit.

By adamg - 5/11/24 - 1:12 am
Aurora over Needham radio and TV towers

Kevin Jordan shows us the lights over the Needham towers - just a month after he watched the total eclipse.

"I’m not even sure how to wrap my mind around this," he says. Read more.

By adamg - 5/10/24 - 10:38 pm

Boston Police responded to Circuit Street between Washington and Regent streets on a report of several shots fired shortly before 10 p.m. Officers found at least one shell casing near the park there.

By adamg - 5/10/24 - 5:02 pm
Firefighters on top of a commuter-rail train at North Station

Firefighters atop a train. Photo by BFD.

The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to North Station around 1:30 p.m. after a locomotive on Track 4 began belching fire. Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire, which caused no injuries but which did cause some delays on service into the station.

By adamg - 5/10/24 - 1:52 pm
Driver of a Penske truck had the sense not to try to ram way under a Storrow bridge

Roving Uhub photographer Brian C., who photographed the day's first Storrowing, then missed the second, reports on a what would have been the third, except the driver of the Penske truck had second thoughts about getting up to ramming speed on Storrow outbound sometime before he drove by around 1:20 p.m.: Read more.

By adamg - 5/10/24 - 12:53 pm

Transit Police report a man they arrested for an alleged sexual attack on a T bus in Brighton turned out to be wanted for a similar assault at the Park Street T stop - and has 11 other outstanding warrants in similar cases. Read more.

By adamg - 5/10/24 - 12:27 pm

Mark Garfinkel reports another Storrowing today: By the driver of a Trillium Brewing truck, inbound next to the Liberty Hotel, which disproves the old adage: Trillium beer is local beer and local beer should know better.

By adamg - 5/10/24 - 12:00 pm
Car standoff on McGraw Street

A concerned citizen filed a 311 complaint asking the city to do something about Roslindale Standoffs on McCraw Street, a short little stub of a road that's maybe only six cars long that runs (well, more like walks) from Belgrade Avenue to the Bellevue train station: Read more.

By adamg - 5/10/24 - 10:10 am

The Daily Free Press reports the Allston Brighton Community Development Corp. bought the Hill Memorial Baptist Church, 279 N. Harvard St. and plans to use the site for 50 affordable apartments for seniors. The non-profit bought the church, which had its last services last spring, in December.

By adamg - 5/10/24 - 9:20 am
Workers try to figure out how to get trailer out from under overpass

Workers try to figure out how to get trailer out from under overpass. Photo by roving UHub photagrapher Brian C.

The driver of an 18-wheeler tried to get on Storrow Drive outbound from the Bowker Overpass this morning only to learn that like the house in poker, the bridge always wins. Bright-eyed and bushytailed NBC Boston photographer Mark Garfinkel was on the scene shortly before 6:30 a.m. and posted some photos of what it looks like after the overpass is done teaching its latest lesson.

By adamg - 5/10/24 - 9:11 am

The MBTA reports more delay-inducing signal problems on the Blue Line, this time at Airport.

By adamg - 5/10/24 - 8:47 am

The Tech reports MIT and Cambridge police and state troopers moved in shortly after 4 a.m., forcing out both protesters and reporters.

MIT president's statement to campus community.

By adamg - 5/9/24 - 9:38 pm

The owners of the Squire in Revere today sued the Small Business Administration over its refusal to forgive one of the two emergency small-business loans the strip club got in the early days of the pandemic. Read more.

By adamg - 5/9/24 - 8:50 pm
Fire ladder extending to roof at Averton Street fire

Boston firefighters responded to 69 Averton St. in Roslindale around 6:20 p.m. for a fire. Read more.