He has no head, so he can't scream

By adamg on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 10:45am

Best of Nextdoor alerts us to an interesting query on Nextdoor from a Medford Hillside resident (named I. Crane, perhaps?)

Has anybody seen a man with no head walking around the neighborhood? He wears a long black coat and carries an open umbrella and only goes for a walk on Wednesdays at 2-3 in the morning. I yelled "Hello!" to him once but he didn't respond.

Well, no, he wouldn't, would he?

H/t Meg Hoffman.

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By Luke Warmer on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 10:57am.

Medford Hillside a hospital?

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By anon on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 1:00pm.

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It's just the name of the neighborhood

By Joe Blow on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:07am.

https://web.archive.org/web/20131102091316/http://www.medford.org/pages/...

Hillside – Tract 3394

Hillside is an older, concentrated residential area with 65% of the housing stock
built pre 1939. The tract contains two areas of low and moderate income
population concentrations. The first area, Block Group #1, is defined by Mystic
Valley Parkway to the north and west, Winthrop Street to the east, and Marshall
Street to the south. This area has a 55.2% low and moderate income population.
The second area, at 52% low and moderate income, is bounded by Marshall Street
to the north, Winthrop Street to the east, and Boston Ave. to the south and west.
The population is predominantly White (85.76%), with 3.67% being African
American, 3.13% Hispanic and 4.07% Asian/Pacific Islander. The area is home to a
large transient population because of its proximity of Tufts University, which has a
major impact on this modest densely populated neighborhood. Over 58% of the
housing units are renter occupied. Plans to extend the Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line light rail public transit service to this
area are currently in the design phase and will have a major impact on the physical
and economic environment when implemented.