Local 718 posted photos today of firefighters' cars at Engine 33 and Ladder 15 at Boylston and Hereford streets after the firefighters "returned to the firehouse to find their personal vehicles severely damaged and vandalized." Read more.
A disgusted citizen filed a 311 complaint about the way BPS only announced it was canceling school today late in the day on Thursday: Read more.
Boston Public Schools has decided that instead of just closing the BPS schools along the Celtics victory parade route tomorrow, they're closing all schools all across the city, so today is the last official day of school. Read more.
The city announced our five-year Duck Boat parade drought will end Friday at 11 a.m., when the Celtics head on out for a triumphal procession from Causeway Street in front of the Garden. The parade will go by City Hall Plaza and the Common via Tremont Street, turn onto Boylston and end at the Hynes.
The Celtics won their 18th NBA title tonight with a fifth-game victory over the Mavericks.
Shamus Moynihan was on Causeway Street yesterday afternoon and watched the ride and escort a kid from Dorchester got from the Make a Wish Foundation on his way to fulfill his wish to meet the Celtics.
Frank Solensky captured the scene, and the mood, at the Elm Street Taproom in Somerville's Davis Square tonight.
Walter McCarty, who played forward for the Celtics and worked as an assistant coach here, yesterday sued the University of Evansville, a former student and her lawyer for libel over allegations he raped the student while he was head coach of the men's basketball team there. Read more.
Boston Police have released photos of a man wanted for aggravated assault during a Celtics watch party in Copley Square Park around 11:30 p.m. on June 10. Read more.
Emulsion Mike rode home on the Red Line with some Celtics fans tonight.
John Carroll dissects a New York Magazine screed on why New Yorkers should root for the Warriors that basically comes down to:
But they still play in a city that has won way too much over the last 20 years, trading in its underdog status for cocky villainy in the process. Plus, there are just too many Boston fans with a “let’s avoid this guy at Thanksgiving” feel about them.
"Little guy had everyone hyped up after the game!" Kory Gladysz reports after the Celtics game-7 win against Milwaukee.
The Guardian reports Celtics owner Steve Pagliuca is looking at buying the Chelsea soccer team owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who has sanctions and all. Pagliuca would, of course, join the Sox team that owns Liverpool and John Berylson, who doesn't own any local sportsball franchises but who does own the Millwall soccer team in the UK.
The Athletic reports that Enes Kanter will change his name to Enes Kanter Freedom when he becomes a US citizen on Monday. Kanter has long been an active human-rights proponent, which has made him persona non grata in the dictatorship his native Turkey has become.
Jabari Bird today admitted he repeatedly attacked his girlfriend in his Brighton apartment over a four-hour period one night in 2018, after which a judge continued his case without a finding for two years, which means the criminal charges will be dismissed if he stays out of trouble during that period. Read more.
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