Police warn Bostonians: No, you can't shoot a drone out of the sky

By adamg - 10/13/16 - 10:06 pm

I missed tonight's Brighton-Allston Improvement Association meeting (for another meeting at which I was fed pizza for free - by law, reporters cannot turn down meetings with free food). And that was a shame, because, a little birdie informs us, a concerned citizen reported a problem with a drone flying near the house and sought advice from the D-14 community service officer: Would it be OK to get a gun and shoot the drone down?

BPD after carefully reviewing the laws assured us.....you CANNOT shoot down a drone with a firearm in Boston.

Close to 1,000 residential units proposed for small stretch of Washington Street in Brighton

By adamg - 6/1/16 - 11:50 am

The agenda for the Brighton-Allston Civic Association this Thursday is top-heavy with residential development proposals - most notably a plan to turn the old St. Gabriel's monastery off Washington Street into a 680-unit complex aimed at graduate students.

Also on the agenda: Another project with up to 300 units at 139 Washington St. - next to the 12-acre St. Gabriel's property. Read more.

Medical marijuana dispensary proposed for Harvard Avenue

By adamg - 5/2/14 - 10:12 am

A local group tried to convince some skeptical residents in Brighton last night that