Council fires off resolution backing USS Constitution blasts
“If you move into our city, respect our city,” said Councilman Sal LaMattina, who represents Charlestown and sponsored the measure stating that the council “relentlessly defends” the Constitution’s “patriotic rituals.” LaMattina said it was “sad” that the issue, which he noted has pitted old-time “townies” versus newcomers to Charlestown’s …
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Shooting in Boston Elementary School Gym Hoops Game (ABC 6 Providence)
BOSTON (AP) – Boston police are investigating a shooting inside an elementary school gym during a pickup basketball game for kids. Police say the victim was inside the gym at the John Marshall Elementary School in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when the gunman fired one shot.
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Feds call Boston truck routes illegal (WBZ News Radio Boston)
Federal transportation officials say Boston’s efforts to stop trucks carrying potentially dangerous cargo from driving through the city during certain hours is illegal. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the ruling after a challenge by the American Trucking Associations and a request for determination by the state highway department.
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Feds: Boston plans to reroute trucks illegal (Boston Globe)
Federal transportation officials say Boston’s efforts to stop trucks carrying potentially dangerous cargo from driving through the city during certain hours is illegal.
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Boston cracks down on illegal trash dumpers (Boston Globe)
Boston officials are proposing a crackdown on people from out of town dumping their household garbage in the city to avoid trash fees in their own communities.
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Feds: Boston plans to reroute trucks illegal (Boston Herald)
BOSTON – Federal transportation officials say Boston’s efforts to stop trucks carrying potentially dangerous cargo from driving through the city during certain hours…
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FMCSA: Boston Wrong to Reroute Hazmat Trucks (TruckingInfo.com)
Boston did not have the authority to route trucks carrying hazardous materials around the city, says the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in a ruling published Monday.
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Old Boston, new ways (Boston Globe)
Guarded by scarlet leather-bound doors and bordered inside with gilt-lettered books and marble busts, the Boston Athenaeum for decades was the province of the city’s elite families. The Cabots and the Adamses and the Coolidges all claimed membership in the private library on Beacon Hill, handing down their membership “shares’’ through the generations.
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Boston man dies from swine flu (Boston Globe)
Boston public health officials say a 65-year-old man has become the first person to die from swine flu in the city this fall.
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Boston police investigate fatal stabbing (Boston Globe)
Boston police have one man in custody but continue to search for more suspects in connection with a fatal stabbing in the city’s Brighton neighborhood over the weekend.
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Boston police investigate fatal stabbing (Boston Globe)
