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Help a sister out

Back in my A-B days, I did a feature on the band Destruct-a-Thon, headed by Duncan Wilder Johnson. Duncan, who is no stranger to tough injuries, is asking for help for a friend:
A bartender he knows at the Middle East, Sara Starr, recently had a biking accident and is quickly piling up a lot of [...]

Meet Genevieve King, D-14’s new top cop

Here’s that story.

D-14 gets new captain

The police just announced that a replacement has been announced for outgoing Captain Mark Hayes. Her name is Genevieve King, and she may be the first female captain in our district. Stay tuned for more details and a full story on our homepage.

Rosie O’Donnell leaves ‘The View’ early

OK, so some of you may be asking, what does Rosie O’Donnell leaving The View three weeks early have to do with Allston-Brighton? Well, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Rosie’s co-host/nemesis/sparring partner, is a Boston College alum (ok, not a real strong connection, but hey, I wanted to blog about this topic).
The two went at it live on [...]

This seems useful

Take a look at this listing from the Honan-Allston Library. I could certainly learn something from this!
“Car Negotiations 101: How to Talk to Car Salesmen and Get a Good Deal.”
Buying a car doesn’t have to be a nightmare. Experienced negotiator Matt Ringel will show you how to prepare for the visit to the dealer, how [...]

Archdiocese selling headquarters

The Archdiocese is apparently moving forward with plans to sell its headquarters and will sell them to BC for $65 mill. Here’s a statement from the Archdiocese.

Theresa Hynes Park named

It’s not that often that someone has a park named after them. But when you’re as involved in your community as Theresa Hynes is in A-B, it’s in some ways not surprise. Read about the Theresa Hynes Park here.

PSF trivia fundraiser - team ‘US’ wins BIG!

As some of you may know, the Presentation School Foundation held a wicked awesome pub trivia game/fundraiser last night at the Castlebar pub in Oak Square. Team “Us,” which included your friendly neighborhood reporter (that would be me) wiped the floor with the competition, winning by at least 10 points. This is not necessarily due [...]

The archdiocese is moving…

…and not everyone’s happy about it. Click here.

Barrios is leaving the Senate

The rumors were many, but now it’s official. Read this.

Update to story about shocked man

I have just received some interesting info about the man who caused the power outage last week in Allston. Apparently the police and NSTAR were wrong to imply that he was up to something nefarious. Friends and family of the victim have told me that he innocently touched whatever was sticking out of the cable [...]

Captain leaving already!

Also, it looks like Captain Mark Hayes is leaving after only nine months on the job. Read this.

Shooting suspect caught

Looks like there’s been an arrest made in the Faneuil Gardens shooting. We’ll have a story for you shortly.

Living flag on video

We have the last Friday’s living flag ceremony available on video now. Click here, see the kids and listen to Roudnie Celestin, a student at Brighton High School, belt out the Star Spangled Banner. What a voice!

48 hour filmmaker was from Brighton

Brighton resident Yari Wolinsky, team leader for Three Times Productions, recently competed in the 48 Hour Film Project. Click here to see both a clip of the team’s film, “Wanted,” and a behind the scenes look at the making of the film.

Faneuil Gardens shooting

Police are still investigating a late-night shooting that injured one man and rattled residents of the Faneuil Gardens development Saturday, May 12. Read more.

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