Helmet vending machine comes to Hubway services
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced the installation of the first helmet vending machine in the United States Tuesday to allow residents and tourists to rent a helmet before the use of Hubways, the popular bike sharing service. Nicole Freedman, director of Boston Bikes, said HelmetHub was created when a professor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology asked […]
Victims’ families face James ‘Whitey’ Bulger at sentencing hearing
Emotions ran high, words were exchanged and families of the victims of James “Whitey” Bulger’s crimes had the chance to speak their mind to the ex-mobster at a sentencing hearing Wednesday at the U.S. District Court in South Boston. The prosecution began the sentencing by urging Judge Denise Casper to sentence Bulger to life in prison and called […]
Mayor Thomas Menino to co-direct program at BU
Menino announced at a press conference at 100 Bay State Road that he will be co-directing the institute with Graham Wilson, chair of the political science department at BU, in hopes that Boston will become a place where cities come together to discuss how they are approaching problems. “Cities are full of energy and promise, […]
Prosecutors push for fall 2014 trial against Boston Marathon bombing suspect
A federal judge ruled Tuesday at the U.S. District Court in South Boston that the government has until Jan. 31 to decide if they will seek the death penalty against Boston Marathon suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Judge George O’Toole Jr. put in place the deadline after prosecutor U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said they will make a confidential recommendation to U.S. […]
Lucky Star resumes service from Boston to New York
Lucky Star buses resumed service Friday between Boston and New York City for the first time in five months following a shutdown from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in June due to safety violations. After spending almost $1 million to train drivers and repair buses, the business has already shown acceleration, said Sheldon Yong, operations manager […]
