A federal judge today sentenced Xiaolei Wu to nine months in prison for reacting to a flier another Berklee student posted calling for democracy in their homeland by threatening her with death - maybe even by being eaten by a homeless person at South Bay - and by reporting her and her family to Chinese officials, including his mother, a government functionary. US District Court Judge Denise Casper ordered Wu to spend three years on probation after his term is finished, although he could be deported after he is let out. A jury in Boston federal court convicted Wu in January on one count of cyb ..read more

State Police report somebody in a vehicle on the northbound side of I-93 in Braintree became so enraged enough by something somebody else did around 2:50 p.m. to get out a gun and fire it. The shooter, however, completely missed the intended vehicle and instead hit a vehicle clear on the southbound side of the interstate, State Police say, adding the driver of that vehicle suffered "an extremely minor injury" and declined medical attention. State Police add they are continuing to look for the shooter. facebook twitter email print ..read more

A fight in the library at TechBoston Academy, 9 Peacevale Rd. in Dorchester, ended when one student stabbed another, around 12:25 p.m., NBC Boston reports. Wed, 04/24/2024 - 12:25 Topics:  Crime Free tagging:  Boston Public Schools TechBoston Academy Peacevale Road Knives facebook twitter email print ..read more

Interior photos from commission report: But do they reflect current reality? The wheels of history sometimes move slowly: The Boston Landmarks Commission is currently considering whether to designate the interior of the former Eben Jordan, Jr./Unification Church mansion at 46 Beacon St. as a landmark of local, state and even national importance based on a petition submitted in 1977. In a report compiled with the help of Historic New England and posted earlier this month, commission staff say the interior is worth of landmark status because it contains a unique auditorium designed by Wallace ..read more

The Boston Office of Nightlife Economy today announced $10,000 grants for groups and individuals to put on "nighttime activation" events to give non-sleepyhead Bostonians something fun and free to do after the sun goes down, between July and December. The city has $250,000 in ARPA money ready to dole out to support events sponsored by Bostonians or Boston-based groups that fit into one of several categories: Events specifically curated for persons with diverse abilities (physical, cognitive, or emotional); events showcasing the many cultural interests and expressions of Bostonians; events pro ..read more

The Boston Licensing Board could decide tomorrow whether to approve a food-serving license for Middle Eastern-based Sofra Bakery, 210 North Harvard St. in Allston - directly across from a Dunkin' and around the corner from a Starbucks and a Swissbaker. If approved, this would be the second Sofra, joining one in Cambridge. At a hearing today, co-owners Gary Griffin and Anna Sortun said the new outlet would serve both sweet and savory items, along with coffee and other beverages. They said they would also move their kitchen to the new location because it's larger than the one in Cambridge. The ..read more

Andrew Square residents, the local police district and elected officials all oppose efforts by the owner of Red Line Pizza, on Dorchester Avenue across from the Andrew Square T stop, to legally stay open for pick-up pizza until 2 a.m., saying it's become a "magnet" that attracts the homeless, drug users and people looking for a fight in a neighborhood that already has quite enough of that - as well as a generator of rat-summoning trash. At a Boston Licensing Board hearing this morning, however, attorney John Connell, representing owner Mohamed Mourad, said the place's problems are all behind ..read more

Streetsblog Massachusetts reports on the cruiser crash Saturday afternoon on the sidewalk in front of the Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street, taking out a traffic light and damaging a hydrant, but not hitting anybody. The officer was on his way down Tremont to the Burger King, where other officers managed to arrest a convicted armed robber while he was still trying to hold the place up at gunpoint. facebook twitter email print ..read more

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy and a group of Roxbury, Jamaica Plain and Dorchester residents said today they will continue their legal battle against plans by the city and a professional women's soccer group to remake White Stadium into a modern facility able to host pro soccer. The conservancy and local residents, who include longtime Franklin Park advocates Jean McGuire and Louis Elisa, and who now call themselves the Franklin Park Defenders, say the plans, which would include a restaurant and beer garden, would deprive the public of their right to the stadium on 20 prime Saturdays a yea ..read more

A federal appeals court yesterday dismissed a lawsuit by the sister of Juston Root, shot 31 times in 3 seconds by Boston and State Police officers along Rte. 9 in Brookline in 2020, ruling that the officers had more than enough reason to fear for their lives and the lives of nearby people, both because he had pulled what appeared to be a gun on officers outside Brigham and Women's Hospital and because when the officers approached they thought he was about to pull a gun on them. The ruling was not unanimous. One of the three appellate judges who heard the case said testimony by the officers an ..read more