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September 3rd, 2010 Reader photos as Earl churns this way The storm may be fizzling … a Category 1 super-soaker … but Nantucket is still in the path of Earl and islanders are already sharing photos … including pet rats given shelter. Yes, rats. The MSPCA gave all pets a dry home away from home.
Here’s a photo from Karen Casson on Nantucket boarding up in anticipation of Earl …
And another Nantucket shot, this one from Lola Burger on the island …
If you have a hurricane photo, send it to heraldsquare@bostonherald.com. | |
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September 3rd, 2010 Tweeting Hurricane Earl
The Twitter universe has come alive in the region for Hurricane Earl. | |
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September 3rd, 2010 Red sky warning to sailors
As the ancient mariner would say: “Red sky at night sailor’s delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning.” Folks, take warning! As the sun ushered in another day (that’s Great Pond above at Falmouth Heights) it was crimson clear we’re in for one heck of a day. I had to start this day by the sea before making my run into the city for a day filled with pre-Earl anticipation. We have reporters on the Cape and in the State House as the hurricane heads to Nantucket. Send us your photos
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August 30th, 2010 Hurricane Earl Cape bound Hurricane Earl, with winds of up to The good news? The storm will push out the latest heatwave. And shark sightings … since the waves will be so big you won’t spot any fins. The bad news? It will bring in rip tides, high seas and high winds. Here’s a link to the National Hurricane Center for the latest.
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August 23rd, 2010 TSA getting too close for comfort The palms-first, slide-down body search in use by the Transportation Security Administration has lit a fire with readers. Airline safety is paramount, but it appears it stops when it comes to frisking private parts. You can submit to a full-body scan or the full-body search. Tough decision if all you want to do is fly to Detroit. Consider this reader’s response …
What’s your view? Send your frisking story to heraldsquare@bostonherald.com.
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August 22nd, 2010 Craigslist killer case conundrum He was a ghostly figure in hotel surveillance footage wanted for allegedly preying on prostitutes and those who worked the skin trade via craigslist.org. A shadowy circle of hookers and johns providing easy access for a night crawler. Now we’ll never know the full story. While on a week off from the news, I couldn’t shake how Philip Markoff’s suicide in a Boston jail is an injustice and an eerie end to a brutal horror story. When the Craigslist killer panic broke in April of 2009 we asked readers for tips on the case. E-mails began to pour in about bad boyfriends, slimy stalkers and sex fiends women were sure fit the description of the All-American boy with his ubiquitous BlackBerry. They were all wrong. (Unfortunately, it’s clear there are rafts of bad relationships floating out there.) What are we to make of Philip Markoff? The 24-year-old disgraced ex-Boston University medical student left us with only a grotesque homage to his ex-fiancee — scrawling “Megan” in blood and “pocket” on his jail wall. His storybook marriage to Megan McAllister never to be. What drove him? “Markoff was so hooked into gambling,” says John Kelly, a criminal profiler who early on said the Craigslist killer had addictive forces compelling him. This time, Kelly adds, gambling was the demon.
The alleged murder of erotic masseuse Julissa Brisman, 25, (pictured) at Boston’s Marriott Copley Place, was a hand he didn’t anticipate. He’s suspected of taking “the ultimate gamble and he lost,” Kelly said. “Suicide was his last narcissistic act.” Now we’re back to where we started — another empty page. A theory, but not a fact. Philip Markoff will — legally — have the qualifiers “allegedly” and “reportedly” tacked onto his epitaph because he took his secrets to the grave. A jury never deliberated this tale. He’s accused of stripping prostitutes of their cash and safety? (If there’s any real solace behind those closed doors.) He collected the panties of his victims, authorities say, and used the same plastic restraints on his victims, a source told me at the time. He hid a gun in his medical book under the bed … and more, those who know add. “He could have evolved in time to become more sinister,” Kelly added. “We will never know! It’s a sad situation for all those affected. As I said, the ultimate gamble.” A dashing would-be doctor with the loving wife-in-waiting — with a dark side forever under the covers.
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August 12th, 2010 A kilo of heroin seized
Here’s the key details … (sample from bust at right)
Police report they arrested: Antonio P. Acevedo, 29 of Everett, Victor Viera, 39 of Everett and Kenia Perez, 31 of Malden. They were charged conspiracy to violate the drug laws and trafficking Class A. | |
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August 9th, 2010 Matt Amorello mug shot shocker
“Wow!” That seems to be the instant reaction to the Haverhill Police mug shot (at right) of an “extremely intoxicated” Matthew J. Amorello, as his arrest report reads. But how do you interpret that “Wow?” As, “wow was he on the road like that?” Or, “wow how could such an image be shown?” What do you think? Here’s what two experts have to say today … Boston University College of Communications Dean Tobe Berkovitz …
Public defender Stephanie Page …
Page, one of the best defense attorneys I’ve ever seen in action, went on to say she could fill the pages of the paper with similar mug shots … and worse. She defended double-murderer Neil Entwistle and had many troubling police photos at her fingertips. Professor Berkovitz agreed the focus on Amorello is a sideshow, but you can’t ignore the fact he may have been putting others at risk. You be the judge and read the Haverhill Police reports below …
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August 6th, 2010 Rash of burglaries in Allston-Brighton It’s time to “target harden” your home, Boston cops are warning, as thieves strike in reckless abandon in the Allston-Brighton area. Here’s the alert from the cops …
The police add: As always if you observe any suspicious activity, please CALL 911 Immediately!!!! | |
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August 5th, 2010 Quasi-state agency marriage
An economic development bill signed into law today by the governor merges MassDevelopment with the Health and Educational Facilities Authority (HEFA). As we reported this week, MassDevelopment didn’t fare well in a recent audit … I asked the spokesman of MassDevelopment if merging both agencies into one would mean any loss of jobs, etc. He couldn’t say … yet. Take a look at what salaries folks pull down, starting at $299,000. The question remains what will shake out? Stay tuned … CITY DESK WIRED NOTE TO READERS: If you have a tip, a payroll request, a criticism … anything … e-mail me at joed@bostonherald.com. Yes, a few requests have already been filed. I’m chasing down those requests. | |
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August 4th, 2010 High winds push back EEE spraying UPDATE: The spraying is tonight (Thursday). Stay inside. Keep your windows and AC on tonight. The EEE spraying in South Coast communities has been put off due to high winds. Here’s the state’s announcement that just popped into the City Desk inbox …
More information about EEE and EEE risk is available on the DPH website at www.mass.gov/dph. Information about West Nile Virus (WNV) and EEE is also available by calling the DPH recorded information line at 1-866-MASS-WNV (1-866-627-7968) or the Epidemiology Program at 617-983-6800.
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August 3rd, 2010 EEE spraying details released Close your windows and be ready to bring the kids — and pets — indoors tomorrow night. The governor’s office just released the schedule of towns to be sprayed tomorrow (Wednesday) after dusk for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) …
More helpful links … Yes, I’m noticing it’s just another summer of sharks and bugs. Be careful out there. | |
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August 2nd, 2010 Dead seals wash ashore
Great whites … like the one above starring in the Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” … are now leaving a deadly trail of their scraps along the shore. A beach-goer at Nauset Light Beach in Eastham called today to report a dead seal on the beach half eaten. “That stuff happens a lot,” said a ranger with the National Cape Cod Seashore. Here’s the latest …
Above, Shark week on the Discovery Channel is back for its 23rd year. Long in the tooth, but still a grabber. (Discovery Channel photo.)
KILLING ZONE: The carcass of a 7-foot-long seal is seen off the east coast of South Monomoy in Chatham, Saturday. (AP/pool photo.) | |
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July 30th, 2010 Sen. Kerry’s tax bill arrives in port
Bob Bliss, from the state Department of Revenue, tells the Herald today that “a tax return has been filed” for Sen. Kerry’s boat. Was it paid with a check? Money order? Bank transfer? Gold doubloons? He won’t say. Bliss said that as “a matter of law,” he can’t reveal too much. He did say the payment has arrived and has been accepted by the Commonwealth. In case you missed it, here’s what others think about the boat brouhaha.
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July 30th, 2010 Chatham beach shut down due to sharks Just in from our partners at the Cape Cod Times … sharks shut down 5 miles of beach. Get out of the water and watch your toes …
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July 29th, 2010 3 more great whites spotted
Cue the “Jaws” music, three more great white sharks have been spotted off South Beach in Chatham. But, they could be the same ones spotted earlier this week … just circling back for seconds on seals. Catherine Williams of the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs told the Herald today they are keeping an eye on the ocean for any new sightings. Stay tuned … Here’s a second photo from the state of the shark tagged off South Beach in Chatham on Tuesday. It was 100 feet from the shore … that’s 100 feet or one-third the length of a football field. Swim at your own risk!
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July 26th, 2010 Patrick clings to lead in new poll 38-32 A new poll out today shows Gov. Deval L. Patrick clinging to a small lead as GOP rival Charles D. Baker closes in just 6 percentage points away. The Rasmussen Reports survey of likely Bay State voters has Patrick ahead 38-32 percent over Baker. Independent candidate Timothy Cahill trails with 17 percent of the vote. Another 12 percent remain undecided, Rasmussen reports online today. “Still despite Scott Brown’s upset with in January, Patrick, with the powers of incumbency, has an edge in a state that trends strongly Democratic,” Rasmussen writes.
HE’S BACK: Gov. Deval Patrick addresses the media outside Terminal B at Logan International Airport last night after returning from a goodwill visit to the Middle East. His poll numbers are slipping, but he’s still on top. | |
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July 26th, 2010 670 Bay State soldiers off to Afghanistan The war in Afghanistan … always in the news and in our thoughts … touches Bay State homse once again with news just into the City Desk that 670 soldiers are being shipped over to assist in Operation Enduring Freedom …
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July 22nd, 2010 President polls poorly in crisis control President Obama’s crisis-in-chief persona takes a major hit in the latest poll by Quinnipiac University, when you dig deeper into the results (see post below.) Here’s some key findings to consider …
That’s a lousy batting average. So what do you make of these results of a survey of 2,000 voters? Consider this nugget, it explains a lot …
The honeymoon, as Quinnipiac states, is over making turning the fall mid-term elections into a crap shoot for the Democrats. Stay tuned …
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July 21st, 2010 The president’s approval rating plummets More bad polling news tonight for President Obama … basically, he’s doing so poorly an unnamed Republican would smoke him if the election were held now. Ouch. Some unnamed GOP candidate must be happy tonight. Here’s today’s release from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut (which gets it right more than they get it wrong) …
Interesting poll. Here are some other findings …
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