Victim's family: Latest duck boat accident amplifies safety issues
The family of a woman killed by a duck boat in April say another pedestrian accident yesterday involving one of the vehicles amplifies the need for more safety requirements.“It’s another red flag that this issue needs to be addressed,” said Ivan Warmuth, whose daughter Allison Warmuth, 28, was run over on her moped by a Boston Duck Tours vehicle on April 30. “It is a strong reminder that these vehicles are dangerous. They’re particularly dangerous to pedestrians and bicyclists and other vulnerab..>> view originalArrest in East Boston slay
A 16-year-old boy will be charged as a adult today with the murder of an 18-year-old Salvadoran woman whose battered body was found last month in an East Boston garage.Jose Hernandez, 16, of East Boston was arrested yesterday morning. Dora Merino, 39, the sister of victim Blanca Lainez, told the Herald yesterday, “I’m satisfied because it shows that police are doing their jobs and now no one else can be harmed.”Lainez was found dead by construction workers the morning of June 15 in a garage on ..>> view originalSilverman: Red Sox better than expected at break
In the beginning, just before the dawn of this 2016 season, a great cry went out for five bold predictions of where the Red Sox would stand entering the All-Star break. The shout was heard along 70 Fargo Street and lo, my column emerged, trembling, from the heavy, uncertain mist.With the squad now entering its midseason break, it is time to avow for those visions, to see which held true and which failed.One thing is certain: I was bearish, and wrong, about their overall outlook. I called for the..>> view originalAly Raisman earns her spot on US Olympic gymnastics team
SAN JOSE, Calif. — As the red, white and blue confetti fell inside the SAP Center on Sunday night, Aly Raisman reached out her right hand and called for her fellow new U.S. Olympians to join in on a quick team cheer.At 22, they call Raisman "Grandma." And this determined, ultra-focused grandmother gymnast will be leading the Americans into another Olympics with all the kids, even if she wasn't so sure as she waited for the official announcement."We were joking, I was like, 'I really am going to..>> view originalAnti-crime efforts in Boston get big boost
Boston police and City Hall are launching a slew of new initiatives this summer aimed at preventing crime in Boston’s hot spots during the most violent time of the year.“You’ll see our pedal bikes in that area, we direct our drug unit, our gang unit — we really flood, for the next couple of months, those hot spot areas,” Commissioner William B. Evans told the Herald in a recent interview.“Not so much to be up in the kids’ faces, but to work with these kids.”Boston has seen an uptick in homicides..>> view originalBulpett: Johnson bullish on Celtics' future
LAS VEGAS — While the basketball world was fretting over Kevin Durant’s free agent decision, Amir Johnson had a pretty strong feeling about where the Oklahoma City star was headed.“I really thought he was coming to us,” Johnson said.Though if that had been the case with Durant, it wouldn’t have been “us” for Amir, but more on that later.“I thought like, OK, I don’t think he’s going to the team that he lost to,” said Johnson of eventual sweepstakes winner Golden State. “Then I thought he was for ..>> view originalOutside The Box 2016 Provides A Global Perspective On Boston ...
What defines Boston’s culture? There’s Marathon Monday and Head of the Charles; Harvard and MIT; the MFA and the Freedom Trail; Fenway Park and the Garden. Businessman-turned-philanthropist and Emerson College graduate Ted Cutler wishes that more artists and arts institutions were an integral part of the city’s cultural identity.Cutler shines a spotlight on the Boston arts scene with his free, no-holds-barred arts festival Outside The Box, which returns to Boston Common for free for the third ti..>> view originalOffensive Struggles Continue as C's Fall to Suns
Presented by LAS VEGAS – For the second time in as many days, the Boston Celtics struggled to put the ball through basket en route to a defeat in Las Vegas. Boston shot only 35.2 percent from the field Sunday night and fell 87-74 to the Phoenix Suns. The Celtics failed to score more than 24 points in each of the four quarters and had only three players score in double-figures. “We’re so sloppy,” R.J. Hunter said of his team’s offense, “and it turns into street ball for two minutes and ..>> view originalWatch: Videos from today's Black Lives Matter protest in Boston
Your city. Your stories. Your Globe. Yours FREE for two weeks. Enjoy free unlimited access to Globe.com for the next two weeks. Limited time only - No credit card required! BostonGlobe.com complimentary digital access has been provided to you, without a subscription, for free starting today and ending in 14 days. After the free trial period, your free BostonGlobe.com digital access will stop immediately unless you sign up for BostonGlobe.com digital subscription. Current print and digital su..>> view originalEvans: Police care about all Boston lives
Police Commissioner William B. Evans told black parishioners the police “care about all lives” as he and Mayor Martin J. Walsh took to the altar of the People’s Baptist Church in the South End yesterday.“It’s been a troubling week for all of us,” Evans said. “Our hearts go out to all the victims, whether they’re police officers or young black males, who unfortunately were killed on the street. The police really do care about Black Lives Matter. We care deeply about blue lives, and more important..>> view original
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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