VIDEO: Arrests at State House Protest Over Proposed MBTA Cuts
Police arrested several people who were blocking Beacon Street in front of the State House as part of a protest against cuts to the MBTA’s service for disabled and elderly passengers. The protest began peacefully around noon but moved into the street 20 minutes later. After seven in folding chairs or wheelchairs stopped traffic for another 20 minutes, police moved in arrested “four to five” of them, according to an officer on the scene. The rally, organized by MassUniting and the Massachusetts Senior Action Coaltion, was called to protest the large fare hikes to the MBTA’s paratransit service The RIDE. According to MassUniting, while fares for regular MBTA service went up 23 percent, the cost of The Ride has ballooned up to 150 percent over the past year. The most recent transportation proposal calls for an addition $ 6.5 million cut to The Ride. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Week in Review: South End Business, Drug Arrests
The following are the top headlines on South End Patch from March 4th to March 8, 2013: Pine Street Inn Resident Charged with Shooting Heroin in Boston Medical Center Men’s Room Police arrested a Harrison Avenue resident for alleged drug use at Boston Medical Center on Monday. South End’s Genuine Interactive Named One of Boston’s Fastest Growing Businesses The Boston Business Journal will recognize these ‘2013 Pacesetters’—and announce the No. 1 business in Massachusetts—at an event in April in downtown Boston. More than 300 Snow Removal Tickets Issued in South End in February The week after the Blizzard of 2013, city officials issued more than 300 tickets and fines in the South End’s wards 4, 8, and 9. South End’s Street Sweeping Program Expanded to Other Neighborhoods The extended South End street sweeping will continue into 2013 and expand into other Boston neighborhoods. Boston Man Charged with Selling Heroin in the South End The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate a conviction. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Fight at Pine Street Inn Home Leads to Arrests
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate convictions. Police arrested two men on Monday for allegedly starting a fistfight inside a Pine Street in rooming house. Officers responded to a report of a fight in an apartment inside 1740 Washington Street. As officers were en route, dispatch informed the officer that the fight was between four different people. A resident directed the officers to the apartment when they arrived. A female let officers into the apartment. Officers observed three males in the apartment, one of which was bleeding from the nose and bottom lip. While the officer tried to ask the room what had happened, the female told police that her two friends had been arguing and the argument turned violent. While talking to the female, one of the men interrupted to clarify minor details about the argument, which turned into a shouting match. The argument quickly deteriorated into a fistfight. Officers collected a white towel, a white sweatshirt and blue jeans that all had blood on them. Officers arrested Martin Waters and Brian Swider, both of 185 West Canton Street, Boston, and charged them both with assault and battery. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch