How One Family Spent Under $100 on a Theme Park Trip
What happens when a family of four tries to manage expenses at a theme park? South End Patch News
Police: Tremont Street Homicide Under Investigation
Police are currently investigating a fatal shooting in the South End. South End Patch News
Boston Suburban RMV Branches Could Close Under New Proposal
MassDOT is considering a plan to consolidate RMV branches, which could include a shut down of three near the Boston area. South End Patch News
An Hour Inside Roxy’s Food Truck in Under Two Minutes
Every week, about 30 to 40 food trucks turned out for the SoWa Open Market in South End. A weekly favorite, Roxy’s Gourmey Grilled Cheese, churns out sandwich after sandwich. Ever wonder how they do it all? Inside the food truck, six people work away turning out one sandwich after the other. “It’s kind of like a machine,” employee Sydney Howlend said. See one hour of the frenzy inside Roxy’s food truck at the SoWa market lapsed in a minute and a half above. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
See Your Own Tax Bill Under Patrick Budget Plan
In an effort to further promote his proposed $ 34.8 billlion budget, Gov. Deval Patrick this week rolled out an online tool that would help families see the effect his plan would have on their bottom line. The tool was released less than a week after Patrick unveiled 400 online maps showing what each district would receive in transportation and education benefits under his tax plan. “We are proposing meaningful investments in education and transportation, and people want to know what that means for them,” Patrick said. “Last week, with the maps, we showed what long-postponed projects would get done in each community. Now, with this tool, we show just what the costs or savings will be for individual households.” The program not only lets users enter their income information to see how their tax bill would change, it also allows them to develop their own tax reform proposal and see how it would alter their net income. The administration claims that about half of Massachusetts taxpayers will see a reduction in their tax burden, or come out the same, under Patrick’s proposal, which is marked by an increase in the income tax from 5.25 percent to 6.25 percent and the end of 44 deductions combined with a reduction in the sales tax from 6.25 percent to 4.5 percent a a doubling of personal exemptions. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Authorities Identify Man Found Dead Under I-93 Overpass
State police detectives have tentatively identified the man who was found dead beneath the I-93 overpass in the South End on Monday morning, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. Auhorities said the man is believed to be a 43-year-old Roxbury resident. However, police will not release his name until family members have been contacted. A passerby called 9-1-1 on Monday morning to report seeing the man’s body in a gravelly area beneath Interstate 93 near Albany and Traveler streets just before 8:30 a.m. Police and the Boston Medical Examiner’s office are still investigating the cause of the man’s death. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call investigators at 617-727-8817. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Body Found Under I-93 Near South End
State police and detectives are on scene investigating a body found under the I-93 overpass at the interesection of Albany Street and Travelers Street in the South End. There is no word yet from officials as to the identification or further details on the cause of death. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Barracks in the Ted Williams Tunnel along with Troopers from the Crime Scene Services Section and the District Attorney’s Office have secured the scene and are conducting an investigation. Stay with South End Patch for more updates. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch