Boston NewsLocal news for Boston, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Outside review expected in '07 fire- July 16, 2008 Boston Fire Commissioner Roderick Fraser said yesterday he will launch an outside review of firefighter autopsy results after a department board of inquiry refused to examine the findings, which indicated that ...http://www.topix.net/boston/2008/07/outside-review-expected-in-07-fire?fromrss=1 Boston Blotter: Murder in Roxbury- July 16, 2008 Deadly violence in Boston continued unabated as a man was found shot to death in Roxbury early this morning.http://www.topix.net/boston/2008/07/boston-blotter-murder-in-roxbury?fromrss=1 Farm Aid '08 to take place in Boston- July 15, 2008 Recording artist John Mellencamp stopped by Copley Square Farmers Market in Massachusetts Tuesday to announce that Farm Aid 2008 is to take place in Boston.http://www.topix.net/boston/2008/07/farm-aid-08-to-take-place-in-boston?fromrss=1 Mass. Mayor: Bodybuilding FF Abused System- July 15, 2008 Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston called on the city's Retirement Board yesterday to deny a disability pension to a firefighter who competed in bodybuilding competitions after claiming to have suffered a ...http://www.topix.net/boston/2008/07/mass-mayor-bodybuilding-ff-abused-system?fromrss=1 Murder, they wrote- July 15, 2008 A place known for its bones is a fitting spot for mystery writers to congregate.http://www.topix.net/boston/2008/07/murder-they-wrote?fromrss=1 Body-burning killer convicted- July 15, 2008 The man who strangled a Roxbury woman to death in 2006 and burned her body in Franklin Park was convicted last week of second-degree murder.http://www.topix.net/boston/2008/07/body-burning-killer-convicted?fromrss=1 Boston Police Sweep Nets 50 Arrests- July 14, 2008 Standing roughly 100 yards from where a man was killed last week, Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis vowed to confront the violence that has rocked the city, announcing the arrests of 50 gang members and drug ...http://www.topix.net/boston/2008/07/boston-police-sweep-nets-50-arrests?fromrss=1 On injury leave, firefighter stood out as bodybuilder- July 14, 2008 For Boston firefighter Albert Arroyo, March and April were ostensibly rough months.http://www.topix.net/boston/2008/07/on-injury-leave-firefighter-stood-out-as-bodybuilder?f... Teen killed in barrage of gunfire outside home- July 14, 2008 "If he'd stayed with them, he'd still be alive," said Marcos Ruiz, 21, older brother of Kelvin Lara, who was gunned down early yesterday morning in front of his home, just steps from where his mother slept and ...http://www.topix.net/boston/2008/07/teen-killed-in-barrage-of-gunfire-outside-home?fromrss... Cops take aim at Brighton brothels- July 14, 2008 General Assignment Reporter Jessica Van Sack is the Herald's Boston police bureau chief covering crime and justice.http://www.topix.net/boston/2008/07/cops-take-aim-at-brighton-brothels?fromrss=1 |