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Most expensive public school to be built in Boston

Daily Free Press Admin October 8, 2013

Planning to build the most expensive public school project in Massachusetts, the city of Boston proposed on Oct. 1 the construction of a shared building for two Boston Public Schools. Brian Ballou,...

Medical marijuana applications go to 2nd license phase

Daily Free Press Admin September 30, 2013

In an attempt to narrow down the application count to 35, the Department of Public Health approved 158 out of 181 marijuana dispensaries on Sept. 23 to move on to the next step of being licensed to sell...

New cookie shop serves as late-night dining option for students

Daily Free Press Admin September 10, 2013

Insomnia Cookies officially opened its doors on 708 Commonwealth Ave. on Sept. 3, and received positive responses from Boston University students. The new store is the latest addition to BU’s on-campus...

City Crime Logs: Boozey Break-In

Daily Free Press Admin April 24, 2013

The following reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton D-14 crime logs from April 16 to April 23. A breaking and entering occurred in a Brighton apartment located at 1789 Commonwealth Ave. around...

City Crime Logs: Keep your friends close

Daily Free Press Admin April 3, 2013

The following crime reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton District D-14 crime logs from March 26 to April 2 At about 12:30 a.m. Friday, police received a call about a fight occurring in an Oak...

City Crime Logs: Ghost of break-ins past

Daily Free Press Admin March 27, 2013

The following crime reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton District 14 crime logs from March 18 to March 22. A break-in occurred in Allston at 54 Quint Ave. between about 10 p.m. Saturday and 8...

City Crime Logs: Assault and battery

Daily Free Press Admin February 13, 2013

The following reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton D-14 crime logs from Feb. 7 to Feb. 12. Assault and battery Police officers responded to a fight at about 2:30 a.m. at 161 Brighton Ave on...

City Crime Logs: Swiper no swiping

Daily Free Press Admin February 6, 2013

The following reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton D-14 crime logs from Jan. 30 to Feb. 6.   At about 3:31 p.m. Saturday, a woman’s pocketbook was taken from her arm as she was walking...

City Crime Logs: There will be blood

Daily Free Press Admin January 30, 2013

The following reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton D-14 crime logs from Jan. 16 to Jan. 22.   At about 1:21 a.m. Saturday, a man was stabbed in an apartment at 389 Cambridge St. When the...

Flu cases subside in Boston, contradicting initial projections

Daily Free Press Admin January 29, 2013

The number of reported influenza cases in the City of Boston and in the Commonwealth has decreased in the past few weeks, suggesting that the flu season might end in a manner less severe than it began, officials...

New MET dean to increase access

Daily Free Press Admin January 23, 2013

New Metropolitan College Dean Tanya Zlateva spent her first week of the fall 2013 semester meeting with department directors and developing new educational tools and curricula to offer the best education...

Crime Logs: Useless, nosy neighbor

Daily Free Press Admin January 23, 2013

The following reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton D-14 crime logs from Jan. 16 to Jan. 22. On Friday, police responded to a report of a breaking and entering incident in a Brighton apartment...

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