Brighton News

Cops arrested Awa Ly and Lisa Sims, both 44, of Dorchester. Both are charged with armed robbery, police said.

In what police called a rare occurrence, two women allegedly robbed a bank in Brighton this morning but were quickly arrested.

Boston Police report arresting Melrose, Acton and Watertown residents early this morning on charges they merrily made their way down streets in Brighton, smashing side mirrors on cars.

You are alone in your house or apartment the doorbell rings for some reason you open the door and look right into the eyes of a strangler.... Anna Slesers an immigrant from Latvia lived in Boston at 77 Gainsborough Street.

Joe Dodd is a barbecue sauce artisan. The owner of Smoken' Joe's BBQ & Blues in Brighton serves all the barbecue standards - beef brisket, pulled pork and ribs - along with an array of Cajun-style favorites.

On Monday, December 7, 2009, at approximately 11:55am, Boston Police Officers, assigned to Area D-14 , responded to 572 Washington Street for a report of a motor vehicle accident.

The Cardinals Residence is one of the several buildings BC is poised to inherit after it purchases 43 acres of the Boston Archdioceses land.

BostonZest discusses efforts by state and city arborists and local volunteers to protect elm trees on the Commonwealth Avenue mall and along the Esplanade and Charlesgate from the dreaded Dutch Elm Disease: ... When we have a few days of hot weather, the elm bark beetle will come out of hiding and begin spreading the disease.

It's Thanksgiving, time to reflect on the things for which we are grateful: family and friends, good fortune, and - of course - good food.

Boston College is making plans to build a new 160,000 square foot academic building along College Road in Newton as part of its sweeping expansion plans, officials said today.

Thanksgiving at Hyde Park Avenue and West Street, Hyde Park. Sure, there's already a Santa putting people on his knee at the South Shore Plaza, but some people still remember Thanksgiving comes first: Boston TweetsGiving holds its Thanksgiving fundraiser on Nov.

Since its purchase in 2004, St. John's Seminary has patiently waited atop its Brighton hill.

Boston police are still searching for the suspect involved in an armed robbery at the University Credit Union Tuesday afternoon in west campus, after the suspect fled on foot towards Kenmore Square.

Brighton's Sam Cornish , Boston's Poet Laureate , will be master-of-ceremonies for an evening of poetry and prose at the Brighton Allston Congregational Church, 404 Washington Street, this Saturday at 7 pm.

Allston got lucky Saturday night ... really lucky. Girls played their fourth show of their first US tour to a tightly packed and utterly appreciative Great Scott.

The following reports were taken from the Boston Police Department Allston-Brighton District D-14 crime logs from Oct.

Boston police combed the area around the Franklin Park Zoo yesterday afternoon for a suspect involved in a shooting, cops said.

Boston police warned on the department's Twitter feed that Logan International Airport was conducting a mock plane crash yesterday.

Harvard Ave. and Commonwealth Ave. Allston United States 42A 21' 0.9252" N , 71A 7' 51.4236" W Wicked Local Allston/Brighton reports Kelly's Roast Beef wants to turn the old Marty's Liquors into a roast-beef emporium open until 2 a.m. - just down Harvard Ave.

Talking to Dougy Mandagi over a crackling connection between our office and his cell as he ambles along the streets of lower Manhattan, one might easily mistake him for just another 20-something Australian hipster-kid. He's definitely not.