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Saturday | Boston Herald

Firefighters put out fire, return with turkey dinner

Brighton family whose turkey dinner went up in flames Thursday morning learned the true meaning of Thanksgiving when the big-hearted jakes who put out their kitchen fire returned to their home with a ...

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Turkey, Meat, Fire, Boston, MA, Brighton, MA, Holidays, Thanksgiving

Wed Nov 26, 2008

The Heights

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The University's recent cancellation of the popular course "History and Development of Racism" has left many students concerned and confused.

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Related Topix: Boston College, Boston, MA, Brighton, MA, Sudbury, MA

Mon Nov 24, 2008

Boston Police Dept

Daily Incidents for Thursday, November 20, 2008

Last night around 7:30PM, officers from District D-4 responded to the area of Clarendon and Tremont Streets for a motor vehicle being driven recklessly: failing to stop for red lights, and swerving all over the ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, South End (Boston, MA), Allston (Boston, MA)

Sat Nov 22, 2008

Boston Herald

a Disastera looms with Pike-dodging drivers

"Newton and Brighton in particular are potential disasters," said Natick Democrat Rep.

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Related Topix: Newton, MA, Boston, MA, Brighton, MA, Natick, MA, Framingham, MA

Thu Nov 20, 2008

Universal Hub

Armed holdup on North Beacon Street, Brighton

Boston Police report a robber used a sawed-off shotgun to rob a store and two customers around 9:30 p.m. yesterday at 130 N. Beacon St.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

The Bulletin Newspapers, Inc.

A-B food pantry preps for Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving, and the holiday season right around the corner, local food pantries are kicking into high gear.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Boston College, Boston University

Tue Nov 18, 2008

TV38 Boston

$7 Tolls Have Drivers Looking For Alternate Routes

Nov 16, 2008 11:40 am US/Eastern Reporting Paul Burton Tolls are going up early next year.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, East-Boston, MA, Brighton, MA, Newton, MA

Sun Nov 16, 2008

Universal Hub

Two alleged chuckleheads charged with Allston car-smashing spree

Brainerd Rd. and Griggs St. Allston United States 42A 20' 51.612" N , See map: Google Maps Boston Police report arresting two guys from New Hampshire early this morning on charges they smashed and slashed their ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Allston (Boston, MA), Allston, MA

Sat Nov 15, 2008

Boston Globe

Good news: Gas prices dip below $2 in Boston

Yes, you can believe your eyes. Gas prices under $2 per gallon have arrived in Boston.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Jamaica Plain (Boston, MA), Jamaica-Plain, MA, Hyde-Park, MA, Brockton, MA

Thu Nov 13, 2008

The Bulletin Newspapers, Inc.

Allston businesses feel economic pinch, but remain optimistic

Though the global economy is tumbling fast, many Allston business owners say they remain optimistic.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Small Business, Personal Finance

Tue Nov 11, 2008

Bostonist

Cheap Eats: The Battery

For a city known for its seafood, you would think that really good fish and chips would be easy to find in Boston.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Seafood, Boston, MA, Brighton, MA, Ireland, World News,

Sun Nov 09, 2008

The Boston Globe

Rape cases underscore difficulty for investigators

Two weeks after a Brighton woman led police to the door of her alleged rapist this summer, he remained free on the streets - and allegedly raped again.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Brighton, MA, Allston (Boston, MA), Allston, MA

Mon Nov 03, 2008

Lowell Sun

Fall kills Lowell man

Boston police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old Lowell man who was found dead early Saturday morning in an alley off Harvard Avenue in the city's Brighton neighborhood, apparently after a fall from a ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Allston (Boston, MA), Lowell, MA, Brighton, MA, Suffolk County, MA

Sun Nov 02, 2008

Allston Brighton Community Blog

Stupid Dorchester Criminals Get Lost In Brighton

The Allston-Brighton TAB describes an alleged methadone drug transaction busted by the cops last Sunday evening: Methadone exchange ends in arrest Christopher Connolly, 42, of 28 Harbor View St., Dorchester, ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Allston (Boston, MA), Brighton, MA, Allston, MA

Sat Nov 01, 2008

Brighton Centered

Scare Your Way from the Police Station to Oak Square

The 13th annual Brighton Business Trick-Or-Treat will take place Friday afternoon, between the Allston-Brighton D-14 Police Station and the YMCA in Oak Square.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Brighton, MA

Thu Oct 30, 2008

Allston Brighton Community Blog

Summit Avenue Hydrant Thieves: Learn Your Trade From MIT Hackers

The Boston Police Department caught a few guys on Summit Avenue in Brighton trying to steal a fire hydrant: When officers arrived, officers observed the hydrant, as well as, three males who matched the ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Brighton, MA

Tue Oct 28, 2008

Universal Hub

Police flush out Brighton suspect

Boston Police report arresting a Westford man on charges of damaging a water hydrant on Summit Avenue yesterday evening - and threatened a passerby who said he was calling police.

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Fri Oct 24, 2008

Universal Hub

Brighton man charged with raping two women in his apartment

Paul Carmichael, 38, is being held without bail pending arraignment tomorrow on two counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping, three counts of assault and battery, and a single count of aggravated ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Brighton, MA, Cambridge, MA

Sun Oct 12, 2008

Boston.com

Turnpike green strip gets makeover

Harry Mattison led the effort to beautify the Lincoln Street green strip. ''Many of the neighbors wouldn't even walk past this area because ... they felt it wasn't safe,'' he said.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Allston (Boston, MA), Allston, MA

Thu Oct 09, 2008

Freep.com - RSS

Week 7 prep football schedule

Division IV Douglass at Western Kettering at Southwestern Crossovers Cass Tech at Chadsey Central at Cody HURON Carleton Airport at Grosse Ile Flat Rock at Monroe Jefferson Milan at Monroe St.

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Related Topix: Carleton, MI, Grosse Ile, MI, Monroe, MI, Flat Rock, MI, New Boston, MI

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Brighton , Massachusetts is located in Suffolk County and is part of the Boston, MA Metro Area. Zip codes in Brighton (Boston, MA) include 02135.

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