Alison Bauter, Patch Staff
- Boston, MA
Coffee-loving reporter—is that redundant?—covering Bay State politics and Boston neighborhood news from beautiful Beacon Hill.
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I cover the following Patches: Back Bay, Beacon Hill (Massachusetts politics), Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Framingham, Jamaica Plain, North End, Roslindale, South End and West Roxbury.
Posting Activity
Beacon Hill, MA|News|
Watch: Elizabeth Warren Delivers Savage Beatdown of Wells Fargo CEO
The Massachusetts senator eviscerated Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf for "gutless leadership" and lack of accountability.
Boston|News|
Bombing Suspect's Writings Reportedly Allude to Cleric Who Influenced Boston Marathon Bombings: UPDATE
Parallels have been drawn between the improvised explosive devices used in both New York and Boston.
Boston|News|
How the Red Line Could Increase Its Capacity
Fewer crowded cars and faster timing could be good, but what would it take to get us there?
Beacon Hill, MA|News|
AG Asked to Assess Mass. Early Voting Law's Constitutionality
The Woburn City Clerk has requested a review.
Boston|News|
Update: Bowdoin Station Service Resumes
The MBTA notified customers of a closure at about 8:35 a.m.
Boston|News|
Boston Police Recover 5 Guns in 3 Weekend Incidents
This weekend was also marked by two separate shootings, at least one of them deadly.
Cambridge, MA|News|
'Save the Curious George Store' Petition Circulates Online
More than 3,100 have signed on to show their love of the children's bookstore.
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Boston Ranked 'Best City For Book Lovers'
We have the most bookstores per person and a great library lending system, according to the national ranking.
Beacon Hill, MA|News|
Republican Governors Confab Quietly Comes to Back Bay: Report
Gov. Charlie Baker's public schedule made no mention of the event, according to The Boston Globe.
Boston|News|
Plane Struck by Lightning, Diverted to Logan
The plane was headed to Bermuda, but rerouted to Boston.
Beacon Hill, MA|News|
Lobbyist Efforts to Weaken Anti-Opioid Measures Lackluster in Massachusetts: AP
The Associated Press and Center for Public Integrity did a state-by-state analysis of campaign and party donations made by drugmakers.
Boston|News|
Nightclub Shooting Reported in Allston
The shooting outside the Garage Boston nightclub seriously injured a man.
Boston|News|
One Killed in Triple Shooting
The weekend shooting took place near the corner of Nightgale and Wales in Dorchester.
Cambridge, MA|News|
MIT Police Honor Officer Sean Collier
Collier died in the line of duty during a shootout with the Boston Marathon bombers.
Boston|News|
Boston Police Head Turned NYPD Commissioner Retires Amidst Echoes of Boston Bombing
William Bratton left one day before an improvised explosive device rocked Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.
Cambridge, MA|News|
The Big Story: College Champions, Medical Aid in Dying, The Boss's Book Tour
What Cambridge was clicking on this week.
Cambridge, MA|News|
Harvard Food Service Workers Vote to Strike
The union is calling it a "landslide" vote.