Boston, MA|News|
Raccoon Scales Boston Building
A man grabbed a trampoline in case the critter fell, but it turns out the animal just wanted to get a better view of the city.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
- Brookline, MA
Jenna covers Brookline, Newton and Waltham. She is also the field editor for Charlestown, Chelmsford and Westford.
After graduating from Columbia Journalism School she moved to Boston in 2007 to work for The Christian Science Monitor for several years, including as Asia desk editor. She eventually made the switch to local journalism where she covered Brookline and Newton for GateHouse Media. She joined Patch in 2017. She's a runner, swimmer and loyal flip-flops fan. She knows how to throw a frisbee and has a love-hate relationship with coffee.
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Back Bay, MA|News|
Man Shot To Death Near Prudential Center In Broad Daylight
“We very rarely have a daytime shooting in the City of Boston,” said Mayor Marty Walsh.
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Boston, MA|News|
PayByPhone App Down For Hours: MBTA
It meant free parking at MBTA parking facilities - for a time, the MBTA said.
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Boston, MA|News|
Boston City Hall Plaza Makeover: 100 Trees In, Granite Out
Soon, Boston City Hall Plaza will have trees and fewer bricks, the mayor announced this week.
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Newton, MA|News|
Newton's 5th Annual Festival Of The Arts Honors Linda Plaut
From Village Day to an event at Crystal Lake there are a few things happening this month in honor of Linda Plaut.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Waltham Rallies To Help Families After Adams Street Fire
A week after a fire ripped through a home on Adams Street, displacing three families with at least seven children, people have raised $20K.
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Boston, MA|News|
Those Booms Were Cannon Fire And Muskets In Boston
The first Monday of each June, the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company holds a march around downtown and it involves cannon fire.
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Boston, MA|News|
Donut Day Boston 2019: Where To Get Your Donuts
Friday, June 7, is National Doughnut Day or Donut Day, depending on how you prefer to spell it. Here's where to go find some deals.
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Boston, MA|News|
Boston Schools To Take Over Boston Common With Arts Festival
More than 1,000 students will perform in Boston Public Schools citywide arts festival on Boston Common.
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South End, MA|News|
Teen Arrested After South End Shooting
After a short chase, police caught up to one of two men who were running away from a reported shooting.
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Boston, MA|News|
Boston Police Roll Out Body Cameras
Nearly 200 Boston police officers are wearing body cameras this week in South Boston and Dorchester, a year after the pilot program.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Waltham High School Class Of 2019 Scholarship Award Winners
Nearly a third of the class of 2019 earned some sort of scholarship toward college. Pretty impressive.
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Boston, MA|News|
Boston Pride Parade 2019: What To Know
The theme of this year's parade honors the origins of the LGBTQ civil rights movement.
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Newton, MA|News|
Newton PorchFest 2019: What To Know
The second annual PorchFest is bigger than last year's and has more acts, according to organizers.
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Boston, MA|News|
When Is Porchfest 2019 Around Boston?
Well, Fenway Porchfest drops in June and JP's Porchfest isn't until July, but there are several others in the area that are kicking off.
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Newton, MA|News|
Newton Man Aims To Bring Red Carpet Cultural Awards To City
The event will be held June 15 at Brown Middle School, and he said he expects it to bring in some 600 people.
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Boston, MA|News|
Ted Williams Tunnel Will Be Closed For Repairs: MassDOT
The Ted Williams Tunnel will be closed during the nighttime and early morning this week for repairs.
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Brookline|News|
Man Uses Grubhub Guise To Steal Packages In Boston, Brookline: PD
"GrubHub and DoorDash guise doesn't work when you have police and the public working together to eliminate package thefts," police said.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Brookline|News|
Brookline To Fired Firefighter Gerald Alston: Sorry
This comes some 10 years after Gerald Alston reported that a supervisor had left a racial epithet on his voicemail.
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Brookline|News|
Brookline Town Meeting Night 4: Gerald Alston, MA Seal, Diversity
Brookline votes to apologize, to stand behind a state effort to look into a new state seal, and to encourage more diversity and inclusion.
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