“Everything that I came across for 40 years has been a battle.” It seemed that last week a decades-old controversial case was headed for a pardon vote. Outgoing Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker had recommended a pardon for Cheryl Amirault LeFave and her brother, Gerald, in the well-known and highly disputed Fells Acre Day Care case. […]
EARS FOR FEAR: THE SHOTSPOTTER WORKAROUND
Boston, Regional Police Dodge Transparency Ordinance In Bolstering Surveillance Network At a public hearing at the end of November, Boston police and officials heard from activists and lawmakers concerned about transparency regarding surveillance technology in the city. The gunshot detection system ShotSpotter received particular criticism over accuracy and deployment, but officials defended the tech and […]
IS ANOTHER SHUTDOWN LOOMING?
Documents: “Complete shut-down of an MBTA rail route” again on the table for MBTA. Transit advocate says planning ahead is “a good thing,” but Red Line could be next and transparency is paramount. The MBTA is planning to double the amount of shuttle bus service in the next five years at a cost of tens […]
INSULT TO INJURY
Images via Donovan Johnson Arlington Police had evidence that their suspect was not involved with human trafficking. That didn’t stop them from pursuing and detaining him Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article stated that former Arlington Police Department Officer Steven Conroy was arrested for the crimes of “strangulation” and “domestic assault and battery”; […]
PHILHARMONICAL WARFARE
How the government secretly paid for the Boston Symphony Orchestra to promote American cultural enlightenment There is not much to see or do in Abilene, Kansas. Pulling into a local 24-hour gas station in a bug-splattered pickup earlier this year, I probably fit the profile of the typical visitor. For most, this town of less […]
