A man trespassing on the Blue Line right of way was struck and killed by a train as it was about to enter Revere Beach station this morning, the MBTA said.
The accident happened shortly after 10:30 a.m. on the northbound side of the tracks, MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said in a statement. The victim was a 54-year-old Winthrop man.
Bus service replaced train service between Orient Heights and Wonderland while MBTA Transit Police investigated. The police are being joined in the probe by the district attorney's office.
Regular Blue Line service was resuming at midday, Pesaturo said.
Boston Globe
Friday, May 8, 2009
Blue Line riders being diverted after apparent suicide
Revere – Police are investigating circumstances that led to a man jumping in front of a Blue Line train as it pulled into Revere Beach station at 11 a.m. today.
According to a rider on the train the man appeared poised to jump in front of the train as it pulled into the station.
Due to the situation, Blue Line service is being diverted at the Revere Beach Station.
According to a rider on the train the man appeared poised to jump in front of the train as it pulled into the station.
Due to the situation, Blue Line service is being diverted at the Revere Beach Station.
'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin Mickey Carroll dies at 89
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- One of the last surviving Munchkins from the 1939 classic film "The Wizard of Oz" has died. St. Louis actor Mickey Carroll died Thursday at the age of 89.
His caretaker, Linda Dodge, made the announcement Thursday.
Carroll was born Michael Finocchiaro in July 1919 in St. Louis, the son of Italian immigrants.
He was one of more than 100 adults and children who were recruited for "Oz" to play the natives of what author L. Frank Baum called Munchkin Country in his 1900 book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."
Carroll told The Associated Press in a 2007 interview that the Munchkins made only $125 a week while filming, followed by decades of recognition.
WEEKEND LOVE FORECAST:
ARIES: You want to know what a loved one is thinking. Instead of asking, just guess and you'll probably be right. TAURUS: Your path to love is a surprising one. It's better not to have any expectations. Just let yourself go for this fun ride. GEMINI: You'll be inspired to change your appearance in order to keep things fresh in you love life. CANCER: Someone finds your curiosity flattering! That said, be careful not to be too nosy. LEO: The one who laughs at your jokes has a little crush on you. VIRGO: You're creating the story of your love life with every decision you make. Be mindful! LIBRA: Your whimsical gesture reminds the one you love how unique your kind of affection really is. SCORPIO: You'll be inclined to share a juicy bit of personal information that you normally would keep mum. SAGITTARIUS: You'll meet new friends in a professional context. Singles find love this way. CAPRICORN: Your friends loosen you up. Someone new notices you while you're joking around with your pals. AQUARIUS: Loved ones think you're so attractive while completing a domestic chore. PISCES: Tell people how to treat you, or show them by the way you treat yourself.
COUPLE OF THE WEEKEND: Virgo and Sagittarius have a fantastic connection this week. Their sharing is mutually enlightening. Virgo makes everyday events seem spectacularly special because of the attention to detail Virgo so naturally exacts. Sagittarius learns that you don't always have to go out and see new places in order to be impressed by the world -- the most spectacular events of life happen right at home.
Adviser says he’s owed
A financial adviser who made a $4 million wager on Wonderland in Revere has yet to see his investment pay off, according to a lawsuit.
E. Mark Noonan, who runs Alouette Capital in Boston, arranged the loan in 2005 for the realty company that controls Wonderland Greyhound Park and the adjacent commuter parking lot, to save the business “from collapse,” according to court records.
“To this day, although Mr. Noonan’s loan matured and should have been repaid in full over a year ago in September 2007, he has not been paid a dime,” the suit states. The complaint was originally filed in Suffolk Superior Court in December but moved to federal court this week.
Noonan, who served as an investment banker and financial adviser to Wonderland since the mid-1980s, claims the company has the means to repay the loan. His suit cites the parking lot’s annual revenue of up to $700,000 as well as payments from a partnership with Suffolk Downs, which secured an option to purchase Wonderland in August.
Patrick Dinardo, a lawyer for Wonderland and other defendants, did not deny that Noonan is owed the money but said the claims “have no merit.” He declined further comment.
In a counterclaim, Wonderland seeks unspecific damages from Noonan alleging that his “interference with the business and contractual relationships” between the defendants violates the state laws on unfair business practices. The counterclaim says Noonan is “motivated by a desire for unjust and illegitimate personal financial gain.”
Noonan, who lives in Lexington, and his attorney could not be reached yesterday.
Wonderland’s parent company, the Westwood Group - owned by Richard Dalton and Charles Sarkis, who are named as defendents in the case - ran into legal trouble in 2003 because of previous financing provided by Noonan.
Westwood agreed to a $10,000 settlement and consent order with Secretary of State William Galvin for allegedly failing to properly disclose loans from Noonan to the company and Sarkis, according to Galvin’s office and a regulatory filing by Westwood.
Boston Herald
Thelma Houston (born Thelma Jackson, May 7, 1943, Leland, Mississippi) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1977 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
In 2000, Houston toured successfully throughout Australia in the stage musical version of Fame. Upon returning to the U.S. Houston toured with Nile Rodgers and Chic, and with Cher on her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour. Houston regularly performs at Teatro ZinZanni in Seattle and San Francisco.
Her version of "Don't Leave Me This Way" continues to be popular today. In recent years she has been invited to sing this song on dozens of TV shows and specials including NBC's Today Show, ABC's Motown 45 and The Disco Ball...A 30-Year Celebration, and PBS' specials American Soundtrack: Rhythm, Love and Soul, Soul Superstars, and Old School Superstars. "Don't Leave Me This Way" was mentioned by VH1 as being among the greatest dance songs in 2000, and was ranked number eighty-six on the channel's countdown of The 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders. She won an episode of the NBC show Hit Me, Baby, One More Time with her renditions of her own hit and "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys. On September 20, 2004, Houston's rendition of "Don't Leave Me This Way" was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in New York City.
On August 14, 2007, Houston released her first studio album in seventeen years, A Woman's Touch.[1] The album features cover versions of songs by male artists such as Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, and Sting that Houston had been inspired by. The first single from the album was "Brand New Day". On August 20, 2007, Houston's 1984 album Qualifying Heat was reissued as an import title in the U.S. with a bonus track.
She sang "Don't Leave Me This Way" on American Idol Wednesday April 22, 2009.
Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. It is known for its ability to crack coconuts with its strong pincers in order to eat the contents.
It is sometimes called the robber crab because some coconut crabs are rumored to steal shiny items such as pots and silverware from houses and tents.
The coconut crab is a large edible land crab related to the hermit crab, and are found in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans . They eat coconuts for a living! How would you like to be on an island and come across a crab that is more than 3 feet from head to tail and weighs up to 40 pounds, with a pair of large pincers strong enough to open coconuts! They can climb trees too, but they only eat coconuts that have already fallen to the ground. Coconut crab meat has been considered a local delicacy.
Teens playing hooky are cited
REVERE - A repeat of last week's mass student hooky that led to a stabbing, arrests, and traffic gridlock at Revere Beach could happen again, with worse consequences, if communications among public safety officials do not improve and if state funding for beach patrols dries up, city councilors said yesterday.
Suggesting measures from installing metal detectors at Revere Beach T stations, to introducing metered parking and even using funds from possible expanded gambling to beef up police patrols at the beach, Revere city councilors called an emergency meeting yesterday to seek answers from state and MBTA police, as well as legislators, on how to prevent the events of last week from recurring.
"The Blizzard of '78 paled in comparison to what descended at Revere Beach that day," said Councilor George V. Colella, who was mayor in 1978 and who was at Revere Beach on the morning of April 28 when, according to State Police, about 3,000 middle and high school-age students, mainly from outside the city, came to Revere Beach by T and cars on a 93-degree day, during which many students decided to leave or skip school.
State and MBTA police made six arrests, including Dante Lara, 18, of Boston, who is accused of stabbing a self-proclaimed Latin Kings gang member in the head with a chisel, according to the Suffolk district attorney's office. Lara was arraigned last week and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Bail was set at $5,000 cash, and he was ordered to stay away from the victim, Revere Beach, and known Latin Kings members, said Jake Wark, spokesman for the Suffolk district attorney's office.
Wark said Reinaldo Ortiz, 25, of Dorchester, was also arrested, after driving the getaway car onto which Lara jumped after the alleged stabbing, leading transit police on a brief chase down Revere Beach Parkway and Beach Street.
Ortiz was arraigned last week and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, being an accessory after the fact, operating after suspension, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, Wark said.
Henry Mateo, 18, of Roxbury, was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, Wark said, after he threatened the victim with the shaft of a hockey stick. Mateo did not appear at his arraignment last week, and there is a warrant for his arrest, Wark said.
Information on the other three arrested was not available from Chelsea District Court, but State Police Major Daniel Grabowski told the council yesterday that the arrests included drinking in public.
Students quickly spread word of the skip day by way of texting and social sites like MySpace and Facebook, a fact that concerned Revere City Council President Daniel Rizzo.
"The most disturbing thing to me is how fast something like this can organize itself and put public safety in great jeopardy," Rizzo said. "They did identify rival gangs that were on the beach known to carry firearms, and thank God nothing exploded with all those kids down there. We weren't prepared for it."
Grabowski told the council that because of cutbacks, the state will eliminate funding for dedicated patrols on Revere Beach starting on Memorial Day weekend, but added that the State Police will not give up their responsibilities at the beach.
State Representative Kathie-Anne Reinstein of Revere told the council yesterday that the State Police Revere Beach patrol budget was slashed from $2.7 million to $1.65 million this year as a result of Governor Deval Patrick's midyear cuts.
Reinstein added that in his proposed fiscal year 2010 budget earlier this year, Patrick eliminated all funding to that account, but that on Friday the House budget restored $1.35 million to that account.
But with the state facing a $5 billion deficit, Reinstein warned the council there is a chance funding will be further reduced or possibly eliminated by the time the budget is completed.
"I appreciate you putting back what you can put back, but I just don't see these numbers anywhere near workable," Councilor Anthony T. Zambuto told Reinstein. "It's going to be devastating.
"These numbers are very scary when it comes to public safety," he said, "if we're expecting any level of protection."
A group of guys lived and died for their Saturday morning round of golf. One transferred to another city. It wasn't the same without him.
A new woman joined their Club. She overheard the guys talking about their golf round. She said, "You know, I used to play on my golf team in college and I was pretty good. Would you mind if I joined you next week?"
The three guys looked at each other. Not one of them wanted to say 'yes', but she had them on the spot. Finally, one man said it would be okay, but they would be starting early -- at 6:30 a.m.
He figured the early tee-time would discourage her. The woman said this may be a problem, and asked if she could be up to 15 minutes late. They rolled their eyes, but said okay. She smiled and said, "Good, I'll be there at 6:30 or 6:45."
She showed up at 6:30 sharp, and beat all three of them with an eye-opening 2-under par round. She was a fun and pleasant person, and the guys were impressed. Back at the clubhouse, they congratulated her and invited her back the next week. She smiled, and said, "I'll be there at 6:30 or 6:45."
The next week she again showed up at 6:30 sharp. Only this time, she played left-handed. The three guys were incredulous as she still beat them with an even par round, despite playing with her off-hand. They were totally amazed.
They couldn't figure her out. She was again very pleasant and didn't seem to be purposely showing them up. They invited her back again, but each man harbored a burning desire to beat her.
The third week, the guys had their game faces on. But this time, she was 15 minutes late, which made the guys irritable. This week the lady played right-handed, and narrowly beat all three of them.
The men mused that her late arrival was due to petty gamesmanship on her part. However, she was so gracious and so complimentary of their strong play, they couldn't hold a grudge.
Back in the clubhouse, all three guys were shaking their heads. This woman was a riddle no one could figure out. They had a couple of beers, and finally, one of the men asked her point blank, "How do you decide if you're going to golf right-handed or left-handed?"
The lady blushed, and grinned. "That's easy," she said. "When my Dad taught me to play golf, I learned I was ambidextrous. I like to switch back and forth. When I got married in college, I discovered my husband always sleeps in the nude. From then on, I developed a silly habit. Right before I left in the morning for golf practice, I would pull the covers off him. If his you-know-what was pointing to the right, I golfed right-handed; if it was pointed to the left, I golfed left-handed."
The guys on the team thought this was hysterical. Astonished at this bizarre information, one of the guys shot back, "But what if it's pointing straight up?"
She said, "Then, I'm fifteen minutes late!"
Three Hillbillies are sitting on their porch in Arkansas.
One says, "Boy is my wife dumb. She's so stupid that she went shopping today and bought an air-conditioner. Hell, we ain't got electricity!"
Then the other guy says, "Ah that ain't nothing, my wife's dumber than that! She went shopping yesterday and had a washing machine delivered."
They all laughed and laughed, because nobody around here has plumbing!
The third Hillbilly said, "Well, I reckon my woman's got to be the dumbest. Just this morning I was looking in her purse for some change and found six condoms. Hell, she ain't got no pecker."
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Dog track sued in $4m loan feud
Adviser says he’s owed
A financial adviser who made a $4 million wager on Wonderland in Revere has yet to see his investment pay off, according to a lawsuit.
E. Mark Noonan, who runs Alouette Capital in Boston, arranged the loan in 2005 for the realty company that controls Wonderland Greyhound Park and the adjacent commuter parking lot, to save the business “from collapse,” according to court records.
“To this day, although Mr. Noonan’s loan matured and should have been repaid in full over a year ago in September 2007, he has not been paid a dime,” the suit states. The complaint was originally filed in Suffolk Superior Court in December but moved to federal court this week.
Noonan, who served as an investment banker and financial adviser to Wonderland since the mid-1980s, claims the company has the means to repay the loan. His suit cites the parking lot’s annual revenue of up to $700,000 as well as payments from a partnership with Suffolk Downs, which secured an option to purchase Wonderland in August.
Patrick Dinardo, a lawyer for Wonderland and other defendants, did not deny that Noonan is owed the money but said the claims “have no merit.” He declined further comment.
In a counterclaim, Wonderland seeks unspecific damages from Noonan alleging that his “interference with the business and contractual relationships” between the defendants violates the state laws on unfair business practices. The counterclaim says Noonan is “motivated by a desire for unjust and illegitimate personal financial gain.”
Noonan, who lives in Lexington, and his attorney could not be reached yesterday.
Wonderland’s parent company, the Westwood Group - owned by Richard Dalton and Charles Sarkis, who are named as defendents in the case - ran into legal trouble in 2003 because of previous financing provided by Noonan.
Westwood agreed to a $10,000 settlement and consent order with Secretary of State William Galvin for allegedly failing to properly disclose loans from Noonan to the company and Sarkis, according to Galvin’s office and a regulatory filing by Westwood.
Boston Herald
Born this Date: Thelma Houston
Thelma Houston (born Thelma Jackson, May 7, 1943, Leland, Mississippi) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1977 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.In 2000, Houston toured successfully throughout Australia in the stage musical version of Fame. Upon returning to the U.S. Houston toured with Nile Rodgers and Chic, and with Cher on her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour. Houston regularly performs at Teatro ZinZanni in Seattle and San Francisco.
Her version of "Don't Leave Me This Way" continues to be popular today. In recent years she has been invited to sing this song on dozens of TV shows and specials including NBC's Today Show, ABC's Motown 45 and The Disco Ball...A 30-Year Celebration, and PBS' specials American Soundtrack: Rhythm, Love and Soul, Soul Superstars, and Old School Superstars. "Don't Leave Me This Way" was mentioned by VH1 as being among the greatest dance songs in 2000, and was ranked number eighty-six on the channel's countdown of The 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders. She won an episode of the NBC show Hit Me, Baby, One More Time with her renditions of her own hit and "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys. On September 20, 2004, Houston's rendition of "Don't Leave Me This Way" was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in New York City.
On August 14, 2007, Houston released her first studio album in seventeen years, A Woman's Touch.[1] The album features cover versions of songs by male artists such as Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, and Sting that Houston had been inspired by. The first single from the album was "Brand New Day". On August 20, 2007, Houston's 1984 album Qualifying Heat was reissued as an import title in the U.S. with a bonus track.
She sang "Don't Leave Me This Way" on American Idol Wednesday April 22, 2009.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Imagine finding this while putting out the trash!
Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. It is known for its ability to crack coconuts with its strong pincers in order to eat the contents.
It is sometimes called the robber crab because some coconut crabs are rumored to steal shiny items such as pots and silverware from houses and tents.
The coconut crab is a large edible land crab related to the hermit crab, and are found in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans . They eat coconuts for a living! How would you like to be on an island and come across a crab that is more than 3 feet from head to tail and weighs up to 40 pounds, with a pair of large pincers strong enough to open coconuts! They can climb trees too, but they only eat coconuts that have already fallen to the ground. Coconut crab meat has been considered a local delicacy.
Another misinformed non-resident writes about Revere Beach
All anyone has to do is walk the beach to find out there's a problem, which doesn't exist in Nahant, Lynn or other DCR run property. It's funny, the state runs the beach and the MBTA, and yet Revere pols are being chastised for them not taking action. Whose job is it anyway? Sometimes it's so crowded on the sidewalk you have a hard time passing the bandstand area. If these kids were there for the beach, they'd be on it, instead of hanging around the sidewalk or sitting in their car w/their stereo systems booming. And it doesn't stop as a 1 day deal, just wait until the summer is on us and you'll find it on a daily basis.
Last week, a mass text message prompted thousands of Boston teens to skip school and descend upon Revere Beach, stopping traffic, bearing weapons and occasionally shoplifting. In response, the Revere City Council requested that metal detectors be installed in the Revere Blue Line Station, so that gun/knife wielders don't converge upon the scenic landscape of trash and hypodermic needles. The cash-strapped MBTA said no.
Judging by their wildly over-the-top rhetoric some Revere officials want to prepare a defense of Revere Beach to rival D-Day.
And who are they defending this strip of sand from?
Why, none other than Boston public school kids on an unauthorized break from classes!
“Now that they’ve gotten a taste of Revere Beach, I’m afraid they’re going to come often,” Councilor Charles J. Patch said at a hearing on Monday.
“What descended on that beach on April 28 makes the Blizzard of ’78 pale by comparison,” said Councilor George V. Colella.
Right, the Blizzard of ’78 - when the beach nearly washed away, 2,000 Revere residents took shelter at the high school, 3,000 homes were damaged and the tidal surge nearly swept residents and rescue workers out to sea. No hyperbole there!
Granted, the scene at Revere Beach on April 28 was enormously troubling to a city that was unaware and unprepared for an onslaught of thousands of young people - some of them, yes, bent on mayhem.
More than 2,800 Boston high school students were absent that day, an increase from a typical Tuesday, and there were six arrests of Boston juveniles in Revere, according to state police. Witnesses described shoplifting and fights and traffic was snarled for hours.
But a call by Revere officials for the nearly-bankrupt MBTA to install metal detectors at the Revere Beach T station to scan every beach-goer for weapons is laughably excessive. Would there be a special allowance for beach chairs and baby carriages?
Yes, times are tight, and city officials see in this unusual incident an opportunity to secure more funding in the state budget for beach patrols. And surely law enforcement ought to take this incident seriously, but there is every indication that they have. Revere officials ought to take a deep breath before calling out the National Guard.
Boston Herald
Last week, a mass text message prompted thousands of Boston teens to skip school and descend upon Revere Beach, stopping traffic, bearing weapons and occasionally shoplifting. In response, the Revere City Council requested that metal detectors be installed in the Revere Blue Line Station, so that gun/knife wielders don't converge upon the scenic landscape of trash and hypodermic needles. The cash-strapped MBTA said no.
Chill Out, Revere
Judging by their wildly over-the-top rhetoric some Revere officials want to prepare a defense of Revere Beach to rival D-Day.
And who are they defending this strip of sand from?
Why, none other than Boston public school kids on an unauthorized break from classes!
“Now that they’ve gotten a taste of Revere Beach, I’m afraid they’re going to come often,” Councilor Charles J. Patch said at a hearing on Monday.
“What descended on that beach on April 28 makes the Blizzard of ’78 pale by comparison,” said Councilor George V. Colella.
Right, the Blizzard of ’78 - when the beach nearly washed away, 2,000 Revere residents took shelter at the high school, 3,000 homes were damaged and the tidal surge nearly swept residents and rescue workers out to sea. No hyperbole there!
Granted, the scene at Revere Beach on April 28 was enormously troubling to a city that was unaware and unprepared for an onslaught of thousands of young people - some of them, yes, bent on mayhem.
More than 2,800 Boston high school students were absent that day, an increase from a typical Tuesday, and there were six arrests of Boston juveniles in Revere, according to state police. Witnesses described shoplifting and fights and traffic was snarled for hours.
But a call by Revere officials for the nearly-bankrupt MBTA to install metal detectors at the Revere Beach T station to scan every beach-goer for weapons is laughably excessive. Would there be a special allowance for beach chairs and baby carriages?
Yes, times are tight, and city officials see in this unusual incident an opportunity to secure more funding in the state budget for beach patrols. And surely law enforcement ought to take this incident seriously, but there is every indication that they have. Revere officials ought to take a deep breath before calling out the National Guard.
Boston Herald
Cache of electronics recovered after teens arrested on car theft charges
Saugus - Officers have arrested two teenagers they believe are responsible for a rash of motor vehicle break-ins that occurred in East Saugus.
Patrolman Matthew Donahue was conducting a patrol in an unmarked cruiser during the early morning hours on April 28 when he noticed a white Ford Contour with no headlights on that came back stolen out of Malden, according to Police Lt. Michael Annese.
As soon as Donahue approached, the Contour sped off and turned onto Serino Way. The officer rounded the corner to see the vehicle with two open doors crash into a parked car.
“They jumped out of the car and ran for it,” Annese said.
While searching the area for the suspects, officers located several vehicles in the area that appeared to have been burglarized.
Inside the damaged Contour patrolmen found a cache of electronics including numerous GPS units, iPods, DVDs, cell phones, a wristwatch, car starter and other mobile devices, Annese said.
Officers Paul Vansteensburg and Matthew Vecchio encountered a male matching one of the suspects’ descriptions on Bristow Street — identified as Mayco Martinez, 17, of 23 Russell St., Everett — and detained him following a brief foot pursuit.
Annese said Martinez was carrying cell phones, GPS systems, jewelry and cash on him when the officers apprehended him.
Moments later police saw the male walking down Bristow Street who drove the Contour, Barry Smith, 18, of 141 Washington Ave., Revere and arrested him without any resistance.
In addition the electronics officers recovered screwdrivers, wrenches and other items in the Contour that are frequently used to break into motor vehicles, Annese said.
Police arrested Smith and charged him with leaving the scene of property damage, receiving a stolen motor vehicle, receiving stolen property of more than $250 and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Martinez was arrested and charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, receiving stolen property of more than $250 and resisting arrest.
Altogether Smith and Martinez are suspected of breaking into at least four vehicles in East Saugus. Annese said the duo could be the culprits behind additional crimes in Saugus and other communities based on the items discovered in the Contour.
Annese credited the officers involved for identifying the suspicious vehicle and apprehending the two suspects.
“It was a good piece of police work all around,” Annese said.
Saugus Advertiser
Patrolman Matthew Donahue was conducting a patrol in an unmarked cruiser during the early morning hours on April 28 when he noticed a white Ford Contour with no headlights on that came back stolen out of Malden, according to Police Lt. Michael Annese.
As soon as Donahue approached, the Contour sped off and turned onto Serino Way. The officer rounded the corner to see the vehicle with two open doors crash into a parked car.
“They jumped out of the car and ran for it,” Annese said.
While searching the area for the suspects, officers located several vehicles in the area that appeared to have been burglarized.
Inside the damaged Contour patrolmen found a cache of electronics including numerous GPS units, iPods, DVDs, cell phones, a wristwatch, car starter and other mobile devices, Annese said.
Officers Paul Vansteensburg and Matthew Vecchio encountered a male matching one of the suspects’ descriptions on Bristow Street — identified as Mayco Martinez, 17, of 23 Russell St., Everett — and detained him following a brief foot pursuit.
Annese said Martinez was carrying cell phones, GPS systems, jewelry and cash on him when the officers apprehended him.
Moments later police saw the male walking down Bristow Street who drove the Contour, Barry Smith, 18, of 141 Washington Ave., Revere and arrested him without any resistance.
In addition the electronics officers recovered screwdrivers, wrenches and other items in the Contour that are frequently used to break into motor vehicles, Annese said.
Police arrested Smith and charged him with leaving the scene of property damage, receiving a stolen motor vehicle, receiving stolen property of more than $250 and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Martinez was arrested and charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, receiving stolen property of more than $250 and resisting arrest.
Altogether Smith and Martinez are suspected of breaking into at least four vehicles in East Saugus. Annese said the duo could be the culprits behind additional crimes in Saugus and other communities based on the items discovered in the Contour.
Annese credited the officers involved for identifying the suspicious vehicle and apprehending the two suspects.
“It was a good piece of police work all around,” Annese said.
Saugus Advertiser
Throngs on beach alarm Revere officials
Teens playing hooky are citedREVERE - A repeat of last week's mass student hooky that led to a stabbing, arrests, and traffic gridlock at Revere Beach could happen again, with worse consequences, if communications among public safety officials do not improve and if state funding for beach patrols dries up, city councilors said yesterday.
Suggesting measures from installing metal detectors at Revere Beach T stations, to introducing metered parking and even using funds from possible expanded gambling to beef up police patrols at the beach, Revere city councilors called an emergency meeting yesterday to seek answers from state and MBTA police, as well as legislators, on how to prevent the events of last week from recurring.
"The Blizzard of '78 paled in comparison to what descended at Revere Beach that day," said Councilor George V. Colella, who was mayor in 1978 and who was at Revere Beach on the morning of April 28 when, according to State Police, about 3,000 middle and high school-age students, mainly from outside the city, came to Revere Beach by T and cars on a 93-degree day, during which many students decided to leave or skip school.
State and MBTA police made six arrests, including Dante Lara, 18, of Boston, who is accused of stabbing a self-proclaimed Latin Kings gang member in the head with a chisel, according to the Suffolk district attorney's office. Lara was arraigned last week and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Bail was set at $5,000 cash, and he was ordered to stay away from the victim, Revere Beach, and known Latin Kings members, said Jake Wark, spokesman for the Suffolk district attorney's office.
Wark said Reinaldo Ortiz, 25, of Dorchester, was also arrested, after driving the getaway car onto which Lara jumped after the alleged stabbing, leading transit police on a brief chase down Revere Beach Parkway and Beach Street.
Ortiz was arraigned last week and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, being an accessory after the fact, operating after suspension, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, Wark said.
Henry Mateo, 18, of Roxbury, was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, Wark said, after he threatened the victim with the shaft of a hockey stick. Mateo did not appear at his arraignment last week, and there is a warrant for his arrest, Wark said.
Information on the other three arrested was not available from Chelsea District Court, but State Police Major Daniel Grabowski told the council yesterday that the arrests included drinking in public.
Students quickly spread word of the skip day by way of texting and social sites like MySpace and Facebook, a fact that concerned Revere City Council President Daniel Rizzo.
"The most disturbing thing to me is how fast something like this can organize itself and put public safety in great jeopardy," Rizzo said. "They did identify rival gangs that were on the beach known to carry firearms, and thank God nothing exploded with all those kids down there. We weren't prepared for it."
Grabowski told the council that because of cutbacks, the state will eliminate funding for dedicated patrols on Revere Beach starting on Memorial Day weekend, but added that the State Police will not give up their responsibilities at the beach.
State Representative Kathie-Anne Reinstein of Revere told the council yesterday that the State Police Revere Beach patrol budget was slashed from $2.7 million to $1.65 million this year as a result of Governor Deval Patrick's midyear cuts.
Reinstein added that in his proposed fiscal year 2010 budget earlier this year, Patrick eliminated all funding to that account, but that on Friday the House budget restored $1.35 million to that account.
But with the state facing a $5 billion deficit, Reinstein warned the council there is a chance funding will be further reduced or possibly eliminated by the time the budget is completed.
"I appreciate you putting back what you can put back, but I just don't see these numbers anywhere near workable," Councilor Anthony T. Zambuto told Reinstein. "It's going to be devastating.
"These numbers are very scary when it comes to public safety," he said, "if we're expecting any level of protection."
The Golf Game
A group of guys lived and died for their Saturday morning round of golf. One transferred to another city. It wasn't the same without him.A new woman joined their Club. She overheard the guys talking about their golf round. She said, "You know, I used to play on my golf team in college and I was pretty good. Would you mind if I joined you next week?"
The three guys looked at each other. Not one of them wanted to say 'yes', but she had them on the spot. Finally, one man said it would be okay, but they would be starting early -- at 6:30 a.m.
He figured the early tee-time would discourage her. The woman said this may be a problem, and asked if she could be up to 15 minutes late. They rolled their eyes, but said okay. She smiled and said, "Good, I'll be there at 6:30 or 6:45."
She showed up at 6:30 sharp, and beat all three of them with an eye-opening 2-under par round. She was a fun and pleasant person, and the guys were impressed. Back at the clubhouse, they congratulated her and invited her back the next week. She smiled, and said, "I'll be there at 6:30 or 6:45."
The next week she again showed up at 6:30 sharp. Only this time, she played left-handed. The three guys were incredulous as she still beat them with an even par round, despite playing with her off-hand. They were totally amazed.
They couldn't figure her out. She was again very pleasant and didn't seem to be purposely showing them up. They invited her back again, but each man harbored a burning desire to beat her.
The third week, the guys had their game faces on. But this time, she was 15 minutes late, which made the guys irritable. This week the lady played right-handed, and narrowly beat all three of them.
The men mused that her late arrival was due to petty gamesmanship on her part. However, she was so gracious and so complimentary of their strong play, they couldn't hold a grudge.
Back in the clubhouse, all three guys were shaking their heads. This woman was a riddle no one could figure out. They had a couple of beers, and finally, one of the men asked her point blank, "How do you decide if you're going to golf right-handed or left-handed?"
The lady blushed, and grinned. "That's easy," she said. "When my Dad taught me to play golf, I learned I was ambidextrous. I like to switch back and forth. When I got married in college, I discovered my husband always sleeps in the nude. From then on, I developed a silly habit. Right before I left in the morning for golf practice, I would pull the covers off him. If his you-know-what was pointing to the right, I golfed right-handed; if it was pointed to the left, I golfed left-handed."
The guys on the team thought this was hysterical. Astonished at this bizarre information, one of the guys shot back, "But what if it's pointing straight up?"
She said, "Then, I'm fifteen minutes late!"
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Three Hillbilly's
Three Hillbillies are sitting on their porch in Arkansas. One says, "Boy is my wife dumb. She's so stupid that she went shopping today and bought an air-conditioner. Hell, we ain't got electricity!"
Then the other guy says, "Ah that ain't nothing, my wife's dumber than that! She went shopping yesterday and had a washing machine delivered."
They all laughed and laughed, because nobody around here has plumbing!
The third Hillbilly said, "Well, I reckon my woman's got to be the dumbest. Just this morning I was looking in her purse for some change and found six condoms. Hell, she ain't got no pecker."
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