Roxbury Fire Companies Battle Working Structure Fire

" February 27, 2007 New Jersey - Just After lunch on Monday, February 26th the Roxbury Fire Companies responded to 217 Berkshire Valley Road for the working fire in an auto shop. Upon arrival of first due companies the one story block building had heavy fire coming out the...

3 Kids Pulled From Roxbury Fire

" February 11, 2007 Massachusetts - A trio of home-alone Roxbury kids who were trapped screaming inside a burning apartment managed to escape the blaze with minor injuries thanks to the help of a hero neighbor and firefighters. Glenroy Niles, 25, who lives next door to the...

Boston lights up first WiFi hotspots The Boston Globe

"Boston mayor Thomas M. Menino is announcing three new public wireless Internet access points this morning, including one that will blanket roughly a square mile of the Roxbury neighborhood and serve as a model for the rest of Menino's planned citywide WiFi network."

Teens say: Give peace a chance - The Boston Globe

"When the summit came to a conclusion, teens again crowded onto the Silver Line. Their voices and songs rang in the chilly night air. They were excited for the future. And they were hopeful that, one day...

For one month, the killings quieted - The Boston Globe

"Menino has his own theory. He said that while community support and more work for young people have been critical components of the city's antiviolence strategy, he also praised Goslin, who took over for former...

US facing wave of murders and gun violence (Reuters)

" By Jason Szep 1 hour, 8 minutes ago ROXBURY, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Analicia Perry was kneeling to light a candle at a makeshift shrine to her brother when she was shot in the face and killed -- four years to the day after her brother was gunned down on the same spot....

Did Channel 7 miss all the good news?

Mayor Menino and the Boston Police completed one of the most successful National Night Out in the history of Boston and this is how Channel 7 starts its report on the event. "As one of the deadliest summers in...

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