Friday, December 7, 2012
A Boston University grad student was the fifth Boston cyclist to die in a crash this year. What must change to improve cycling safety?
Boston University Graduate School of Communication student Christopher Weigl was killed yesterday after he was hit by a tractor trailer on Commonwealth Avenue. The tragedy marks the fifth time a cyclist has been killed on a Boston roadway in 2011. According to boston.com, there was a 5 percent increase in cycling-related injuries from 2011 to 2012. While that seems like an increase, you have to consider there was an estimated 31 percent increase in overall cycling in the city for the same period. Is anyone to blame for the fatalities and increased cycling accidents? Drivers and cyclists have spent years blaming each other for run-ins, with drivers complaining the the cyclists run red lights and are erratic on the roadway, and cyclists …
Friday, August 31, 2012
The woman, of unknown age, was found floating face down Friday morning by walkers.
Police are not treating the discovery of a woman's body in Jamaica Pond as a criminal incident. "The investigation is a non-homicide," said Boston Police Officer Nicole Grant. That can mean an accidental or natural death or a suicide. A formal finding of cause and manner of death will be made after an autopsy. Those rulings often take weeks or months to become final. No weapons were found near the body and foul play isn't suspected. The many runners and dog walkers who circulate Jamaica Pond each morning had their routines disrupted by the discovery of the body. Police say they received a call at 7:39 a.m. for a body in the water. A witness told Patch that he and his friends found the body. "I thought it was a mannequin," said Reuben, of …
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Benacerraf died of pneumonia at his Jamaicaway Tower home.
One of the most notable scientists to have called Jamaica Plain home died Tuesday, his family told the Associated Press. Venezuelan native Dr. Baruj Benacerraf received the 1980 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work in immunogenetics (the study of the relationship between the immune system and genetics). Benacerraf made numerous contributions to the study on the immune system and of its relationship to genetics, and has received various distinctions and awards for his research. In a January phone interview with Patch Benacerraf expressed youthful enthusiasm and related how he moved to Jamaica Plain for its closeness to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, where he became president in 1980. He lived with his family in Jamaicaway Tower. He also …
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karen harris
1:06 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Great views! Training for cyclists and motorist sounds like a good starting point. Any one on the roadways needs to respect the rules of the road, even cyclists. Another idea may be to require licenses and insurance for cyclist to cover themselves and other. more ›