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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Mattapan Man Arrested Following Alleged Robbery in Chestnut Hill

The man is being held pending a dangerousness hearing, the DA's Office said.

A Mattapan man was arrested Monday after he allegedly robbed one man and attempted to rob another in the area of Hammond Street and Middlesex Road. Dominique Bovell, 17, of 33 Suncrest Road, was charged with armed robbery, assault and battery and unarmed assault with intent to rob, police said. These robberies are among several that have happened in the same Chestnut Hill area including an alleged armed robbery at the Chestnut Hill MBTA station and another that occurred earlier last week. However, police could not comment whether Bovell was tied to previous robberies in Chestnut Hill.  According to police reports, the first victim called Newton Police just before 11 p.m. Monday to report that he was robbed earlier in the evening. The …

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Scenes from the Waterworks Museum

Former pumping station becomes a museum for the history of running water from Chestnut Hill.

n 1887, the High Service Pumping Station was completed bringing water from the Chestnut Hill Reservoir to Brookline, Watertown, Belmont, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Quincy. Today, the Chestnut Hill reservoir is a backup water source for the city and the pumping station is now the Waterworks Museum. The Museum is slated for its grand opening this Sunday, March 27. 

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