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Police arrested a man who bragged about beating up other men, and another man who tried to drive home drunk after a bar brawl at Sagra on Nov. 20, according to a police report. Daniel Sheehan, 21, of 33 Fuljerson St., Cambridge and Matthew Harrington, 19, of 16 Ellsworth Ave., Cambridge, were arrested on Nov. 8, 1:55 a.m., on charges of disorderly conduct.

Responding to a large group on the verge of a fight at 1:55 a.m., officers reported to the Rite Aid parking lot on Highland Avenue. As soon as the cruisers arrived, a group of about 50 people began to disperse. Overhearing some of the conversation among different groups, officers deduced there had been a fight in the restaurant Sagra across the street. One man, later identified as Sheehan, allegedly bragged, “I kicked his ass.”

A witness told police that she saw a group of men assault a man walking down the street and helped identify them. Sheehan was found in Statue Park allegedly still yelling about beating someone up and was placed under arrest.

Back at the Rite Aid lot, police found two females pleading with a man, later identified as Harrington, to get in their vehicle so they could drive him home. Harrington allegedly refused and said he would walk. Officers followed Harrington as he walked around the corner and saw him get into the driver’s seat of a red Volvo. Noting that he appeared to be highly intoxicated, police promptly removed him and put him under arrest, according to the report.

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Robberies

Nov. 4, 10:14 p.m., report of a robbery on Sartwell Ave.

Assaults

Nov. 2, 3:28 p.m., report of an assault at Somerville High School, 91 Highland Ave.

Nov. 3, 8:02 p.m., report of an assault at the Somerville Housing activity center, 530 Mystic Ave.

Nov. 4, 11:54 a.m., report of an assault at 10 River Road.

Nov. 8, 3:59 p.m., report of an assault and battery with a dangerous weapon at Myrtle and Washington streets.

Break-ins

Nov. 2, 12:25 a.m., report of a break-in at 73 Putnam Road.

4:27 p.m., report of a break-in at 25 Kensington Ave.

Nov. 3, 1:43 p.m., report of a break-in at 114 Perkins St.

2:51 p.m., report of a break-in at 153 West Adams St.

6:37 p.m., report of a break-in at 15 Grant St.

10 p.m., report of a break-in at 13 Glendale Ave.

Nov. 4, 4:20 a.m., report of a break-in at 204 Summer St.

6:44 p.m., report of a break-in at 14 George St.

Nov. 5, 4:59 p.m., report of a break-in attempt at 44 Temple St.

8:57 p.m., report of a break-in at 107 Bailey Road

Nov. 6, 2:29 a.m., report of a break-in at 37 Munroe St.

12:55 p.m., report of a break-in at 24 Cameron Ave.

6:24 p.m. report of a break-in at 998 Broadway.

Nov. 8, 1:55 a.m., report of a break-in at 17 Grant St.

8:27 a.m., report of a break-in at 391 Broadway.

6:40 p.m., report of a break-in at 50 Sawyer Ave.

Motor vehicle break-ins

Nov. 2, 9:06 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 5 Morrison Ave.

10:25 p.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at Assembly Square mall,133 Middlesex Ave.

Nov. 3, 12:36 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 110 Pearl St.

9:57 p.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 9 Olive Ave.

Nov. 4, 6:33 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 25 Elm Place.

4:34 p.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 23 Dartmouth St.

6 p.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 217 College Ave.

Larcenies

Nov. 2, 1:52 p.m., report of a larceny at 373 Highland Ave.

Nov. 3, 9:12 a.m., report of a larceny at 291 Beacon St.

9:29 p.m., report of a larceny at 15 Grant St.

Nov. 4, 3:05 p.m., report of a larceny at K-Mart, 77 Middlesex Ave.

Nov. 5, 3:06 p.m., report of a larceny at Staples, 165 Middlesex Ave.

5:07 p.m., report of a larceny at Salvation Army, 483 Broadway.

7:11 p.m., report of a larceny at 199 Summer St.

Nov. 6, 4:25 p.m., report of a larceny at 1 Davis Square.

Nov. 7, 2:11 a.m., report of a larceny at 1366 Broadway.

11:38 a.m., report of a larceny at the Kennedy School, 85 Elm St.

2:47 p.m., report of a larceny at 1 Davis Square.

7:26 p.m., report of a larceny at 0 Davis Square.

9:11 p.m., report of a larceny at K-Mart, 77 Middlesex Ave.

Nov. 8, 4:59 p.m., report of a larceny at Boston Sports Club, 1 Davis Square.

Motor vehicle larcenies

Nov. 4, 9:52 a.m., report of a motor vehicle larceny at 204 Summer St.

5:37 p.m., report of a motor vehicle larceny at 59 Pitman St.

Nov. 5, 10:47 a.m., report of a motor vehicle larceny at 24 Durham St.

Vandalism

Nov. 7, 5:13 a.m., report of vandalism at 350 Broadway.

9:10 p.m., report of vandalism at Winter Hill Market, 269 Broadway.

Motor vehicle vandalism

Nov. 2, 6:35 a.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at Boston and Hamlet streets.

5 p.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at 29 Sycamore St.

Nov. 3, 7:44 p.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at 44 Tower St.

Nov. 4, 8:52 a.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at 50 Middlesex Ave.

6:13 p.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at 72 Elm St.

Nov. 5, 7:31 a.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at 20 Waldo St.

Nov. 7, 10:44 a.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at 21 Jacques St.

Nov. 8, 10:56 a.m., report of a motor vehicle vandalism at 66 South St.

Needle Watch

Nov. 4, 4:07 p.m., report of a hypodermic needle found at 1053 Broadway.

Nov. 7, 11:05 p.m., report of a hypodermic needle found at 4 College Ave.

—Compiled from the daily published logs of Somerville Police by Auditi Guha.

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Four people were arrested on Nov. 2 and charged with defacing public property.

Eleanor Hagopian, 30 and Robert Hagopian, 33, both of 282 Harvard Road, Bolton; Heather Wells, 30, of 20 Clapp St., Abington; and Jonathan Quinn, 31, 205 Ettrick St., Brockton, were nabbed on Somerville Avenue, according to a police report.

While in uniform and on his way home, Sgt. Stephen Carrabino reportedly spotted four people in front of 669 Somerville Ave., allegedly leaning over sidewalk panels that were still wet.

Somerville Avenue is currently in the process of a two-year $20 million dollar renovation, part of which is to replace all of the sidewalk panels on the street.

As a he watched, a woman, later identified as Eleanor Hagopian, allegedly used a stick to carve into the wet cement. Carrabino noted that others in the group appeared to be doing the same thing. All were laughing as they walked up Somerville Avenue toward Porter Square.

Carrabino drove by the wet panels and reportedly found deep gouges in the cement. Three panels were defaced, each of which reportedly cost the city approximately $500 to install. One was inscribed, “Ellie was here.” Scribbles over the other two read “I Eat Bags,” “Tea Bag” and “Blow Me.”

Carrabino called for back up and stopped leaving group. He asked one of them, later identified as Jonathan Quinn, for his ID but the man reportedly refused and asked the officer why. Carrabino explained he wanted to get their information, assess the damage to the sidewalk panels and issue a criminal complaint, if warranted. He told them they were being stopped for damaging city property.

Quinn started to produce his identification along with the two women, but the other man, later identified as Robert Hagopian, allegedly flatly refused.

When other officers arrived, Quinn still wouldn’t give his ID and tried to back away. All four were placed under arrest, according to the report.

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Robberies

Nov. 1, 4:46 a.m., report of a robbery on Knowlton Street.

Assaults

Oct. 26, 2:10 p.m., report of an assault and battery with a dangerous weapon at Somerville High School, 91 Highland Ave.

5:19 p.m., report of an assault at 220 Washington St.

5:52 p.m., report of an assault at 136 Broadway.

Oct. 27, 7:55 a.m., report of an assault at Lyndell's Bakery, 720 Broadway.

Oct. 28, 3:04 p.m., report of an assault at 510 Mystic Ave.

Oct. 30, 9:48 p.m., report of an assault at Glen and Oliver streets.

Oct. 31, 1:55 a.m., report of an assault at 208 Washington St.

2:08 a.m., report of an assault at Stop & Shop, 775 McGrath Highway.

10:17 a.m., report of an assault at 1325 Warren Ave.

Nov. 1, 10:29 a.m., report of an assault at 110 Walnut St.

4:55 p.m., report of an assault at Li'l Peach, 96 Highland Ave.

Break-ins

Oct. 26, 7:49 p.m., report of a break-in at 74 Wheatland St.

10:42 p.m., report of a break-in at 36 Oxford St.

Oct. 27, 4:22 p.m., report of a break-in at Tedeschi, 90 Washington St.

10:37 a.m., report of a break-in at 140A Pearl St.

2:31 p.m., report of a break-in at 34 Waterhouse St.

10:08 p.m., report of a break-in at 19 Century St.

Oct. 28, 6:39 a.m., report of a break-in at 240A Elm St.

2:08 p.m., report of a break-in at 240A Elm St.

2:21 p.m., report of a break-in at 218A Summer St.

2:47 p.m., report of a break-in at 84 Washington St.

Oct. 29, 4:48 p.m., report of a break-in at 39 Temple St.

5:53 p.m., report of a break-in at 74 Wheatland St.

8:57 p.m., report of a break-in at 28 Sunset Road.

Oct. 30, 10:14 a.m., report of a break-in at Taylor Rental, 352 McGrath Highway.

6:04 p.m., report of a break-in at 99 Boston Ave.

10:56 p.m., report of a break-in at 60 Boston Ave.

Nov. 1, 3:33 a.m., report of a break-in at 71 Prospect St.

11:30 a/m., report of a break-in attempt at 69 Grant St.

Motor vehicle break-ins

Oct. 26, 10:14 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 72 Glenwood Road.

6:46 p.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at Home Depot, 75 Mystic Ave.

Oct. 28, 8:13 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 10 George St.

Oct. 29, 7:20 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 117 Yorktown St.

8:11 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 43 Spencer Ave.

8:24 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 63 Victoria St.

8:32 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 50 St. James Ave.

9:41 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 50 Lexington Ave.

10:48 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 44 Cameron Ave.

3:02 p.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at Pritchard Avenue.

6:13 p.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 50 Banks St.

Oct. 30, 7:09 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at Highland Avenue and Porter Street.

Nov. 1, 2:02 a.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at 247 Highland Ave.

4:41 p.m., report of a motor vehicle break-in at Planet Fitness, 5 Middlesex Ave.

Larcenies

Oct. 26, 8:02 a.m., report of a larceny at 52 Burnside Ave.

2:33 p.m., report of a larceny at Home Depot, 75 Mystic Ave.

4:48 p.m., report of a larceny at K-Mart, 77 Middlesex Ave.

6:21 p.m., report of a bike stolen at 278 Beacon St.

7:24 p.m., report of a larceny at Planet Fitness, 5 Middlesex Ave.

Oct. 27, 2:05 p.m., report of a larceny at Citizens Bank, 338 Broadway.

5:20 p.m., report of a larceny at 11 Maine Terrace.

10:32 p.m., report of a bike stolen at the Davis Square T stop on Holland Street.

11:23 p.m., report of a larceny at 26 Central St.

Oct. 29, 10:36 a.m., report of a larceny at 28 Brook St.

2:21 p.m., report of a larceny at 622 Somerville Ave.

2:27 p.m., report of a larceny at 622 Somerville Ave.

4:16 p.m., report of a larceny at TJ Maxx, 105 Middlesex Avenue.

6:36 p.m., report of a larceny at 9 Olive Square.

10:02 p.m., report of a larceny at Planet Fitness, 5 Middlesex Ave.

Oct. 30, 12:03 a.m., report of a larceny at Stop & Shop, 775 McGrath Highway.

7:40 a.m., report of a larceny at 270 Washington St.

Oct. 31, 10:35 a.m., report of a larceny at 32 Kent St.

11:16 a.m., report of a larceny at 35 Morrison Ave.

1:52 p.m., report of a larceny at TJ Maxx, 105 Middlesex Ave.

2:42 p.m., report of a larceny at 4 College Ave.

4:11 p.m., report of a larceny at 33 Mason St.

Nov. 1, 11:59 a.m., report of a larceny at K-Mart, 77 Middlesex Ave.

1:16 p.m., K-Mart, report of a larceny at 31 Curtis Ave.

2:56 p.m., report of a larceny at 1370 Broadway.

4:17 p.m., report of a larceny at K-Mart, 77 Middlesex Ave.

9:09 p.m., report of a larceny at Dollar Tree, 14 McGrath Highway.

Motor vehicle larcenies

Oct. 26, 10:14 p.m., report of a motor vehicle larceny on Thorndike Street.

Oct. 29, 3:22 p.m., report of a motor vehicle larceny at 308 McGrath Highway.

Oct. 30, 8:24 a.m., report of a motor vehicle larceny at 23 Tufts St.

Oct. 31, 10:52 p.m., report of a motor vehicle larceny at 33 Mount Vernon St.

Vandalism

Oct. 27, 7:17 a.m., report of vandalism at Thurston Spa, 393 Medford St.

9:21 a.m., report of vandalism at White Hen Pantry, 730 Broadway.

Oct. 30, 9:19 a.m., report of vandalism at Dunkin Donuts, 14 McGrath Highway.

5:44 p.m., report of vandalism at 64 Bonair St.

11:16 p.m., report of vandalism at 251 Highland Ave.

Oct. 31, 1:11 p.m., report of vandalism at 28 Bartlett St.

8:58 p.m., report of vandalism on Sycamore Street.

Motor vehicle vandalism

Oct. 28, 2:59 p.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at 11 Skehan St.

Oct. 31, 12:19 p.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at 10 Lowell St.

3:28 p.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at 10 Lowell St.

4:42 p.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at Albion and Center streets.

6:52 p.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at 32 Walker St.

Nov. 1, 1:52 p.m., report of motor vehicle vandalism at 49 Conwell Ave.

—Compiled from the daily published logs of Somerville Police by Auditi Guha

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Police made two arrests after one man allegedly tried to stab a couple of people using large metal pliers on Nov. 5. Jeremy Correia, 19, of 33 Governors Ave., Medford, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, disorderly conduct and threat to commit a crime. Joseph Diaz, 22, of 37 Jaques St., was charged with disorderly conduct, according to a police report.

Responding to an assault at 220 Broadway at 12:54 a.m., police met an Everett man who said he was followed by a group he had gotten into a fight with earlier on Jaques Street. As he entered the Dunkin Donuts, the victim alleged that one of the men wearing a red sweatshirt came up to him holding a large metal object in his hands, according to the report. The suspect allegedly threatened to stab him and lunged towards him. The victim said he jumped back and a woman who tried to intervene got struck in the face. The defendant reportedly ran out of the parking lot and dropped the object he was holding.

Police searched the area and found a pair of large metal pliers on the ground. Area patrol was given a description and the defendant was located a few blocks away.

As officers interviewed victims and witnesses at Dunkin Donuts, a man later identified as Diaz, allegedly kept interrupting, despite several warnings. Officers managed to get him back to his car but Diaz allegedly continued to be verbally disruptive, causing a scene and folks to stare until he was placed in custody.

Both victims reportedly refused medical treatment.

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Arrests

Lepoldo Soto, 35, of 1285 Mass. Ave., Dorchester, arrested Nov. 2, 10:03 a.m., on an assault and battery warrant.

Ariful Matubbar, 29, of 45 Loomis St., Malden, arrested Nov. 2, 5:22 p.m., on charges of violating an abuse prevention order.

Eleanor Hagopian, 30 and Robert Hagopian, 33, both of 282 Harvard Road, Bolton, Heather Wells, 30, of 20 Clapp St., Abington, Jonathan Quinn, 31, of 205 Ettrick St., Brockton, arrested Nov. 2, 10:56 p.m., on charges of defacing property.

Irving Moran, 20, of 207 Pearl St., arrested on Nov. 4, 6:16 a.m., on charges of several warrants.

Michael Gangas, 25, of 24 Dana St., arrested on Nov. 4, 6:33 a.m., on charges of a shoplifting warrant.

Douglas Diaz, 21, of 20 River Road, arrested on Nov. 4, 6:36 a.m., on charges of an affray warrant.

Eric Mosley, 32, of 10 River Road, arrested on Nov. 4, 6:50 a.m., on multiple warrants for possession of a Class D drug and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Wagner Deaguiar, 23, of 4 Evergreen Ave., arrested on Nov. 4, 6:58 a.m., on charges of two unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle warrants.

John Lopes, 52, of 36 Madison St., Taunton, arrested on Nov. 4, 9:17 a.m., on three warrants for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Giorgio Petruzziello, 58, of 3 Gillis Drive, North Reading, arrested on Nov. 5, 9:22 a.m., on charges of disorderly conduct and threat to commit a crime.

Joseph Diaz, 22, of 37 Jaques St., arrested on Nov. 5, 12:54 p.m., on charges of disorderly conduct.

Jeremy Correia, 19, of 33 Governors Ave., Medford, arrested on Nov. 5, 12:54 p.m., on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, disorderly conduct and threat to commit a crime.

Aaron Williams, 48, of unknown address, arrested on Nov. 5, 3:06 p.m., on charges of larceny under $250.

Justin Smith, 17, of 373 Salem St., Malden, arrested on Nov. 5, 4:38 p.m., on defacing property warrant.

Carmen Reyes-Otero, 39, of 16E East Brookline St., Boston and Juan Flores, 31, of 18 Abbott St., Lynn, arrested on Nov. 6, 6:38 p.m., on charges of cocaine trafficking, drug violation near a school or park and conspiracy.

Cindy Madrid, 24, of 6 Newtowne Court, Cambridge, arrested on Nov. 6, 7:59 p.m., on a number plate violation warrant.

Nathan Shields, 18, of 21 Putnam St., arrested on Nov. 6, 9:37 p.m., on charges an underage person in possession of liquor.

Mark Willard, 37, of 12 Miner St., arrested on Nov. 7, 8:46 a.m., on charges of a violating an abuse orevention order warrant.

Antonio DaCosta, 30, of 55 Englewood Ave., Everett, arrested on Nov. 7, 8:15 p.m. on charges of a drug possession to distribute warrant.

Daniel Sheehan, 21, of 33 Fuljerson St., Cambridge and Matthew Harrington, 19, of 16 Ellsworth Ave., Cambridge, arrested on Nov. 8, 1:55 a.m., on charges of disorderly conduct.

Roberto Robinson, 53, of11 Brattle St., Arlington, arrested on Nov. 8, 10:23 a.m., on charges of driving on a suspended license and a warrant.

Stanley Resendes, 29, of 42 Oliver St., arrested on Nov. 8, 3:59 p.m., on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon.

Angel Hernandez, 30, of 61 Marshall St., arrested on Nov. 8, 9:14 p.m., on charges license suspended for OUI.

—Compiled from the daily published logs of Somerville Police by Auditi Guha: aguha@cnc.com.

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B. Cocaine; prescription opiates such as OxyContin/Oxycodone; LSD; ecstasy; amphetamine; and methamphetamine.

C. Prescription tranquilizers; mescaline; psilocybin/mushrooms; peyote; and some medium doses of prescription drugs.

D. Marijuana; choryl hydratel; and some lesser doses of prescription drugs.

E. Lighter doses of prescription narcotics.

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• Massachusetts honored Bay State veterans at a State House ceremony today. [Boston Globe]

• The wife of late Marine Capt. Kyle Van De Giesen of North Attleboro gave birth to their second child, Colin Joseph, on Tuesday. Van De Giesen, 29, was killed October 26 in Afghanistan. leaves a legacy with the birth of his son Tuesday. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]

• Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill today to expand veterans benefits to include cash payments for deployments and access to employment. [Boston Herald]

• Steven Tyler publicly denied rumors that he is leaving Aerosmith. [Reuters]

• The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) will reimburse Framingham $52 million for the renovation of Framingham High School, which was completed in 2007. [Boston.com]

• A new lender will be needed to finance the Plymouth Rock Studios construction project. [WickedLocal.com/Plymouth]

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(I had a small part in developing this project contributing some writing.)

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PLAY. MUSIC. HEAL.: neo-traditional struggles, South Louisiana, a wealthy political family, an offshore worker, his pregnant girlfriend, a festival dancer who does pet funerals, and a vegan butcher tell individual stories without listening to each other. If “you can change the world with only three chords”, will they ever listen?

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The proprietor of Mass Inspection wound up under arrest Nov. 5 after allegedly refusing to give a customer the printout of her failed inspection report, then making fun of her and threatening police, according to a report.

Giorgio Petruzziello, 58, of 3 Gillis Drive, North Reading, was charged with disorderly conduct and threat to commit a crime.

At 9:22 a.m., officers Robert Pasqualino and Michael Silva responded to a woman standing by her vehicle at Mass Inspection at 712 Mystic Ave., visibly upset. When she saw the officers, she began crying, saying she’s trying to complete errands while also caring for her dying husband. She told them she needs a new license plate from the Registry of Motor Vehicles because her car failed inspection due to her faded plate.

She reportedly brought her car in for inspection and wanted the proprietor, Giorgio Petruzziello, to give her a printout of her vehicle’s failed inspection report. She told police he became angry and shook his fist in her face, yelling that he doesn’t have to give her anything and chased her out of the establishment, according to the report. She called the police, she said, because she felt afraid of his irrational and aggressive behavior.

Police noted that the entire time she was speaking with them, Petruzziello was pointing and laughing. Officer Silva went into the store to speak with Petruzziello. When asked for his identification, Petruzziello was taken aback and would not give it to him until the officer explained that it is basic police procedure to identify all parties. He allegedly told officers that he was upset because the customer told him the Registry of Motor Vehicles requires a printout of the failed inspection report. 

Silva tried several times to try to speak to Petruzziello, who allegedly kept interrupting, laughing, shaking his head, turning his back and refusing to listen. Silva finally got the woman’s inspection report and told Petruzziello he would be contacting the Somerville Police Traffic Division regarding this incident. Silva gave the woman the printout and advised her of her rights. As they spoke, Petruzziello allegedly began pointing at her and laughing again.

The officers tried to ignore him but that reportedly annoyed him even more. Petruzziello allegedly stormed out of the building, yelling that he wanted Silva’s name, badge number and information. Then he allegedly started to threaten the officer. “You think you’re gonna file a report? You wait until you see the report I’m gonna file against you. Wait until you see who I know,” Petruzziello said, according to the report. “I’m gonna get you. You don’t know who I know. I’m gonna get you! I’m gonna get you! I’m gonna get you!”

As he yelled at the cops, traffic reportedly stopped on Mystic Avenue with people lowering their vehicle windows to better hear the alleged threats. Petruzziello was placed into custody and taken to the Somerville Police Station.

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At about 11:20am, on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, officers from Area A-1 (Downtown) responded to a radio call for a pedestrian struck in the area of Tremont & Winter Streets. On arrival, officers observed and located a 76 year-old unconscious female lying in the street. The victim, suffering from life threatening injuries, was transported to an area hospital. The motor vehicle involved in the accident (a white Ford pick-up truck) is registered to the City of Boston. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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After several calls from the public, the MBTA on Tuesday ordered an oil company to remove a mannequin on a billboard along I-93 that reportedly looked like a person about to jump.

“We received complaints about it, and we agreed it should be removed to avoid unnecessary confusion,” MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said. “We didn’t want it to be a distraction for motorists.”

Pesaturo said the MBTA received several calls from drivers who thought the dummy on a Clickfil billboard near the Boston-Somerville line was a real person.

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LOVE Nothing says “I love you” like a paw in the eye.

i prefer mah lurv boksed up.

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Paul Broderick makes good use of composition and leading lines in today's PotD. The tracks lead you straight away towards Boston and vanish at the small bridge in the distance.

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A woman was hit by a pick-up truck this morning near the intersection of Winter and Tremont Streets. She was taken to Tufts Medical Center with life-threatening head injuries. [WBZ, BPD]

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A restaurant called Daily Grill sounds nothing if a little generic. Luckily, their food is anything but. While the Daily Grill is a popular chain on the West Coast, it's rather new to the East, and the Daily Grill in the Prudential Center is their only New England outpost.

The best deal at the Daily Grill is their Social Hour menu, offered weekdays 4-7pm, Saturday 12-5pm, and all day Sunday. The page-long menu features small plates for only $2.95 (a hot dog, hummus plate, beef sliders, meatloaf sliders, a chicken quesadilla, fried calamari, and mac and cheese) and $3.95 (spinach artichoke dip, crab cake sliders, tuna sashimi, and chicken pot pie). Order a drink and you get your first plate free. Bostonist enjoyed the calamari, some of the most tender we've had, and the sliders, which could be paired with another dish to make a full meal. The chicken pot pie, though, was the real standout, and probably the best deal. For only $4, you get a big bowl heaped with chicken, carrots, peas, onions, and mushrooms in a cream sauce and topped with flaky puff pastry, a perfect antidote for the cold days that are sure to come.

If you're willing to spend a little more money but still want a good deal, try the Daily Grill's Supper Menu. For $28, you get a choice of any salad on the menu, one of five main courses (such as filet mignon with a bleu cheese crust, ala cart at $25), and your choice of a dessert or a glass of wine. That's basically three courses for the price of one - not a bad deal in our books.

Daily Grill is located at 111 Huntington Avenue, at street level below the Prudential mall. They are open Monday-Thursday, 11:30am-10pm, Friday and Saturday, 11am-11pm, and Sunday 11am-10pm.

For more local food writing from Pam Aghababian, check out Cave Cibum.

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Have the Bruins turned the proverbial corner?

After a solid month of alternating ups and downs, followed by a couple of weeks of unqualified downs, the B's finally notched their first honest-to-goodness winning streak of the season, beating the staggering Penguins 3-0 last night at the Garden. Tim Thomas got his second shutout of the season, and the B's held superkid Sidney Crosby to just two shots to earn the win. " It was a lot easier to focus on him, with a lot of the other guys out of their lineup," said Coach Julien, who knows from having a lot of guys out of the lineup.

The game was scoreless until the refs decided that Matt Hunwick's second period goal was, in fact, a goal. That stood until Daniel Paille gave them a 2-0 lead early in the third, and Patrice Bergeron put in an empty-netter to seal the game. It's the second straight time the defending champs were shut out, and the B's are very happy they caught them at the right time. Sayeth Julien:"If you want to be part of those elite teams, you’ve got to be able to compete with them. We did a good job tonight." They'll go for three in a row (!) tomorrow against the Panthers.

The Patriots continue to prepare for this weekend's epic showdown with Indianapolis, and the Globe reports that much of the preparation is alread prepared, since the Colts are so consistent. "We’re not going to go in here and install a new defense in the next couple of days and think that would be a good way to defend one of the best offensive teams, not only this year, but really in the last decade," says Coach Belichick, which surprises us, because we know how Bill likes to spring wacky surprises on his charges.

Teams and agents continue to circle around one another at baseball's winter meetings. We still keep hearing the names Matt Holliday, Roy Halladay, and Adrian Gonzalez as possible new additions to the Red Sox, but they'd like to see what the deal is with Jason Bay first. We're also still waiting to see if Jason Varitek will come back in a diminished role, and frankly the idea of him plugging away for a year or two with the Padres or somebody like that makes us pretty sad. Let's make it happen, guys.

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Well, let's compare the UK and US using OECD data (UK and USA):

- The UK has 2.5 physicians per 1000 people, 10 nurses per 1000, 2.6 acute care beds per 1000, a life of expectancy of 79.1 years, and an infant mortality rate of 4.8 per 1000.
- The US has 2.4 physicians per 1000, 10.6 nurses per 1000, 2.7 acute beds per 1000,life expectancy was 78.1 years, and an infant mortality rate of 6.7 per 1000.

Most people would say that the UK was marginally better than the US overall with the exception of infant mortality where it was considerably better. Why? Because infant mortality is heavily correlated with poverty and an unequal healthcare system- like the US has.

BUT the big difference? There was one stat that I left out. That is the cost of healthcare. For a healthcare system that is comparable but worse in significant ways, the US has to spend a whopping 16% of its GDP. We pay 8.4% of GDP.

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Mummies

If you are among the apparent majority of Boston residents that has the day off today, you have little excuse not to high-tail it to the MFA for its Free Community Day, featuring free admission to its ongoing mummy exhibit The Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt 2000 BC. Museum of Fine Arts, 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Free.

Movies

On a more relevant tip, the Brattle recognizes Veterans' Day with a screening of The Good Soldier (2009), a documentary that follows five veterans from different generations of American combat and learns what they mean when they talk about being "a good soldier." Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. More information, tickets, and showtimes.

Booze

It's yet another Crash Course Wine Seminar, this time focusing on Japan's "rice wine," sake, which people apparently drop into beer? Confusing. The Wine Gallery, 375 Boylston St., Brookline, 7 p.m. $15. More information

Over in West Roxbury, representatives for The Glenlivet will serve the celebrated Scotch at four different ages—12, 15, 18, and 21 years—in order to illustrate whisky basics. Cheese and chocolate will accompany the single malts. Blanchard's Wine and Spirits, 418 LaGrange St., West Roxbury, 7 p.m. $20.

Rock

Austin's White Denim isn't just an accessory for kids in art school. TT the Bear's Place, 10 Brookline St., Cambridge, 9 p.m. $10/$12.

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CAT PHYSICS A cat will expand to fill any surface or container it deems as “mine.”

everyfing iz mine! awl mine!!

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ACCLAIMED INDIE CRAFT DOCUMENTARY "HANDMADE NATION" TO HAVE FREE ENCORE PRESENTATION AT THE BIG TOP ART GALLERY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18^TH, 2009

To celebrate the DVD release of the indie craft documentary Handmade Nation by Faythe Levine, which chronicles the rise of DIY and the new wave of art, craft and design, the New Orleans Craft Mafia and the Big Top Art Gallery are teaming up for a FREE encore presentation of the film, Wednesday November 18^th, 2009.

The film will screen at 8 p.m. sharp at the Big Top’s multi-purpose 1638 Clio Street location. Before and after the screening, beginning at 6 p.m., and running til 10 p.m., the New Orleans Craft Mafia’s members will showcase their handmade and recycled wares for your early holiday shopping pleasure. The Handmade Nation DVD will be available for purchase from NOCM member Miss Malaprop at the event. (It is also available online at http://www.buyolympia.com/handmade.)

Starting in 2006, Levine traveled to 15 cities, logged over 19,000 miles and interviewed more than 80 individuals who are part of a tightly knit crafting community which exists both online through websites, blogs and online stores as well as within local communities around the world in the form of craft fairs, independent boutiques, modern day knitting circles and networking groups like the Craft Mafia. These individuals merge traditional handcrafting techniques with a modern DIY (do it yourself) ethos, combining historical crafting techniques and artisan skills with 21st century aesthetics, punk, politics, feminism and art. Fueled by the common thread of creating, the film explores a burgeoning art community that is based on creativity, determination, and networking.

The New Orleans Craft Mafia and Delgado Community College’s Irma Thomas W.I.S.E. Women Center premiered Handmade Nation to a standing-room-only crowd at Delgado’s Student Life Center in September, with filmmaker Faythe Levine in attendance. The overwhelming success of that event prompted the group to offer a second free screening for the New Orleans community, timed with the film’s DVD release.

For more information about the film, visit: http://www.handmadenationmovie.com. A trailer of the film can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH2HWPfwpOw

For more information about the Big Top Art Gallery, visit: http://www.3rcp.com

For more information on the New Orleans Craft Mafia, visit: http://www.neworleanscraftmafia.com

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