What was once Unpleasant Street is now uncommon street and better than ever! David and Aprille Lindbuam were on South Shore Live on October 15th talking about some of their upcoming events. This is David and Aprille’s 11th year scaring the neighbors and anyone else who visits! Uncommon Street is in Braintree and if you dont visit them on Halloween, you’ll be missing out! There is no website up yet for Uncommon street, but if you have any questions or comments about Uncommon Street, you can contact David and Aprille at webmaster@unpleasantstreet.com, find their page on facebook, or subscribe to their youtube channel!

This week the virtual web surfing is all about Braintree (where I actually lived for 6 years on Hollis Avenue). And I guess now that I’ve Googled the heck out of the town…I can sum it up with 3 names:  Silk, Sacco & Thayer. Read on and you’ll get the gist.

Of course, the first thing that popped into my head was the Sacco and Vanzetti case.  Remember these guys? They were two Italian-born laborers and anarchists who were tried, convicted and executed via electrocution on August 23, 1927 in Massachusetts for the 1920 armed robbery and murder of a pay-clerk and a security guard in Braintree, Massachusetts.  In April 2010, Braintree will host a 3-day event for the 90th anniversary of the murder of the 2 payroll clerks Federick Parmenter and Alessadandro Berardell. The day will include a mock trial form the day. (thank you Jim Regan! from BELD).

Worth noting that robberied in Braintree are way down according to CityRating, a great place to catch the city stats for crime, school,etc.

Speaking of the law, whether you are in Braintree and any other city and town in Massachusetts, there are a few dumb laws still on the books that could technically land you in jail. Here is a great list that made us roll on the floor. Check out the dumblaws website.

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