MURDER AT FENWAY PARK

The body of Dominic "Rizzo" Cezane was discovered early in the morning of January 29th by Fenway security guard Peter Rutter. "I've never seen anything so disgusting since Vietnam." The body was found in the left field section of Fenway Park as Rutter was making his morning round. Cezane, a regular in the area, was apparently visiting his girlfriend, Marilyn Faith Ciancio, and had left to go home in the early evening. Police do not suspect theft as a motive due to the large amount of money left in Cezane's wallet. Police recovered some quantity of cocaine from Cezane's orange '79 Ford Pinto when they found a large amount of cash still in his pockets. Due to the possible link to drugs, the police are not releasing any details until the Police continue to look for Cezane's girlfriend, who they have been unable to find since the incident.

MISSING GIRL TURNS UP IN SEWER NEAR HARVARD BRIDGE

Melissa Fortier's 10 year old body, missing since January 25th, turned up on February 2nd, the apparent victim a brutal bludgeoning just a few hours previous. Melissa had been reported missing since her mother and father were involved in a domestic violence case 2 days earlier and her body has now been found in the mouth of a sewer spillway near Harvard Bridge. The girl's father, John Fortier, had apparently gotten drunk and decided to beat on his wife, Lisa and their daughter Melissa. It was discovered that Lisa was knocked unconscious by John in the evening. Then neighbors reported hearing crying and shouts of "please stop you are hurting Mommy.". That was the last anyone saw or heard from little Melissa Fortier alive.. Apparently John's actions had attracted the attention of a samaritan, who stepped in and saved both mother and child by murdering him. In a bizaar twist to this incident, John Fortier was found dead in the couples apartment when paramedics arrived on the scene on a 911 tip from a neighbor. Lisa Fortier awoke from her coma a few days ago and has told police and investigators she has no recollection of anyone trying to "Hold John off me and Melissa." "John was a mean one and someone real big must have gotten offended with his improper behavior," Lisa said as she broke out in tears muttering her late daughter's name. Police suspect some collusion between John Fortier and other crime elements in the area.

SUSPECTED ARSON IN CHINATOWN

A low-rent apartment building in Chinatown burned nearly to the ground on the evening of February 5th, killing 5 people and injuring 2 in the process. "We suspect some kind of fuel heater caused this as the fire was very hot. We have laws disallowing these kinds of heaters from high density residences," said Fire Chief Bill Trenton. The building owner, George Kostopolous of Brighton, claims that he was getting ready to begin some renovations on the building to bring it up to code. The building had been condemned by the Health Board just weeks before, making the alleged arson into a suspected insurance fraud case. The 5 killed in the fire were all found in the 2nd floor corner apartment. All too normal for these kind of cases, there have been no witnesses to come forward and explain what happened that night.

MUSINGS OVER A GOOD CUP OF JOE

The latest addition to Harvard Square is the gourmet coffeehouse The Seven Muses. But it's not simply a coffeehouse. Similar to the many cyber-cafes" it tries to draw customers with more than coffee. It also boasts of being an arts center, hosting painting and sculpture exhibitions, poetry and music, and other eclectic cultural offerings. In its early days, Muses is already boasting a line up of many local artists. Proprietor Yuri Rodchenko remains demure, "I wanted to fill a need. I like good art. I like good coffee." This early, business is perking up quite well. The line up of multi-cultural events reads like a Lollapalooza of entertainment. Meanwhile, the art exhibits are like a mixed blend of local new talents and seasoned experience. The Seven Muses' atmosphere draws from the comfortable intimacies of the 60's and the spatial sensibilities of the 90's. And, of course, the fresh coffee and New Orleans-style homemade beignets are absolutely to die for. The cyber-cafes and Starbucks have spawned a new direction in the coffeehouse fad.

THE BIG DIG GETS BACK ON TRACK

The project that began 2 years ago is still underway. And after so much time, you'd think that people would be able to see more progress than is apparent. But since so much of the work has taken place below ground, progress has been hard to notice. But all that's going to change soon. The effort to build a new central artery through the middle of Boston is well underway and starting to get back on track after a few legal entanglements. "Most of the stumbling blocks have come from historical societies. There's just so much stuff down there you wouldn't believe it," says project engineer leader Brian Hemstreet. Designed to ease the traffic from the center of Boston, the "Big Dig" began digging about 2 years ago. Once they started, they found a whole host of things beneath the soil that no one had expected to ever see again. "We have a duty to preserve as much from the colonial period as we can," says Boston Antiquary Society executive Gordon Oviatt. Now that the legal entanglements have been resolved, the final stages of the digging can now get underway.

INVESTMENT JOURNALIST MICHAEL LAMB MOVES TO GLOBE

He has the business sense of a season CEO, the quick wit and instincts of a NYSE trader, and the influence of a Rockerfeller. He is Michael Lamb, formerly of WBZ Channel 4 news. "he is the premiere financial journalist of the Boston area and we seized the opportunity," said Globe PR representative Milla Grauman. "They basically made me an offer I couldn't refuse," jokes Lamb. With the move to print, Lamb is now able to reach a more focused audience of readers. Acknowledging the loss, WBZ commented that Lamb's influence was of great benefit to their viewers. "We are happy he has moved on to a good position, though we'd of course like to have been able to keep him here." As a financial writer, Lamb is well-respected in the financial community. Lamb will be authoring a column on corporate investment strategies. With the Globe's huge circulation, they no doubt will reap some of the regards from acquiring Lamb.