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Week in Review: Tsarnaev Pleads Not Guilty

Here are some of our top stories of the week around Back Bay.

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Marathon Bombing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

The man accused of bombing the Boston Marathon at the finish line in Back Bay was arraigned in federal court today on 30 charges including including charges of using weapons of mass destruction and murder. Seventeen of the charges carry a potential death penalty sentence. 

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, appeared before Judge Marianne B. Bowler at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston on Wednesday afternoon. 

Police: Malden Woman Charged with Pulling a Knife on a Couple

A Malden woman asked Boston Police Officers if there was a warrant out for her arrest at about 7 p.m. on July 10 near Copley Square. Officers confirmed that there was a warrant out of Boston Municipal Court for assault with a dangerous weapon from an incident that took place in March of 2012 for Halimah Martin of 185 Main Street, Malden.

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New Traffic Lights Near Public Garden Working

Last month, we told you about the new traffic lights put up along the Boston Public Garden at the intersection of Marlborough Street and Arlington Street, in the area that separates the Back Bay from Beacon Hill. As of earlier this week, the lights were up, operational and working. 


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