Assistant Metro Editor
Coakley is the assistant editor of Globe West. He joined the Globe in 1988 after working for newspapers in Torrington, Conn., Annapolis, Md., Baltimore, Denver, and Sacramento, Calif. He previously worked as an editor in Globe South and Globe Northwest and on the City Desk.
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Newton
Update on bike campaign Monday
By Tom Coakley , Globe Staff
The city’s Bicycle Advisory Committee will sponsor the second annual Newton Bike Update on Monday, from 6 to 7 p.m., at the War Memorial Auditorium in City Hall. The League of American Bicyclists has just given Newton a bronze award for its efforts to become a Bicycle Friendly Community — up from an honorable mention last year. Newton bicycle coordinator Lois Levin will be joined at the update by Mayor Setti Warren, city transportation director Bill Paille, and members of the Board of Aldermen, the Police Department, and the Bicycle Advisory Committee. They will explain the bronze award, highlight Newton’s new bicycle lanes, show where the next lanes will go, and discuss bicycling education, safety, and enforcement. For details, contact Levin at 617-527-1237.
A month of fear and bullets
By Kevin Cullen and Tom Coakley , Globe Staff
A few weeks ago, minutes before the faithful would leave, a loud crackle sounded and wisps of smoke hung in the air. Two bullets had pierced the sanctuary of the Blue Hill Revival Center in Mattapan.
Dorchester man slain; Motive sought
By Tom Coakley , Globe Staff
Bloodstains in the dirty snow on the sidewalk in front of a Boyd Street house were testimony to another killing yesterday, two blocks from the AMC Market where store owner Manuel Monteiro was gunned down last Monday.
Streets claim life of one who sought refuge
By Tom Coakley , Globe Staff
The stabbing death Wednesday night of Joanne Samuel tore apart the daily fabric of life at the Boston Police Department’s Area B station on Dudley Street.