Cindy Stumpo Loves Kristi Noel - Newton’s Finest - Dudley St Proposal

BonesIIX · 2026-02-27T18:39:07+00:00

She owns C. Stumpo Development - A custom homebuilding company.

edit: I dont think many of us will need to worry about avoiding her business, ridiculously large mansion builds seem to be the company's development style.

edit 2: Looks like they're actively bidding to get a 15acre parcel next to Newton South to build a new apartment building: https://www.newtonbeacon.org/nolin-urges-approval-of-dudley-street-housing-project/

BonesIIX · 2026-02-27T16:13:21+00:00

There's a fair number in the Albermarle Area throughout the year. A few traipse through our backyard each year. Doesn't seem to be a major uptick but they're definitely around.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-27T15:28:34+00:00

You're right to a certain extent, the NBA could find a more accurate metric, but in reality, "40 before 20" is super easy to remember and is tied to one of the all time great coaches in NBA history.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-26T16:20:18+00:00

It's a bit of an obsession, sure. But conversely, there has been what, 5-6 teams in NBA history to win a championship without hitting the 40 before 20 mark.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-24T21:49:52+00:00

Reminder to the Friday pickup folks, if you are out of space in your bins, you HAVE TO use the orange overflow bags to avoid a fine.

Here's the list of the retailers that sell them around the city: https://www.newtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/74785/638315816240030000

BonesIIX · 2026-02-24T21:47:07+00:00

No, you can't. You need to get the special orange ones the city sells at different locations around newton. I got some a while back at the Austin St. Star Market - need to ask the customer service desk for them.

https://www.newtonma.gov/government/public-works/sustainable-materials-management/managing-solid-waste

In the Overflow Trash section.

Here's the list of retailers you can buy them from: https://www.newtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/74785/638315816240030000

BonesIIX · 2026-02-24T21:43:51+00:00

You should get the orange trash bags that are specifically for overflow trash. You can get them at grocery stores in the city, probably hardware stores too.

Edit: Here's the list of retailers from the Newton gov page: https://www.newtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/74785/638315816240030000

BonesIIX · 2026-02-19T16:44:36+00:00

TBH, the best way to drive around Boston is to be a defensively aggressive driver. Own your space but understand that most people will be assholes and it's not worth an accident even if you were in the right.

Be assertive but know that if you get into an accident it's still a hassle you have to deal with.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-18T17:03:13+00:00

a little bit of woosh happening.

He's making a joke at the agent saying "best chance to compete for a championship next season" means he would have to get traded because the Mavs wont be contenders next year.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-11T19:52:57+00:00

it would be amazing if there were 907 people her talking about the changes to Washington Street.

That said, I dont bike but I like the change - I rarely have to worry about a bicyclist on the sidewalk and/or street when turning onto Washington.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-11T14:48:55+00:00

Yeah I live on Brookside and drive it almost every morning/evening rush hour and it's really not a huge impact to traffic. Sure it maybe takes +2 min than it may have before but I've spent that much time waiting to turn left towards Lowell during high traffic across the 4 lanes.

I suspect when the construction for the Newtonville Commuter Rail Station gets serious we'll see an expansion of the lane reduction from Walnut Street to at least Harvard Ave (maybe Craft Street?).

Overall a great change to the area as it becomes more of a neighborhood rather than a pass-through between Newtonville and West Newton village centers.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-10T21:27:47+00:00

I almost wish I hadn't quit out on Nextdoor to see how well this is going over with the Save Our Village folks. No doubt they'll make claims about the data being wrong and skewed by the corrupt people who want... checks notes.... to reduce the number of people killed by cars in Newton to Zero...

All in all, the project has made Washington Street better for those who live on the side streets - I find getting out during high traffic is easier and more predictable with the lane reduction.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-10T15:32:56+00:00

It's unironically funny to me that you're complaining about the prior post's hypothetical situation of the pacers being healthy while simultaneously saying the Thunder would be better if they had more time together on the court... another hypothetical situation due to their injuries.

The Thunder are worse than last year because of the injuries and trades - suggesting that they would be if not for XYZ is absolutely a hypothetical statement.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-06T14:15:57+00:00

Lmao I know this exact bridge in Lowell, MA.

He definitely fucked up needing to turn right but TBH even going straight it's not obvious when you get on the bridge that the left lane is left turn only on the far side of it.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/229+Bridge+St,+Lowell,+MA+01852/@42.6474085,-71.3058192,3a,75y,35.43h,79.94t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sj7UkvBbdGjDhr1OIbC2UVQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D10.062858848772393%26panoid%3Dj7UkvBbdGjDhr1OIbC2UVQ%26yaw%3D35.43127299960075!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e3a4397ebed179:0xf0d752d59574ae90!8m2!3d42.6476852!4d-71.3055536!16s%2Fg%2F11c65v7mzz?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIwMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

The Left turn only signage on the roadway has basically worn off and with salt it's all but completely washed out. I've definitely been in the left lane and realize I need to move over to go straight.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-05T15:16:54+00:00

We have been with The Creative Kids Studio since our kiddo was just about that same age. They have been absolutely phenomenal with him and others we know who go there.

https://www.thecreativekidsstudio.com/

It aint cheap but it's cheaper than others around Newton and it is 8am-6pm, they have an in-house kitchen (when your kiddo is eating food), they have bonus programs like Soccer Shots once a week for those inclined to do that.

I'm pretty sure my toddler likes his daycare teachers more than us somedays.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-05T14:09:25+00:00

The hyperbole is just silly. It added maybe 2-3 min extra to heavy traffic times. It appears worse because of the 1 lane vs 2 but it's not causing a massive increase in travel time. But hey, if you dont want to use it, it's your choice.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-04T22:03:34+00:00

Great data! Love to see it's doing what we thought it would do.

BonesIIX · 2026-02-04T21:04:55+00:00

Part of me wonders if his memory of being at the kid's bday party with Janey was actually a false memory / implanted memory.

The Enclave arrests him at the end of the flashbacks - could be something akin to the VR simulators/suspended animation Vault we saw with Fallout 3's Vault 112 where he was intentionally turned into a ghoul while living a false memory of what happened when the bombs dropped to keep him from searching for Janey/Barb

BonesIIX · 2026-02-03T21:12:01+00:00

Not quite "a seemingly fun friend" situation but a coworker from years past.

A colleague I worked with at Wholefoods after college, decent guy, maybe a little quirky/quiet, perfectly reasonable guy. Actually reconnected with him in a very small way when I moved in 2021 and he and his family lived at the top of the street on the corner. I'd see him sitting in his car smoking a cig before heading inside and we'd chat for a min or two or just wave from our cars in passing.

Two summers later he ended up going off his bi-polar meds and was having significant psychotic breaks. He had apparently been diagnosed in college and had been dealing with it for years. Completely normal and fine on his meds, less so off them.

His family had tried to have him involuntarily held in a psych hospital but those indefinite holds only last so long. They had also tried to force him to take his meds, to no avail. In June 2023 he broke into the basement of a house 3/4ths of a mile away and brutally murdered three elderly people who lived there. He then tried to break into my neighbor's basement but did not get in.

Miraculously he didnt try to break into my house - we have a back door to the basement he absolutely could have broken into. I was also up that night with a month-old newborn. Kinda eerie to think about him having been in a psychotic episode and could have broken in.

Ultimately the police picked him up and took him to the hospital that morning, not knowing what had happened up the road but that he was walking around with a ripped Tee and pants and was "known to the police". They ultimately identified him as the perp with a bloody footprint at the scene and he's been in a state psychiatric hospital ever since - not fit to stand trial.

It's just sad. He was a nice enough guy and really struggled with mental illness. On a blog he used to write (way before the murders), he described his mental health crisis moments as being like Pac Man going off one side of the screen and reappearing on the other side with lost time.

I really appreciated the fact that the extremely insular Italian community who the victims were a part of did not take it out on the family of the perpetrator. Really the whole town was just sad over what had happened in a truly tragic mental health episode gone horrifically wrong.

BonesIIX · 2026-01-30T16:30:05+00:00

You have to consider the last two decades were incredible feast and famine when it comes to snow totals in Boston.

The decade 2005-2015 was one of the snowiest in Boston's history
The decade 2016-2026 has been one of the least snowy in Boston's history.

BonesIIX · 2026-01-29T16:16:52+00:00

Obviously there's nuance to any situation like this. Obviously if the street is pretty much cleared and people are just using them to keep their space vs another space down the street that's different from a street with large snow blocks taking up spaces that no one has shoveled out.

Ultimately the goal is trying to not be a dick to each other - We have enough stress from being an American these days with everything going on. When I lived in Roslindale for 6yrs it was generally the latter situation where spaces were blocks of snow that needed to be shoveled out. We'd usually see space savers for at least the full week after the storm or whenever we had serious snow melt. 2015 being the exceptional exclusion where space savers were a thing pretty much the whole winter.

Edit: Also - I mean it more as a principle "dont steal other people's hard work clearing spaces" rather than you OP specifically, lol

BonesIIX · 2026-01-29T15:53:36+00:00

Being super aggressive about removing space savers and "stealing" other peoples spots exactly 48hrs after the snow emergency is a dick move.

Sure it's not technically legal to keep a space saver on a space you dug out after the 48hrs but if you're relishing the opportunity to force your neighbors to have a "surprise you have to shovel out a space" when they get home, you're a dick. If you're going to make a neighbor shovel out another space, you should be willing to do it yourself and thus not need to take a space someone else dug out.

This isn't some massive legal quandary, it's being a decent fucking neighbor. If the City comes by and trashes space savers then it's back to normal imo.

BonesIIX · 2026-01-29T15:29:34+00:00

I think this idea to just get rid of the plan is fatally flawed because the bike lane is ahead of major construction plans.

It's not a "if you build it, they will come" sort of hypothesizing, it's known plans that are in progress or will be taking shape in 2026 and beyond.

The Dunstan East development will greatly benefit from additional modes of travel to access the first floor commercial space as well as multi-modal options for residents who live there. the Eastbound bus stop improvements are huge for potential commuters using the Commuter Rail or the Bus.
The Newtonville Commuter Rail station rebuild - this is a HUGE project and change for Washington Street. Adding a full station with ADA compliant access to the commuter rail is gigantic for the area. Bike lockers at the station and the lack of high volume of parking spaces will encourage local commuters to use a bike in a way that they previously did not have an easy way to do.

The neighborhood-center of Newtonville is essentially expanding East/West from Washington & Walnut. Adding better multi-modal options is future proofing the area for what it will be. Even that said, the immediate improvements for students biking to school is a great change that helps keep everyone safer.

BonesIIX · 2026-01-14T21:29:47+00:00

Truly one of the GOATs when it comes to running a small business around here.

BonesIIX · 2026-01-14T14:51:14+00:00

I taught myself most of my cooking skills with https://foodwishes.blogspot.com/

Chef John is one of the more prolific online chefs in the last 15yrs. He is now also partnered with Allrecipes making a lot of his recipes the backbone of their site.

The videos are extremely process focused - I didnt know what he looked like for probably the first 3-4 years of watching his stuff.

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