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A dreadlocked street artist’s effort to cash in on last year’s light-board bomb scare has one high-ranking Hub official vowing she’ll reach into the jokester’s pockets to grab a share of any profits for the city. Boston City Council President Maureen Feeney told the Herald last night she “cannot believe” guerrilla marketer Peter Berdovsky is now selling art spliced with scenes of the chaos he cooked up. “He continues to poke a finger in the eye of the people of Boston,” said Feeney. Feeney, who said she’s still offended by the Jan. 31 cartoonish caper that cost $2 million, said...

Prosecutors said they would not pursue charges against two men who planted electronic devices around the city as part of a botched advertising campaign after the pair apologized Friday for causing a bomb scare. Peter Berdovsky, 27, and Sean Stevens, 28, also performed community service at a rehabilitation center in a deal with prosecutors. In contrast to their first court appearance in January, when they mugged for the camera and waved to friends in the courtroom, the men offered contrite apologies and said they never expected the stunt to cause any turmoil. "I deeply regret that this incident caused such...