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Mayor Wu + BAA Announce the Fastest Bostonian Awards at the 128th Boston Marathon
BOSTON – Monday, April 15, 2024 – Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the recipients of the second annual awards [...]
Guess what? Morrissey Blvd at Norwood Street will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday
Beginning on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, and continuing through Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will implement a lane closure [...]
Dorchester Man Facing Many Charges for Scamming People with a Fake Room Rental
A 23-year-old Dorchester man is facing several charges in multiple cases accusing him of scamming people out of thousands of dollars through fraudulent room rental [...]
BPD Community Alert – Do you recognize these individuals involved in shots fire in Dorchester.
BPD Community Alert: Detectives assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the pictured individuals in a shots fired incident that occurred [...]
Mayor Wu Announces 2024 Neighborhood Coffee Hours Series
BOSTON – Thursday, April 4, 2024 – Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the [...]
Mayor Wu Announces Second Round of Space Grant Awardees, Providing Local Businesses with New Storefronts
$4,575,000 in American Rescue Plan funding will support 37 Boston entrepreneurs opening new storefronts in vacant spaces throughout the city [...]
Dorchester man wins $1 Million on a Scratch Ticket
Way to go! Walter Murphy, of Dorchester, won the seven-figure payday playing the “$2,000,000 50X Cashword” $10 scratch-off game. It's [...]
Senate acts to protect firefighters, increase “hot work” safety
BOSTON (3/28/2024)—Last week the Senate unanimously passed legislation to boost safety for people conducting “hot work”—welding, plasma cutting, and spark-producing [...]
Upham’s Corner neighborhood is now officially a Historic District by the National Parks Services
BOSTON –Recently, the Upham’s Corner neighborhood was designated a historic district and is listed in the National Register of Historic [...]
BPD arrest three after an “unruly party” in Dorchester.
At about 4:15 AM, on Sunday, March 31, 2024, officers assigned to District C-11 (Dorchester) arrested Luca Delguado Santos, 20, of [...]
Street Cleaning returns April 1st!
It’s baaaaack! It’s that time of year again! Birds are chirping. It’s staying light out later and the big yellow street sweeper will be cleaning [...]
A big thank you to Dorchester from the Woods School of Irish Dance
We would like to send our sincere appreciation to the following Dorchester establishments, Lucy's Tavern, The Erie Pub, Landmark, Blasis Cafe, Dorset Hall, The Lower [...]
White Stadium Reno Plans are Moving Forward
Back in December, a new plan to renovate White Stadium in partnership with a pro women's soccer team was revealed, and it stirred a bit [...]
Mayor Wu Announces a New Season of Open Streets
Family-friendly, pedestrian-focused event is expanding to Hyde Park, in addition to existing five neighborhoods BOSTON – Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – Mayor Michelle Wu today [...]
Dorchester Man is sentenced to 17-20 years in prison for killing of a local mom.
BOSTON, March 25, 2024 –A Dorchester man convicted last month of manslaughter in a 2020 Independence Day celebration shooting death of a woman received a [...]
Dorchester Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
BOSTON – A Dorchester man pleaded guilty today to receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM) obtained via Zoom chat rooms. Beau Christopher Benson, 35, pleaded [...]