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Investigation Update: About 8:15 PM, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, officers and detectives assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) arrested John Kennedy, 38, of Dorchester, in the area of 13 Westcott Street. At [...]

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, and the Boston Public Library is celebrating with three brand-new library card designs! The new cards were selected from more than 400 submissions inspired by the BPL’s [...]

Heading out of town for Labor Day Weekend? You might want to get an early start. AAA released its Labor Day Weekend travel forecast, and the best advice is pretty [...]

On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, officers assigned to the citywide Neighborhood Engagement Safety Team (NEST) arrested Dale Clarke, 29, of Dorchester, on various drug-related offenses. About 6:12 PM, police observed a group [...]

With the primaries called, incumbents Senator Ed Markey, Congressman Stephen Lynch, and State Senator Nick Collins remained party frontrunners, while Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue topped the conservative ticket. Collins’ [...]

BOSTON - Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - Mayor Michelle Wu today announced Marcus McNeill as the new neighborhood liaison for Mid-Dorchester, Isabella Carr as the new neighborhood liaison for Charlestown, and Abdullah [...]

On Saturday, August 29, 2026, officers assigned to the Scooter Interdiction Team conducted a targeted enforcement operation focused on scooters and mopeds. The initiative was organized in response to ongoing [...]

Returning to the Council Chambers after the birth of her son, Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata filed a new ordinance that would provide city employees with their full salary for the [...]

BOSTON – Friday, August 28, 2026 – The City of Boston Election Department is reminding voters that the State Primary is Tuesday, September 1, 2026. This election will determine the [...]

A man has been convicted of first-degree murder in connection with a deadly 2023 shooting on Geneva Avenue in Dorchester. According to Universal Hub, a Suffolk Superior Court jury convicted [...]