Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2023
Maureen Dahill2023-12-29T11:04:56-05:00As 2023 draws to a close, we look back at the most-read posts of the year as a little time capsule of what was going on in the neighborhood! Everything [...]
BPD Community Alert: Do you recognize this individual In relation to an armed robbery of postal worker in Dorchester
Maureen Dahill2023-12-29T09:06:09-05:00BPD Community Alert: Detectives assigned to District C-11 (Dorchester) are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the pictured individual involved in an armed robbery with a firearm incident that occurred at [...]
Dorchester teen is home after three months recovering from being shot
Maureen Dahill2023-12-28T14:50:53-05:00An early Christmas gift! A Dorchester teenager is home with her family three months after being critically wounded by gunfire back in September. 11-year-old Johan Howard, 16-year-old Juliana Howard, and [...]
45 Years Later: Fire Victim Reunited with Boston Firefighter that rescued him.
Maureen Dahill2023-12-28T10:01:56-05:00We love this! What a perfect way to close out 2023! Forty-five years ago, Boston firefighter Joe Gilmore, Engine 18, recused siblings from their burning home in Dorchester. On Wednesday, [...]
Two sheep on the “lamb” on Christmas Eve near Andrew Square
Maureen Dahill2023-12-25T09:37:05-05:00Never a dull moment It’s not every day you see two sheep, one black, one white, walking down a city street. Sure, we’ve seen dogs, cats, even turkeys, but not [...]
311 Report of the Day: Christmas Chicken in the Wild
Maureen Dahill2023-12-24T12:26:48-05:00According to Universal Hub, a 311 report was filed on Saturday for a possibly injured chicken in the park - just roaming around.
Local 718 Boston Firefighters Spreading Some Christmas Joy to Local Fire Victims
Maureen Dahill2023-12-24T09:14:23-05:00"Our mission doesn't end when the fire is out." Back in November, a 6-alarm fire tore through multiple homes in Dorchester on Ellington Street, leaving many families displaced over the [...]
Two juveniles arrested for assault and battery of elderly carolers
Maureen Dahill2023-12-21T12:24:02-05:00From BPD News: At about 3:05 PM, on Sunday, December 17, 2023, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) responded to Johnston Road for a report of an assault and battery [...]
Mayor Wu to Issue a Formal Apology to Alan Swanson + Willie Bennett over Actions Taken during the Charles Stuart Case
Maureen Dahill2023-12-19T16:46:25-05:00Here’s a little background info: There’s a new docuseries on HBO re: the Charles Stuart Case that took place in 1989 in Boston – Murder in Boston -Roots, Rampage & [...]
Dorchester Swindler sentenced to 18-months in prison for scheme to defraud a friend of more than $1.5M
Maureen Dahill2023-12-19T13:04:54-05:00With friends like him, who needs enemies? See below. BOSTON – A New Jersey man was sentenced today in connection with his scheme to defraud a friend of more than [...]