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Mayor Wu will be on “The Daily Show” on Tuesday Night
Tune in. On Tuesday night, Mayor Michelle Wu will appear on The Daily Show, Comedy Central’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program, which discusses the biggest stories [...]
Boston Most Wanted Suspect Arrested in Dorchester Following a Breaking and Entering
At about 2:01 AM, on Saturday, March 15, 2025, officers assigned to District C-11 (Dorchester) arrested Donnell Butler, 36, of Boston, on breaking and entering charges and [...]
MBTA Announces April Service Changes including the Red Line
Service changes are taking place to support critical maintenance work near Boston College, Maintenance of Way work at Bowdoin, signal upgrade work at North Station, work [...]
Dorchester teen charged with assaulting state trooper, second teen facing a firearm offense
BOSTON, March 20, 2025 – A firearm arrest of a 17-year-old juvenile led to an incident last month where several state troopers and Boston police [...]
4-alarm fire in Dorchester on Carson Street
Around 5am this morning BFD was called to 7 Carson Street in Dorchester for a fire. Upon arrival, heavy fire [...]
Mayor Wu vetoes budget cuts to police and fire.
On Monday, Mayor Michelle Wu vetoed cuts to police and fire budgets less than a week after Boston City Councilors voted [...]
Annual Beaches Water Quality Report Card – Dorchester Edition 2024 season
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released their 2023 Beach Season Water Quality Report Card at a press conference with Democratic [...]
Principal Courtney Sheppeck from the Murphy School is leaving for the Blackstone Elementary School in the South End
Dorchester's loss is the South End's gain. For more than 20 years, Courtney Sheppeck has been part of the Richard [...]
Deer blocking traffic in Dorchester on Tuesday
It's not every day you see a deer in the city, but on Tuesday morning, one was spotted on Dot [...]
International Day of Play on City Hall is Tuesday!
Let’s play! On Tuesday, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Early Childhood will host the first International Day of [...]
Erratic driver in a stolen car hits between 15-20 cars in Dorchester
Yikes! WCVB is reporting that an erratic driver hit several vehicles in Dorchester on Centre Street Monday afternoon. BPD said they received a call around [...]
DCR Traffic Advisory – Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester
Beginning on Sunday, June 9, 2024, and continuing through Thursday, June 20, 2024, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will close lanes along Morrissey [...]
Dorchester Workers Union victim to over $6.4M in business email compromise scam
BOSTON – The United States filed a civil forfeiture action today to recover approximately $5,315,746 alleged to be proceeds of a business email compromise (BEC) [...]
3-Alarm Fire in Dorchester with a brief Mayday call.
BFD responded to a call for a fire on Wednesday around 2:45 pm. Heavy smoke and flames were showing at an occupied two-and-a-half-story building at [...]
Former BC High teacher indicted on child rape charge
BOSTON, June 5, 2024 –A Suffolk County grand jury has indicted a Jesuit priest and former teacher at Boston College High School on a charge [...]
Mayor Wu, Boston Celtics + TD Garden Share Watch Party Plans + Safety Prep for NBA Finals
TD Garden & City of Boston to host first-ever watch party at TD Garden BOSTON – Tuesday, June 4, 2024 – Today, Mayor Michelle Wu [...]