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Full Speed Ahead! MBTA Boosts Red Line’s Braintree Branch to 50 MPH Where Possible
Faster than the speed of light…well, not really, like 50 MPH BOSTON – The MBTA today announced the upcoming restoration of speeds on the Red [...]
MBTA and City of Boston Announce Partnership to Improve Bus Reliability by Expanding Transit Signal Priority City-wide
The MBTA and the City of Boston aim to improve bus speed and reliability citywide with a major transit signal priority upgrade as a part [...]
Man Arrested for Firearm and Drug Offenses After Crashing Vehicle into Dorchester Nursery
Earlier this week, a Dorchester resident drove into the building that houses Ashmont Nursery School on Washington Street. The school is working to rebuild and [...]
Focus on retail theft at South Bay Mall results in 73 stay-away orders in last quarter of 2024
From DA Kevin Hayden's Office: BOSTON, January 19, 2025 – As part of a multi-partner initiative targeting store-based crimes, Suffolk prosecutors over the last quarter [...]
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 [...]
Search Warrant In Dorchester Leads To Recovery Of Kilos Of Drugs And A Firearm
At about 12:15 PM, on Friday, April 5, 2024, members of the Drug Control Units of District C-11 (Dorchester) District [...]
$25,000 bail for Bridgewater man involved in violent City Hall incident including biting BPD Officer
BOSTON, April 5, 2024 – A Bridgewater man was ordered held on $25,000 bail today after being charged with initiating [...]
We love a Parade – Especially a Celebratory Championship Parade! Celebrate the Boston high school teams that won State Champs!
On Saturday, Mayor Michelle Wu will celebrate Boston high school sports teams that won the State Championship at a Championship [...]
BPD Missing Person Alert: 16-Year-Old, Je’tyha Garvin, Of Dorchester
BPD Missing Person Alert: 16 year-old Je’tyha Garvin went missing around 6pm on March 10, 2024. Je’tyha is a black female, [...]
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 BOSTON - Wednesday, April 3, [...]
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 the only lottery game he [...]
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 construction—by requiring the state to [...]
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 Places by the National Park [...]
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 Mattapan, Stephanie Ilma, 24, of [...]
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 [...]