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Boston Harbor Now Releases “Harborwalk 2.0” Toolkit to Promote Accessible, Resilient Waterfront Design
Toolkit principles to guide Boston Harbor Now advocacy around future development projects BOSTON – Boston Harbor Now today released Visualizing Harborwalk 2.0, a toolkit for designing [...]
UPDATE: 3 arrested in Dorchester after a standoff following a robbery of a barber shop – suspects identified
Update: At about 4:00 PM, on Thursday, July 11, 2024, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) responded to the area of 479 Blue Hill Avenue [...]
5 people shot in Dorchester on Wednesday night including an 11-year-old
BPD Community Alert: At about 9:48 PM, on Wednesday, July 10th, 2024, Officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) responded to a report of five (5) [...]
Dorchester resident and Former Mayor Marty Walsh got hitched to his longterm girlfriend Lorrie Higgins
Best Wishes! After 20 years of being together, Dorchester native, former Mayor of Boston, and Biden’s former labor chief, Marty Walsh, tied the knot with [...]
Dead Body found in Backyard of Dorchester Home
BPD is investigating the death of a person whose body was found in the backyard of a home on Washington [...]
Reimagining White Stadium Community Meeting
Finally! The City of Boston has issued a request for proposals for the renovation of White Stadium in Franklin Park. The [...]
Two Suspects Arrested for Drug Trafficking After Traffic Stop in Dorchester
At about 12:51 AM, on Monday, July 10, 2023, an officer assigned to District C-11 (Dorchester) arrested Lenin Pimentel, 23, [...]
Deadly shooting overnight in Dorchester
NBC10 Boston is reporting that the victim of an overnight shooting in Dorchester died on scene. BPD responded to a [...]
13-year-old girl shot in Dorchester on Fourth of July
The Boston Herald is reporting that a teenage girl was shot on the Fourth of July while walking down Bowdoin [...]
City Councilor-at-Large Michael Flaherty will not run for reelection this year.
Well, this is big news! South Boston native and City Councilor-at-Large Michael Flaherty announced on Wednesday that he would not [...]
City Council President Ed Flynn Releases a Statement re: Councilor Lara’s recent car crash + violations
On Friday, City Councilor Kendra Lara crashed into a house after she veered off of the road on Centre Street. WBUR reports that a police report shows [...]
“Tinky” the Yorkie dog-napped from a backyard in Dorchester – but there is a happy ending
On Sunday morning, JC Simcock came out to his backyard to check on his two Yorkshire terriers to discover that Tiny - a six-year-old - [...]
BPD Community Alert: Do You Recognize This Individual Following an Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon in Dorchester
BPD Community Alert: Detectives assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) are seeking the public’s help to identify the individual in the image below in relation to [...]
BPD Public Safety Reminders to support a safe and family friendly July 4th weekend in Boston
The Boston Police Department wants all adults and children in the City to have an enjoyable July 4th weekend. Here are a few reminders to [...]
Deer spotted in Dot near UMass Boston
A fawn (looks like a fawn, right?) was spotted in Dorchester on Friday off of the UMass campus along the water's edge. Deers have been [...]
Annual Beaches Water Quality Report Card – Dorchester Edition
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released its annual Metropolitan Beaches Water Quality Report Card this week, just in time for this year’s Fourth of July [...]