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Aww, rats! We made the Orkin’s America’s rattiest cities list
Gross! According to the Orkin’s Top 50 Rattiest Cities 2023 List, Boston is listed as lucky #13. A few years ago, Boston had the second highest number of rat [...]
On the Same Page – Emerson College Non-Profit + Henderson Upper School Join Forces
Everyone deserves the opportunity to be part of a story The Henderson Inclusion Upper School has recently partnered with On the Same Page - a [...]
Celtics are Back for Another Season!
Let’s go, Celtics! The expectations for this year’s Celtics are high – they are predicted to be the ones to beat – especially with the [...]
Dorchester Native Honored At Greater Boston Plumbing Contractors Associations Industry Appreciation Night
Plumbing industry leaders Harry Brett and Hugh Kelleher honored with Lifetime Achievement awards; Boston Celtics broadcaster and former player Brian Scalabrine and Massachusetts Senator Nick [...]
Group of teens attack a tow truck driver on Monday in Dorchester
NBC10 Boston is reporting that a group of teens attacked a tow truck driver on Monday around 9pm. Between six [...]
DCR wants to remove the Ryan Playground wading pool and some residents aren’t happy..
UPDATE: The Dorchester Reporter is reporting that the DCR has has agreed to halt plans to start this project this [...]
Redistricting Hearing at City Hall on Tuesday
Be informed. Get involved. The Boston City Council will hold a Redistricting Public Hearing on Tuesday evening from 5:00-7:00pm. This [...]
BPD Officers Recover a Loaded Firearm After a Traffic Stop in Dorchester
From BPD News: At about 7:50 PM, Friday, October 07, 2022, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force, along [...]
City Council vote to raise their own salaries
The Boston Herald is reporting that Boston City Councilors voted unanimously on Wednesday to raise their pay by $10,000 more [...]
Window Washer dies at JFK Library on Wednesday
The Boston Globe is reporting that a window washer working inside the JFK Library in Dorchester fell between five and [...]
Franklin Park Zoo’s Anala the tiger experiencing serious health issues
Boston, Mass.; Oct. 3, 2022 – The staff at Franklin Park Zoo announced today that Anala, a 17-year-old female tiger, is experiencing serious age-related health [...]
UPDATE: 17-year-old has been arrested for shooting near Jeremiah E. Burke School in Dorchester
Update from BPD News: On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at about 9:34 am, Officers assigned to District B-2 responded to a report of a person [...]
Death Investigation in the Area of 38 Westville Street in Dorchester
From BPD News: At about 12:40 AM, on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, officers assigned to District C11 (Dorchester), responded to a report of a person [...]
6-alarm fire in Dorchester began in the childhood home of Wahlberg family.
The Dorchester home where Mark and Donnie Wahlberg’s family grew up was damaged by fire Sunday. The six-alarm blaze started at 25 Peverell St. around [...]
Update: Fatal Pedestrian Crash Involving Multiple Vehicles on 93 in Dorchester
UPDATE From MSP News: At approximately 2:30 AM today Massachusetts State Police responded to Route 93 south, prior to Exit 12, in Dorchester for an [...]
Councilors Arroyo, Fernandes Anderson Present Redistricting Map to Boston City Council
BOSTON – District Councilors Ricardo Arroyo (District 5) and Tania Fernandes Anderson (District 7) presented a map for consideration as the Council undergoes the redistricting process. Councilors [...]