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Death Investigation At 12 Greenock Street In Dorchester – Woman fatally shot
From BPD News: At about 5:26 AM, on Saturday, September 9, 2023, officers assigned to District B-3 (Dorchester/Mattapan) responded to 12 Greenock Street for a [...]
Woman Struck by Lightning on Saturday at Savin Hill Beach
A woman was rushed to a Boston area hospital after being struck by lightning on Saturday afternoon, police said. State police say first responders were [...]
Man slashed with machete in fight over domino game in Dorchester
Last month, a man was charged with assault and battery for allegedly attacking two men, cutting one's face, while playing dominoes in Dorchester at Harambee [...]
Mayor Wu Declares Heat Emergency September 7-8
OPENS 15 BCYF COOLING CENTERS TO ALL RESIDENTS BOSTON – Thursday, September 7, 2023 – Today, Mayor Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency in the [...]
Flagging Accuracy at Dorchester Beaches ranged from 13-54% for the 2020 and 2021 Beach Seasons
On July 28, 2022 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay issued a mid-summer special report on beach posting and flagging [...]
Death Investigation in the Area of 215 Norwell Street in Dorchester
Update: At about 12:06 PM on Monday, August 1, 2022, District B-3 (Mattapan) officers responded to a report of a [...]
19-year-old wearing a ski mask arrested with loaded gun near where three teens were shot.
From BPD News: At about 12:30 AM, on Sunday, July 31, 2022, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force [...]
Three teens shot after leaving a party in Dorchester
The Boston Herald is reporting that three teens suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds after leaving a party in Dorchester on Saturday [...]
Juvenile male shot and killed in Dorchester on Wednesday night
Update from BPD News: At about 7:25 PM on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, District B-3 (Mattapan) officers responded to a [...]
Dorchester man pleads guilty to killing his neighbor in argument over a grill back in 2019
See press release below BOSTON, July 27, 2022—A Dorchester man pleaded guilty today to fatally shooting his neighbor, 44-year-old Carl [...]
Suspect in Custody on Multiple Charges After Threatening Victims with Machete in Dorchester
From BPD News: At about 1:15 PM on Tuesday July 26, 2022, officers assigned to District b-2 (Roxbury) arrested Jorge Gonzalez, 49, of Dorchester on [...]
Crane collapses at construction site on Dot. Ave
On Tuesday morning around 10am, BFD, BPD and Boston EMS responded to a call for a crane that collapsed at a construction site located at [...]
Mayor Wu vetoes Dorchester fieldhouse money, approves $362M in ARPA funds
The Boston Herald is reporting Mayor Michelle Wu vetoed City Councilor Frank Baker’s amendment to use federal relief money for a Dorchester fieldhouse but did approve [...]
Deadly car crash in Dorchester overnight
NBC10 Boston is reporting that a passenger was killed in a car crash early Tuesday morning in Dorchester. The crash happened around 12:45 a.m. at [...]
The Return of Happy Hour – Wouldn’t it be nice…..
Ladies Nights, half-priced drinks, and discounted drink special are a thing of the past but could be making a comeback if the State Senate has [...]
Nothing like losing power on the hottest day of the year
Did you lose power? In addition to over 7500 Eversource customers (mostly Dorchester) losing power during the daytime on Sunday, another 1500 in South Boston [...]