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Sen. Nick Collins Kicks Off Campaign with Weekend Canvasses
State Senator Nick Collins invites supporters to hit the campaign trail this weekend as he officially kicks off his reelection campaign for the First Suffolk District. [...]
Stay Cool, Dorchester: Heat Advisory in Effect Thursday and Friday
BOSTON – Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – Mayor Michelle Wu today issued a heat advisory for the City of Boston beginning tomorrow, Thursday, July 9, through [...]
Boston Joins Growing Legal Fight Against Social Media Platforms Over Student Mental Health
BOSTON – July 8, 2026 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that the City of Boston, on behalf of Boston Public Schools (BPS), has filed [...]
Missing Person Alert: Boston Police Seek Public’s Assistance in Efforts to Locate 14-year-old Jezel Vinson of Dorchester
Missing Person Alert: The Boston Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in efforts to locate 14-year-old Jezel Vinson, of Dorchester who was reported missing on Monday, June [...]
Traffic Stop Leads to Two Teens Under Arrest and the Recovery of Firearms, Knife, and Crack in Dorchester
Keeping Boston Safe: At about 12:42 AM on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) conducted a traffic [...]
Dorchester Memoir “Dyer Straits” Shares a Powerful Story of Family, Survival, and Growing up in Dorchester
A new memoir, "Dyer Straits: All Those Years Ago in Dorchester, MA," is taking a deep and honest look at [...]
Statements on Fallen Boston Firefighter Robert Kilduff, Jr.
BOSTON – Sunday, May 24, 2026 – Mayor Michelle Wu and Fire Commissioner Rodney Marshall issued the following statements on [...]
Boston Firefighter Dies After Falling From 3rd Floor During 3-Alarm Dorchester Fire
A Boston firefighter died Saturday night after falling from a third-floor rear porch while battling a 3-alarm fire in Dorchester. [...]
Death Investigation in the area of 260 Bowdoin Street in Dorchester
At approximately 1:05 AM on Friday, May 22, 2026, officers assigned to District C-11 (Dorchester) responded to a radio call [...]
Ain’t no party like a Summer Block Party – Apply for a Grant from the City of Boston
Just a reminder that applications are still open for the Mayor’s Office of Civic Organizing’s Summer Block Party Grant! As Boston [...]
17-year-old Shooting Suspect Arrested in Dorchester
At about 5:40 PM on Thursday, May 21, 206, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force arrested a 17-year-old juvenile male of Dorchester on a felony warrant [...]
Five Arrested after Brawl at Dorchester District Court
At about 10:04 AM on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, officers assigned to Dorchester District Court were alerted to a reported fight inside of the Courthouse [...]
City Council rejects resolution to reallocate elected official salary increase to cut programs
The Boston City Council rejected a resolution Wednesday that would rescind the approved salary increase package for elected officials. The resolution’s sponsors, Councilors Ed Flynn [...]
Dorchester teen charged in Mother’s Day double shooting
BOSTON, May 14, 2026 – A Dorchester teen was ordered held without bail today in Dorchester BMC after being charged with a double non-fatal shooting [...]
MBTA Announces New Weekday Harbor Loop Ferry Service Beginning June 29
New weekday route will provide year-round connections between North Station, Aquarium, Seaport, and Logan Airport BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) today announced [...]
2 people injured in a fire in Dorchester on Tuesday night.
A fire broke out at a multi-family home in Dorchester, injuring two people. BFD said firefighters were able to contain the fire to the second [...]