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MBTA Orange Line Shutdown on the Horizon
An announcement is expected on Wednesday. The Boston Globe is reporting that the MBTA is seriously considering shutting down the Orange Line for 30 days beginning [...]
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 accuracy on the Bay State’s [...]
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 person shot in the area [...]
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 made an onsite firearm arrest [...]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester Kick Off Giving Tuesday with Matching Gift From Local Alum
BRIAN MULKERRIN AND HIS COLLEAGUES AT e3i ENGINEERS TO MATCH EVERY DOLLAR DONATED TO BGCD ON GIVING TUESDAY, UP TO [...]
BPDA hosts a Dorchester Bay City meeting
Be Informed. Get Involved. The Boston Planning + Development Agency has scheduled a series of community virtual events on community meetings topics [...]
Traffic Stop leads to recovery of a loaded firearm in Dorchester
From BPD News: One Less Gun: At about 2:15 AM on Sunday, November 29, 2020, officers assigned to District B-2 [...]
Dorchester Man Arrested Carrying Loaded Firearm at MBTA Station
See Press Release below from US Attorney's Office Defendant, who allegedly purchased material that can be used to manufacture explosives, [...]
Recap of Mayor Walsh’s Press Briefing from Wednesday, November 25th
Please see below for updates from Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s press briefing on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. COVID-19 cases and testing [...]
Boys + Girls Clubs of Dorchester will be distributing over 150 Meals on Thanksgiving
Help Your Neighbor Initiative Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester and Steel & Rye will prepare and distribute as many [...]
Free Produce on Tuesday at Daily Table
Let's Go! Daily Table team is working hard to keep Thanksgiving as celebratory as possible for customers. Thanks to the Highland Street Foundation, they will [...]
Councilor Flynn to hold hearing to discuss pedestrian safety and speeding cars as a public health emergency
City Councilor Ed Flynn will hold a hearing to discuss pedestrian safety and speeding cars on Monday, November 23rd, at 3pm virtually. You can watch it here live. [...]
4-alarm Fire on Nightingale Street in Dorchester
BFD responded to a call for a fire around 7:45am on Saturday to 16 Nightingale Street. A second alarm was called. Flames quickly spread to [...]
Retired BPS Teacher + Principal Virginia “Jinny” Chalmers of Dorchester killed in Milton crash
Virginia “Jinny” Chalmers, 70, a beloved retired Boston Public Schools principal, was fatally hit Tuesday by an Eversource utility truck in Milton while riding her [...]
Update: Missing Cat Dixie spotted near Adams Village
A few weeks ago, we posted about a missing Bengal cat named Dixie. She is about 9 pounds and is brown with charcoal and black [...]
Fire in Dorchester – Robinson Street
BFD responded to call for heavy fire at approximately 5:00 am at 36 Robinson St in Dorchester. The 3-alarm fire engulfed the rear porches 3-family [...]