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Finalists for BPS Superintendent Announced – Get to Know Them
BOSTON – Tuesday, June 21, 2022 – The Boston School Committee today announced the selection of candidates for the position of Superintendent of the Boston [...]
ZBA approves cannabis home-delivery service in Codman Square
One step closer - EnRoot (might be the best name ever for a cannabis delivery service) Universal Hub is reporting that the Zoning Board of [...]
MBTA Service Cuts Starts This Week
Red Line, Orange, Line and Blue Line Just when you think things couldn't be worse, the MBTA announced plans to cut train trip frequency this [...]
BPD Missing Person – 36-year-old last seen in Dorchester
From BPD News: Antonio Pires Brandao was last seen on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at approximately 12:15 AM, in the area of 10 Wayland Street [...]
BPD Arrest Three and Recover a Firearm Following a Shot Spotter Call in Dorchester
From BPD News: About 4:42pm on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 members of the Youth Violence Strike Force made an on-site [...]
Person shot on Kingsdale Street on Tuesday night
Victim drove SUV to Blue Hill Ave before crashing Universal Hub is reporting that a man in an SUV was [...]
It’s a boy! Pygmy hippo calf born at Franklin Park Zoo
Late in the afternoon on Monday, October 5, Cleopatra, a pygmy hippopotamus, gave birth to a 13-pound male calf at [...]
Mayor Walsh Announces Final Police Reform Task Recommendations
Moves to Immediately to Enact Reform See Press Release Below: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh today [...]
Officers Make Gun and Drug Arrest after Motor Vehicle Stop in Dorchester
From BPD News: At about 8:35 PM on Sunday October 11, 2020, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) conducted a [...]
Officers make Gun Arrest after Traffic Stop in Dorchester
From BPD News: At about 9:51 PM on Saturday, October 10, 2020, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) made an [...]
Assault on the Red Line at Andrew
Do You Recognize This Person Transit Police News The subject depicted within is wanted for questioning relative to an Assault & Battery Dangerous Weapon/Knife onboard [...]
Congrats to Dianne Lescinskas: Triangle’s Disability Advocate of the Year
Way to go, Dianne! Dorchester's own Dianne Lescinskas was recently named the 2020 Carmella Gregorie Disability Advocate of the Year by Triangle Inc.! Anyone that [...]
Goodbye Exam for BPS test-in schools for 2021-2022 school year
UPDATE: After a marathon virtual meeting on Wednesday night, the Boston School Committee voted unanimously to eliminate the exam for the 2021-2022 school year for admission into [...]
BPD Officers Recover another Loaded Firearm after a Traffic Stop in Dorchester
From BPD News: At about 5:17 PM on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan), made an on-site firearm arrest at the [...]
Recap of Mayor Walsh’s Press Briefing on Wednesday, October 7th
Please see below for updates from Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s COVID-19 press briefing on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. Case numbers: As of yesterday (Tuesday) in Massachusetts: 454 [...]
BPS is pausing reopening
Mayor Marty Walsh announced Wednesday morning at a press conference that Boston Public Schools is pausing its reopening plan amid a coronavirus spike in the [...]