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New + relaxed mask mandate in Massachusetts
A step in the right direction but with Boston follow suit? Recently, Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced they are relaxing their advice on masking [...]
Black Veteran Appreciation Brunch Returns to Boston to Close Out Black History Month
See Press Release Below: BOSTON, Massachusetts – The Office of Veterans’ Services for the City of Boston, in partnership with the Office of Fair Housing [...]
Do you recognize this guy who threw a metal object on 3rd rail at Andrew Station?
From TPNews: On February 22, 2022 at approximately 12:30AM at the MBTA’s Andrew Sq. Station the male depicted within intentionally threw an unknown metal object into [...]
City of Boston Announces the Return of Outdoor Dining
One step closer to spring! Applications for the 2022 outdoor dining season are now open. BOSTON – Thursday, February 24, 2022 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced [...]
BPD Officers Arrest Two Suspects After Recovering Loaded Firearm, Drugs and Cash During Traffic Stop in Dorchester
From BPD News At about 1:03 AM on Saturday June 27, 2020, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) arrested two [...]
33 Years Ago Today: Plane crash erupts into a 9-alarm fire in Dorchester
On June 26, 1987, a small twin-engine plane crashed on Lonsdale Street and ignited a 9-alarm fire at multiple homes. [...]
Mayor Walsh Announces a Task Force to Address Fireworks
Friday, June 26, 2020 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a new Task Force to address the increase of [...]
311 Report for Fireworks Spectacular
Mother's Rest Park at Four Corners was the place to be for quite the fireworks display on Thursday night. This [...]
Recap of Mayor Marty Walsh’s Press Conference – June 25th
Please see below for updates from Mayor Walsh’s COVID-19 press briefing on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Case numbers: As of [...]
School Days: Gov. Baker releases guidelines for school in the fall.
UPDATE: We realize the school year just ended for 2019-2020. Since March, students of Massachusetts learned remotely with online classes combined [...]
City Council passes $3.61 billion budget
Despite some concerns over the need for deeper police budget cuts, the Boston City Council passed the city’s $3.61 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2021. According [...]
BPD seeks help in identifying this individual in connection with a death investigation in Dorchester.
From BPD News BPD Community Alert: The Boston Police Department seeks the public’s help to identify the above pictured individual in connection to an ongoing [...]
Boston City Council votes to ban use of facial surveillance technology
Boston City Council has voted unanimously to pass a ban on the use of facial surveillance technology in the city. The vote took place on [...]
Holyoke Soldiers’ Home COVID-19 Investigation Report
It appears that “substantial errors” in decisions made by leaders at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home led to the outbreak of COVID-19 leaving 76 residents dead [...]
Another death investigation in Dorchester
UPDATE From BPD News: At about 1:51 AM on Tuesday June 23, 2020, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) responded to a radio call for [...]
Death Investigation in Dorchester
From BPD News At about 2:47 PM on Sunday, June 14, 2020, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) responded to a radio call for a [...]