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BPD Update – Victim in stabbing on Virginia Street identified.
From BPD News: At about 6:40 PM on Monday, October 11, 2021, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) responded to a call for a person [...]
Mayoral Debate Takeaways
Did you watch the mayoral debate last night between Annissa Essaibi-George and Michelle Wu on CBS Boston last night? If you missed it, topics from the debate included [...]
State Rep. David Biele endorses Erin Murphy candidate for City Council-at-Large
BOSTON, October 13, 2021 — State Representative David Biele, who represents South Boston and parts of Dorchester, has endorsed Erin Murphy to be Boston’s next At-Large City Councilor, [...]
Man nearly hit by large piece of metal + concrete from MBTA station
What the heck.... NBC10 Boston is reporting that Tim Shannon - a Dorchester resident - was nearly struck by a large chunk of metal and [...]
For second year in a row, Boston has the worst rush-hour traffic in the country.
Yay, us! Should be no surprise to anyone who lives here, but Boston has the worst rush-hour traffic in the [...]
Coronavirus Update from Boston Youth Lacrosse
Not the email you want to find in your inbox. On Thursday night, Boston Youth Lacrosse families received a letter [...]
Two 3-alarm fires in Dorchester
On Thursday night/Friday morning, there was not one but two fires in the neighborhood. Around 8:15pm, BFD responded to a [...]
Pure Oasis will open on Monday
It’s official! According to the Boston Globe, Pure Oasis – Boston's first retail cannabis shop - will open its doors [...]
MBTA Announces Increased Sanitation Schedule
As Part of State’s Preparedness Planning for Cornoavirus Frequency and intensity of vehicle and station cleaning to be enhanced and [...]
Mayor Marty Walsh appoints a five-member cannabis board
Appointees will work to advance equity, diversity and opportunity in the cannabis industry, and represent a diverse range of expertise. [...]
Wanted for Questioning Re: Offensive Graffiti on MBTA
Okay, we have lots of questions. First, how bad is the graffiti that’s showing up on MBTA property that the transit police is putting out [...]
BFD Commissioner and Chief is Retiring
Dorchester native and BFD chief and commissioner Joe Finn is retiring after 36 years on the job. Finn announced via twitter on Monday morning, that [...]
Man charged with the murder of his mother in Dorchester.
From BPD News At about 2:20 PM on Thursday, February 27, 2020, officers assigned to District C-11 (Dorchester) responded to a radio call for an [...]
Coronavirus News
Over 600 residents of Massachusetts who recently traveled to China have quarantined themselves voluntarily while being monitored for the coronavirus. According to the Boston Globe, [...]
Listen up, Catholics! Pope Francis wants everyone to stop acting like a jerk for Lent.
Most Catholics give up something like candy or soda for Lent. But this year, Pope Francis is shaking things up and asking people to stop [...]
Stolen car going the wrong way causes a crash.
According to NBC 10 Boston, there was a car crash involving three cars on Wednesday night ending with four people injured. One of the cars [...]