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BU Professor died Saturday after falling through stairs near JFK Station
Update: A special memorial will take place to honor and remember David Jones - an associate professor at the Boston University School of Public Health [...]
BPD Investigation Update to Homicide at 11 Erie Street
From BPD News: Investigation Update: Detectives of the Boston Police Homicide Unit were granted a Murder Warrant out of Dorchester District Court for Gregory Cooper, 40, [...]
BPD releases Most Wanted List
UPDATE: At about 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021, Officers assigned to District A1‘s bicycle patrol made an on-site arrest of Andre Givens, 33, [...]
Beware of Coyotes in Dorchester
Coyotes are no strangers to Dorchester. According to posts on social media, coyote sightings have been reported around the neighborhood lately. Evidently they come around [...]
On the Market: Decommissioned Orange & Green Line cars
Auction International is auctioning seven old Green and Orange Line cars for the MBTA. Bids will be accepted until January [...]
Could 16-17 year-olds vote in local elections? Could be.
According to the Associate Press, Massachusetts lawmakers are looking at a proposal that would give cities and towns a little [...]
Former City Hall employee caught on camera accepting cash in bribery scandal.
According to the Boston Globe, John M. Lynch, 66, a former City Hall employee was caught on camera accepting thousands [...]
Badass of the Day: Ayanna Pressley
Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts (and Boston resident) publicly announced for the first time that she has alopecia - an [...]
Two Juvenile Males Arrested on Armed Robbery Charges in Dorchester
See BPD report below: On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at approximately 11:04PM, officers assigned to District C-6 (South Boston), responded [...]
Two men arrested for allegedly trafficking cocaine in Dorchester
From MSPNews.org On Tuesday at approximately 1:30 p.m. Trooper Feras Irqsusi, assigned to the Troop H Community Action Team, was [...]
Victim in Saturday night’s double shooting has been identified
From BPD news: Investigation Update: At about 8:26 PM on Saturday January 11, 2020, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) responded to a radio call [...]
Suspect in Custody Following Firearm Recovery During Traffic Stop in Dorchester
From BPD News At about 7:33 AM on Sunday January 12, 2020, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) arrested Christopher Warren, 35, of Dorchester, on [...]
Double Shooting in Dorchester
According to BPD, one man was killed and another wounded in a shooting on Saturday night. This homicide was the first of 2020. From BPD [...]
Murphy School’s K2 – Helping to save the animals of Australia
“We might be little but we can make a big difference.” 5-year-old Gregory Everson loves animals. He’s been learning about them in his K2 classroom [...]
Red Line Woes: Here we go again
Evidently Thursday morning was a bit of a nightmare on the Red Line. Delays up to thirty minutes during the rush hour commute. See the [...]
Sign of the times: The Metro printed its last issue
In the era of smart phones and instant news via social media, it’s clear that print editions of newspapers is slowly disappearing. On Wednesday, it [...]