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ShotSpotter Activation Leads to Ongoing Investigation Following Daytime Shooting in Dorchester
From BPD News: At about 12:18 PM on Tuesday March 30, 2021, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) responded to a call for a ShotSpotter [...]
Goodbye and thank you, Boston
Written By Former Mayor Martin J. Walsh Tonight I leave Boston City Hall for the final time as mayor. I will pack up the last [...]
Mayoral Candidate Andrea Campbell announces restaurant recovery plan.
City Councilor Andrea Campbell and mayoral candidate wants to eliminate the inequities that exist in the city’s restaurant industry while helping it bounce back from [...]
Dion Irish named City of Boston’s Chief of Operations
BOSTON – Monday, March 29, 2021 – Mayor Kim Janey announced today that the City of Boston’s Chief of Operations Patrick Brophy will depart his [...]
Boston City Councilors Lydia Edwards, Kim Janey to hold hearing on Investor and Commercial Properties Transfer Fee
See Press Release Below Legislation could raise hundreds of millions for affordable housing, deter speculative real estate practices WHAT: The Boston [...]
US Attorney files lawsuit against Quincy for violating Clean Water Act.
Dear Quincy, Kindly be a good neighbor and stop dumping sewage into Boston Harbor and Dorchester Bay. You are violating [...]
Last Call for Tom English’s!
Sign of the times! Last Call! We’re not joking! The last day for Tom English’s on Dot Ave will be [...]
MBTA Fares on the Rise
Good grief. With over crowded buses and trains, lousy service, and a system that’s pretty much broken, the MBTA has [...]
Dorchester man arrested for video taping Boston students.
According to the US Attorney’s office, a Dorchester man was arrested today for video taping students in Boston including Boston [...]
Vigil for Jassy Correia
A vigil is scheduled for Thursday night for Jassy Correia, the 23-year-old mother from Dorchester who was kidnapped after leaving [...]
Former MBTA transit officer, 2 sergeants indicted in homeless man beating case
Last July, a 32-year old homeless man was beaten with a baton multiple times at the Ashmont MBTA station by an MBTA transit officer. According [...]
Fire in Dot: Third Alarm called for 688 Columbia Road
Boston fire responded to a call for a fire at 688 Columbia Road around 7:40am on Wednesday. Fire was showing on arrival from the third [...]
Victim identified in Dot homicide
From BPD News: INVESTIGATION UPDATE: At about 2:58 AM, on Saturday, March 2, 2019, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) responded to a radio call [...]
Snow storm preparation from City of Boston
See Press Release below: Sunday, March 3, 2019 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced preparations ahead of this evening’s snowstorm, which is expected to [...]
Missing Person Alert: 23 year-old, Jassy Correia
UPDATE: The Boston Globe is reporting that Louis D. Coleman has been arrested and an unidentified body has been recovered.  Posted earlier from BPD News: The Boston [...]
Dorchester in the House: Pressley at the Cohen Hearing
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D) from Dorchester was part of the House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday who listened to hours of testimony from Michael Cohen, [...]