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Aww, rats! Local Pest Pro Says It’s Time to Crack Down on Messy Neighbors and Lazy Landlords
Amidst a growing rat problem and public debate over whether the Boston Rodent Action Plan (BRAP) is sufficient to mitigate vermin, local pest control specialists are seeing [...]
Roxbury man to appear in court Friday for assault, Social Security debit card theft in Dorchester
BOSTON, July 22, 2025 – A Roxbury man will be arraigned Friday in Dorchester BMC for an April home invasion where he knocked an elderly [...]
BPD Missing Person Alert: 38-Year-Old João Tavares, of Dorchester
BPD Missing Person Alert: The Boston Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in efforts to locate 38-Year-Old João Tavares, of Dorchester. João was last seen on [...]
Person Rescued from the Neponset River on Friday morning.
BFD was called to the area of 20 Ericsson Street for a person in the water on Friday morning. A water rescue operation was conducted [...]
Caught in Dot: The Olive Garden Raccoon
Well, here's something you don't see every day, let alone at the Olive Garden at South Bay. One Olive Garden [...]
Significant Drug Bust in Dorchester
On Saturday, November 23, 2024, at approximately 12:30 PM, officers from the District E-5 and District A-7 Drug Control Units [...]
Big News: Red Line Now Slow Zone-Free for the First Time in At Least 20 Years
BOSTON – The MBTA today announced the successful completion of critical track work on the Red Line while service was suspended between [...]
Multiple people became sick on flights into Logan, prompting officials to alert CDC as a cautionary measure.
On Sunday, two flights came into Logan International Airport carrying multiple people who became sick, causing Massport officials to alert [...]
MBTA launches a new mobile app – MBTA Go
Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) released its new, official mobile app, MBTA Go, a first of its [...]
BPD Community Alert: Detectives Seek the Public’s Help to Identify The Following Individual in Relation to a Burglary in Dorchester
BPD Community Alert: Detectives assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the pictured individual involved in [...]
City Of Boston Seeking Public Feedback On Plan To Redesign Blue Hill Ave.
The City of Boston is seeking public feedback on a project to transform Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods. The City of Boston [...]
13-Year-Old Caught With Firearm In Dorchester
At 1:38 PM, on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024, Officers assigned to District C-11 (Dorchester) arrested a 13-year-old juvenile male for firearm related offenses after responding to a [...]
City of Boston Announces Awardees of Third Round of SPACE Grants including these businesses in the neighborhood
BOSTON – Monday, November 18, 2024 – Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the awardees of the third round of the Supporting Pandemic Affected Community Enterprises (SPACE) Grant, [...]
MBTA Reminder of Multi-Day Red Line Service Suspension
The MBTA is today reminding riders of the upcoming multi-day Red Line service suspension as part of the Track Improvement Program. Red Line service will [...]
Fire in Dorchester – 147 Draper Street
On Sunday morning around 12:05 a.m., BFD responded to a call for a fire at 147 Draper Street in Dorchester. Upon arrival, heavy fire was [...]
Man convicted of killing 15-year-old in Dorchester gets 30 years in prison before parole possibility
BOSTON, November 13, 2024 – Suffolk County Judge Mary Ames today sentenced ZONTRE MACK, 21, of Canton to life in prison with possibility of parole [...]
