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Owner of Boston Area Pizzerias (including one in Dot) Pleads Guilty to Defrauding U.S. Small Business Administration
Stavros Papantoniadis who is already serving an 8 1/2-year federal prison sentence for physically and mentally abusing immigrant workers at pizza shops in Dorchester, Roslindale [...]
MBTA Announces Start Dates for 2025 Ferry Season, Increased Winthrop and Quincy Ferry Service This Season
Upcoming Winthrop and Quincy Ferry upgrades this season include doubling the number of weekday trips, direct Winthrop-to-Boston and Quincy-to-Boston service on weekdays, and weekday trip [...]
BPD mourns the loss of one of its own Mark G. Walsh – Wake and Funeral this week, large turnout expected
Wake and funeral services will be held for Mark Walsh this week in Dorchester. Visiting hours will be held at St. Gregory Church, Dorchester, on [...]
Mayor Wu Shares Boston’s Preparations for Climate Emergencies
City reinforcing emergency response processes while also implementing long-term resilience plans BOSTON – Thursday, February 20, 2025 – Today, Mayor Michelle Wu, Emergency Preparedness Chief [...]
BPD Youth Violence Strike Force arrest a man with a machine gun in Dorchester
From BPD News: At about 6:04 PM, on Tuesday, June 24th, 2024, Boston Police Officers and Massachusetts State Troopers assigned [...]
Boston has the fourth worst traffic in the nation and eighth in the world! Lucky us!
This is probably not news to anyone who drives in the city, but a new report by Inrix revealed that Boston’s 2023 [...]
Shooting in Harbor Point on Saturday night.
BPD were called to 80 Westwind Road in Harbor Point on Saturday night around 9pm on Saturday night for shots [...]
Listen Up Orange Line Riders – Service Suspension Notice
This notice serves as a reminder of the upcoming Orange Line closure previously announced on May 20. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and [...]
The Jeremiah E. Burke School in Dorchester will be renamed the Albert D. Holland High School of Technology
On Monday night, the Boston School Committee unanimously approved the renaming of the Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Dorchester [...]
All BPS Schools Closed on Friday due to Celtics Rolling Rally
The following letter was sent to Boston Public School families on Thursday from BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper. Dear Boston Public [...]
Here’s why there was a statewide 911 outage
Update - Here's why there was a 911 outage on Tuesday: Here is what to do if there is an emergency and 911 [...]
Cue the Duck Boats! Celtics NBA Championship Rolling Rally Details Announced
Boston, MA – Tuesday, June 18, 2024 – Today, Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Celtics, and TD Garden announced a rolling rally parade to celebrate [...]
School Bus caught fire on 93N in Dorchester on Monday
A bus caught fire on 93N, stopping traffic heading to the city Monday afternoon, transportation officials said. According to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the [...]
City of Boston Declares a Heat Emergency From June 18th – June 20th
Mayor Michelle Wu has declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston beginning June 18, 2024 through June 20, 2024. Temperatures are expected to [...]
4-Alarm Fire in Dorchester in Multiple Homes
BFD was called to Edson Street in Dorchester for a fire on Saturday around 6:30pm. Heavy smoke was showing, and a fourth alarm was ordered. [...]
BPD Investigation Update: Victim Identified In 36 Edson Street Homicide
At about 11:17 PM, on Friday, May 31, 2024, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) responded to the area of 36 Edson Street for a [...]
