Mattapan
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 34 Fessenden St. around 10 p.m. on Friday for what turned into a two-alarm fire.
Firefighters were ordered out of the building after one fell through a porch. He was uninjured and continued to... Read more
Boston firefighters responded to a three decker at 47 Woolson St. around 9:15 p.m. on Thursday for what became a three-alarm fire.
The fire started on a rear porch, then spread to the second and third floors.
At 9:30 p.m., firefighters were ordered off... Read more
Tenants in a 207-unit apartment complex on Morton Street in Mattapan announced this week that they have signed an agreement with their landlord that will protect them from large rent increases over the next five years.
The Morton Village apartment... Read more
A city pilot project aimed at making Cummins Highway safer by reducing the number of lanes from four to two and adding dedicated bicycle paths will be extended from Wood Avenue in Mattapan to American Legion Highway in Roslindale by the end of the month.... Read more
Heading Home, Inc., has filed plans with the BPDA to build a five-story, 23-unit apartment at 37 Wales St. on Wales Street for families trying to get out of homelessness.
If approved, the non-profit group would replace a ten-unit building on the site that... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot at 25 Regis Rd. in Mattapan shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday.
He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Boston Police Department reports arresting a Springfield man after he began "actively shooting at a person," but without success, at Gladeside Avenue and Cragmere Terrace in Mattapan shortly before 4 p.m.on Sunday.
According to police:
"On arrival,... Read more
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 20 Fairlawn Ave. for a fire on the second floor around 7:10 p.m.
One resident was rescued from the fire, which was contained to a single apartment, the department says, adding that resident and... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot around 7:35 p.m. on Monday on Delhi Street at Violet Street.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police say.
The shooting happened as residents were gathered in the nearby Mildred Street School... Read more
The federal Environmental Protecting Agency is considering whether to designate the Neponset River from Hyde Park to Lower Mills as a place so polluted it requires federal funds and expertise to help clean it up.
The Neponset, from its confluence with the... Read more
Pages
![Subscribe to Mattapan](https://www.dotnews.com/misc/feed.png)