Public Safety
The summer's prolonged drought continues to deplete the state's water resources.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, all of Massachusetts was "abnormally dry" as of last week, and 75 percent of the state was experiencing a severe drought, or worse.... Read more
Contractors have begun work on a $500,000 public works project in Mattapan Square. The 800-foot median strip along Blue Hill Avenue between River and Babson streets will be rebuilt and lined with plantings supported by a new irrigation system. Large... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot to death around 1:40 a.m on Saturday at 58 Westville St.
Anybody with information can contact homicide detectives at 617-343-4470 or the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or by texting the word... Read more
Boston Police report a man and a woman were shot around 12:05 a.m., Saturday, at 6 Dudley Terrace, off Dudley Street.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene; the woman was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, police say.
Boston firefighter and organized labor leader Ed Kelly was elected to a leadership position in the International Association of Fire Fighters, a union that says it represents "more than 300,000 full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics in more... Read more
As the fall semester nears, a pair of UMass Boston construction projects principally aimed at relocating utility infrastructure on Columbia Point remain in progress this month. Part of the work— along the perimeter road on the eastern side of the campus... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports officers investigating a call about an unconscious man in the yard of the Oliver Wendell Holmes on School Street around 6 a.m. on Wednesday found a sleeping man with a gun tucked under one arm.
"Fearing for their... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man in his 30s was shot to death around 11:40 p.m. on Friday at 21 Algonquin St. Police say he was shot repeatedly.
Using authority granted under a law just signed by Gov. Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh plans to work with the city council to lower the default speed limit in Boston from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour.
"We know that lower speed limits... Read more
Jovan Lacet, who is challenging incumbent state representative Dan Cullinane for the 12th Suffolk State Representative seat in the Sept. 8 primary election, points to his experience as a US Marine veteran and a former Boston Police officer in his campaign... Read more
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