Public Safety
About a hundred community members got their first look at the proposed Morrissey Boulevard revamp at a Department of Conservation and Recreation public meeting on Monday night at the Leahy Holloran Community Center where DCR officials laid out their top... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports one man was fatally shot and another was stabbed in an incident around 2:10 a.m. on Sunday at 227 River St. in Mattapan.
Both victims were in their 20s, police say, adding the shooting victim was pronounced dead at the... Read more
As our communities face a dramatic uptick in opiate-related deaths and overdoses, state and city policymakers are working together to find ways to increase the quality and availability of treatment facilities for those in need, as well as address regular... Read more
A Dorchester man accused of shooting a Boston Police officer during an attempted traffic stop in January was indicted on 12 counts today by a grand jury, the Suffolk County district attorney’s office announced.
Grant Headley, 27, allegedly opened fire on... Read more
The sign rises above a high, neatly trimmed hedge on the corner of Adams and King streets. It slumps forward, its blue material dragging one supporting wooden post toward the hedge. The candidate’s website information is indecipherable, partly obscured by... Read more
Bayside Expo sign: Workers were seen inspecting the structure on Mt. Vernon Street on Wednesday morning. Reporter photo by Bill ForryCompany says 100 foot sign tower should be taken down "immediately"
A key Columbia Point property owner is pushing back... Read more
Ten local elected officials are urging the the MassDOT Fiscal and Management Control Board to approve a $3 million appropriation to fund the Mattapan trolley. In a letter authored by Rep. Dan Cullinane and acquired by the Reporter, the officials fervently... Read more
A morning fire on an exterior balcony at the Keystone Apartments on Hallet Street triggered a big response from the Boston Fire Department this morning. The fire on the third floor of the elderly housing complex was known down quickly, thanks in part to a... Read more
The East Boston Savings Bank at 489 Gallivan Blvd. was robbed by a young man this morning, according to Boston Police, who say the suspect fled in a green Jeep Wrangler in the direction of I-93. No weapon was shown during the incident, which took place... Read more
Over the objections of chanting protesters, an MBTA Board appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker to take control of the transit authority voted Monday to raise fares by an average of roughly 9.3 percent starting July 1. The fare hikes, which will raise about $42... Read more
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