Public Safety
City Councillor At-Large Felix Arroyo is pushing for Gov. Deval Patrick to appoint a neighborhood advocate to the city’s powerful Licensing Board.
The three-member board, which largely grants and regulates alcohol and food licenses for restaurants and... Read more
Snow Emergency: The city of Boston was under a snow emergency order for the third time in the new year this week, as a pair of winter storms swept through the region. Above, mounds of snow awaited removal at the corner of Granville Street and Gallivan... Read more
MBTA Transit Police report arresting a Dorchester man at the Ashmont busway Friday morning after he allegedly pulled his pants down and started waving his genitals at startled people waiting for a bus.
According to a police report, Joise Amparo, 24, at... Read more
The Boston Police Department is looking for three men on charges they robbed Rosely's Convenience Store, 120 Washington St., Tuesday night.
SoughtAccording to police, "three black males entered and robbed the store. According to store employees, one of... Read more
Unplowed DanubeState Rep. Tony Henriquez said this morning the city DPW told him it will be sending a plow over to Danube Street, which runs alongside the Winthrop School and which went unplowed yesterday.
Henriquez said the problem is that residents park... Read more
The Snow Emergency and parking ban for the City of Boston will end this evening at 6 p.m., according to Mayor Menino's office.
A Snow Emergency and parking ban for the City of Boston will go into effect at 7p.m., according to Mayor Menino's office. The City of Boston Storm Center has been activated: call the Mayor’s 24-Hour Hotline at 617-635-4500.
Boston Public Schools will be... Read more
Chuck TurnerChuck Turner, the former Boston city councillor who was convicted last year of accepting a bribe as part of a federal anti-corruption sting, was sentenced on Tuesday afternoon to three years in prison.
Turner, 70, said he would appeal the... Read more
(UPDATED 2:30 PM) The stretch of Morrissey Boulevard between UMass-Boston and Freeport Street has reopened after both sides of the road were closed.
Department of Conservation and Recreation spokeswoman Wendy Fox attributed the closure to the confluence... Read more
Federal prosecutors are recommending that a judge hand down a prison sentence of 33 to 41 months for former City Councillor Chuck Turner.
Turner was convicted by a jury of taking a $1,000 bribe and lying to federal agents about it. He has steadfastly... Read more
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