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Boston’s police commissioner has his hands full assisting with logistics for tonight’s July 4th celebration along the Charles River. But, William Evans says he’s staying focused on his chief goal for the holiday weekend: “Making sure nobody gets shot” in... Read more
Ventura Park’s playground equipment and baseball field are about to get a major upgrade, thanks to a $250,000 shot of state funding promoted by two Dorchester legislators. The money, earmarked by state Rep. Daniel Cullinane and state Sen. Linda Dorcena... Read more
Summer kicks-off at Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester: The ZAC Foundation is running a water safety ZAC Camp at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester this week. 1990 was a tough year in Dorchester. The murder rate was at an all-time high, drug-fueled... Read more
Beaches in South Boston and East Boston had significantly less bacteria in 2013 than years past, while improper sewage hookups and other pollutants continue to mar the waters at Lynn, Swampscott, Dorchester and Quincy swimming spots, according to Save the... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man in his mid-30s was shot repeatedly around 2 p.m. on Monday at 73 Edgewater Dr. He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
National Grid gas line replacement project has begun along Adams Street near Adams Village. Construction crews from Feeney Brothers Excavation will be replacing old natural gas pipes with new infrastructure over the next four months. The work is... Read more
Adams Village Business Association Honorees: Det. Steve Charbonnier, left, and Tom CifrinoA Boston Police detective with deep roots in Dorchester and a businessman who is making a big investment in the neighborhood’s future are being recognized this week... Read more
A Dorchester man will go to prison for life for murdering a 72 year-old woman in her Codman Hill Avenue apartment in 2012. Tu Nguyen, 31, admitted that he stabbed his neighbor Mary Miller on Feb. 21, 2012. Nguyen was arrested in his apartment upstairs... Read more
Two men from Dorchester were among four indicted last week on federal charges of running a heroin ring out of a Hyde Park three decker. According to a court filing, Osvaldo Ortiz-Ventara, 23, and Weslley Hernandez, 25, served as couriers for the ring.... Read more
Boston is among four U.S. cities in the running for a potential 2024 Olympic Summer Games bid, the U.S. Olympics Committee reported Friday. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington D.C. are also in the hunt with the largest city in New England. “I think... Read more

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