Public Safety
State Rep. Carlos Henriquez faced two challenges at his Thursday night community meeting: Low turnout and a Republican, far afield from his Beacon Hill home, demanding his resignation.
Maybe it was the New England Patriots' first preseason game. Or maybe... Read more
Statistics released by the Boston Police last week show a significant decrease in crime citywide and on one of the two main police districts that cover Dorchester. There has been a six percent drop in reported incidents of so-called “Part One” crimes... Read more
A Mattapan man who allegedly stabbed his nephew inside the Mattapan House of Pizza Tuesday night will be charged with murder now that his relative has died, the Boston Police Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney's office report.
Derrick... Read more
Morrissey Blvd. Crosswalk
Reporter readers have raised the volume on their complaints in recent weeks about a Morrissey Boulevard intersection that has long been a nuisance for both pedestrians and motorists.
The crossroad at Morrissey Boulevard and... Read more
Dorchester lawmakers this week were able to set aside $3.5 million for repairs of sidewalks stretching from the intersection of Granite Ave. and Gallivan Boulevard to Morrissey Boulevard at UMass Boston. The funding is contained in a transportation... Read more
Morrissey intersection: Bottleneck poses hazard for pedestrians, aggravation for motorists. Photo by Bill ForrySafety concerns about the heavily trafficked intersection of Morrissey and Bianculli boulevards near UMass Boston,The Boston Globe, and Boston... Read more
The House and Senate on Thursday rejected Gov. Deval Patrick’s amendment that would have given judges the discretion to grant habitual offenders parole, forcing the governor now to make a decision that will determine whether the bill becomes law or dies... Read more
To hear some advocates of the crime bill tell it, Gov. Deval Patrick is risking the legislation’s passage with his amendment.
“His actions to jeopardize the passage of the crime bill are both ill-timed and ill-advised by trying to amend a good and... Read more
Antwan Wathey, 25, will be arraigned in Dorchester District Court on Monday on charges he fatally struck another man with his motor vehicle on purpose in April at the intersection of Talbot Avenue and Westcott Street, the Boston Police Department and the... Read more
In his deliberations over what to do with a sentencing reform bill on his desk, Gov. Deval Patrick apparently reached out to the state’s highest court for input on whether the Supreme Judicial Court’s review of capital cases might suffice for the judicial... Read more
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