Public Safety
A man, believed to be in his 20s, was found mortally wounded at 2:55 p.m. on Monday afternoon outside of 49 Bullard St. in Dorchester. The victim, who has not yet been named by Boston Police, was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.... Read more
One firefighter suffered a minor injury at a two-alarm Friday-morning fire in a three decker at 7 Rowell St., the Boston Fire Department reports.
Firefighters responded at 7:55 a.m. to find a basement fire extending into the first floor, the department... Read more
The Boston Fire Department reports a fire around 3 p.m. on Thursday at 109 Fuller St., off Washington St., went to two alarms and did an estimated $500,000 in damage.
Five adults and ten children were displaced, the department says, adding the cause is... Read more
Boston firefighters responded around 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday for what turned into a two-alarm fire in a three decker at 107 Ellington St. that caused an estimated $250,000 in damage, the Boston Fire Department reports.
The fire, which started on a rear... Read more
Boston Police have teamed up with kids and teens from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester to produce a new song and video that seeks to find common ground between “black and blue.”
The track — titled “One Beat for Peace” —features lyrics by BPD’s... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man in a car was shot around 12:10 a.m. on Saturday at Tileston and Rosemont streets. He managed to drive away, but crashed into a house a few blocks away at River and Alpine streets.
The man, in his 20s, was... Read more
Despite a strong economy and booming population growth, high costs of living and low rates of housing production in Greater Boston are disproportionately impacting those already living in poverty, according to a Boston Foundation report released Tuesday... Read more
Roughly a dozen community activists and uniformed C-11 police officers knocked on doors and talked to neighbors in the St. Mark’s Area about some of the recent acts of violence in the community as part of a peace walk on Monday evening.
The neighborhood... Read more
A short circuit in a power strip sparked a four-alarm fire at 31 Harlem St. that sent one firefighter to the hospital, the Boston Fire Department reports.
Firefighters responded at 12:40 p.m. to the fire, which investigators said started in the rear of... Read more
With a renewed focus on expanding and developing historically underserved areas of Boston while also identifying zones for increased commercial growth, the mayor’s administration last week rolled out a draft report for its Imagine Boston 2030 plan.
The... Read more
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