Public Safety
As the fall semester nears, a pair of UMass Boston construction projects principally aimed at relocating utility infrastructure on Columbia Point remain in progress this month. Part of the work— along the perimeter road on the eastern side of the campus... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports officers investigating a call about an unconscious man in the yard of the Oliver Wendell Holmes on School Street around 6 a.m. on Wednesday found a sleeping man with a gun tucked under one arm.
"Fearing for their... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man in his 30s was shot to death around 11:40 p.m. on Friday at 21 Algonquin St. Police say he was shot repeatedly.
Using authority granted under a law just signed by Gov. Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh plans to work with the city council to lower the default speed limit in Boston from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour.
"We know that lower speed limits... Read more
Jovan Lacet, who is challenging incumbent state representative Dan Cullinane for the 12th Suffolk State Representative seat in the Sept. 8 primary election, points to his experience as a US Marine veteran and a former Boston Police officer in his campaign... Read more
Charles Washington, 43, was arrested in June, and indicted Wednesday, on charges he and associates set up a sophisticated system to steal money from the bank and home-equity accounts of 16 high-income residents at several Boston area banks.
The US... Read more
Filmmakers continue to shoot scenes for an untitled film at multiple locations along Ashmont Street near Peabody Square this week.
The movie, which is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, known for her 2009 Academy Award winning Best Film “... Read more
Residents want to see healthy, smoke-free apartments, award-winning design elements and — critically— a family-friendly, fine dining restaurant included in a mixed-use development now on the drawing board for Mattapan Square. A development team led by... Read more
Terrance Roberson sat motionless in the front seat of his friend’s black 2001 Honda Civic as fire trucks and police vehicles encircled the car, sirens blaring. Phone wires and electricity cables hissed on the roof over his head and snaked down the window... Read more
MBTA riders can expect shuttle buses to replace train service on the Red Line for nine weekends beginning in September and running through December as winter resiliency work takes place, MBTA officials said last week.
The MBTA Fiscal Management and... Read more
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