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State Police report a cab driver who picked up a man and a woman in downtown Boston early Friday was stunned with a taser and had his cab stolen from him on I-93 southbound near the Keystone Apartments. State Police say the cabbie, a 49-year-old from... Read more
JFK: JFK-UMass station from above If Boston wins the bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games – and if local elected officials can win enough political support – a $50 million upgrade would transform one of Dorchester’s key transportation hubs. JFK/... Read more
A Boston police officer suffered a possible concussion and a large laceration trying to arrest Carlos Agrinsoni for allegedly exposing himself, a Suffolk County prosecutor said today. A Dorchester Municipal Court judge today ordered Agrinsoni to... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man shot on Bailey Street at Dorchester Avenue Saturday evening died. The man was shot shortly before 6 p.m., police say. He appeared at the Carney Hospital with another man, also bleeding. That man was treated and... Read more
57 Fairmount St. after fire
A two-alarm fire reported around 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday at 57 Fairmount St. displaced three residents and did an estimated $150,000 damage, the Boston Fire Department reports. The cause of the fire, which sent a firefighter to the hospital with a hand... Read more
Olympic Village plans envision replacing Kosciuszko Circle with new road system Boston 2024’s Olympic Games organizers have proposed a $160 million publicly funded fix for the difficult-to-navigate and difficult-to-pronounce Kosciuszko Circle traffic... Read more
If Boston wins its bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, a $2.8 billion, privately-built Athletes Village will rise from Columbia Point, coupled with publicly-funded fixes for Kosciuszko Circle and the JFK/UMass MBTA Station. The Athletes Village... Read more
Residents, Boston Police Department staff and representatives from Dorchester community organizations gathered Wednesday night for a meeting to discuss fears and response to recent criminal activity in the area. The meeting was held at the Church of God... Read more
Memorial for Jonathan Dos Santos
A Dorchester Municipal Court judge today rejected arguments from lawyers for a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old that they posed no flight risk after being charged with gunning down another teen and ordered them held without bail. In a tense courtroom,... Read more
The Boston Police Department today announced the arrest of a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old on charges they shot Jonathan Dos Santos to death as he rode a bicycle on Fuller Street Wednesday evening. Both will be tried as adults. The Suffolk County District... Read more

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