Public Safety
Neighbors in Lower Mills can expect to hear a series of loud bangs on Thursday (July 25) morning and afternoon, according to the state’s Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The booms will be sonic tests that are being conducted on the Neponset River... Read more
Update (Thurs., July 25)— The manager of Ashmont Market, Jay Patel, said today that the store has re-opened for sale of groceries, beer and wine, despite a Monday fire that closed its doors for three days. The store's popular deli, however, remains closed... Read more
Police are investigating four shootings in Dorchester and Mattapan, two of which sent people to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Around 11 p.m. on Saturday, a 16-year-old and a 23-year-old were found shot outside 2 Page St. The older victim... Read more
Heads up, MBTA customers: Shuttle buses will be replacing Red Line service between JFK/UMass and Ashmont this weekend and next (July 20-21 & July 27-28). The replacement service is prompted by an ongoing project to replace an aging bridge on Clayton... Read more
Hits car with five aboard; neighbors on Erie St. had asked utilities to make repairs
At first, it seemed like another case of a Boston driver run amok: a dark stretch of roadway, a crumpled-up sedan, a toppled utility pole, a flash of flames, and the wail... Read more
The two utilities that jointly own the wooden street poles from which aerial wire systems loop through just about every street in Boston are Verizon and NStar— the telephone and electric company, respectively.
NStar spokesman Mike Durand told the Reporter... Read more
A two-alarm fire at 742 River St. on Monday sent one firefighter to the hospital with a cut and brought the American Red Cross in to help find temporary housing for 18 residents.
The fire, reported around 7:30 p.m., did an estimated $250,000 in damage... Read more
Are there real benefits to urban youths spending six to nine weeks in a summer job? Conny Doty, director of Mayor Thomas Menino’s Office of Jobs and Community Services, took up that question with the mayor at her side as she looked grimly out into the... Read more
Police are investigating two separate shootings between 9 and 9:30 p.m. on Friday.
In the more serious incident, a person was taken away in critical condition after a shooting at 107 Columbia Rd.
A suspect and a gun were found on Rosedale Street near... Read more
Law enforcement officials and local lawmakers on Monday outlined citywide efforts to stem violence, citing “safe street” teams to pushing for more youth summer jobs.
The afternoon press conference, held at the Shelburne Community Center in Roxbury and... Read more
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