Public Safety
As Shawn Borden vacuumed out his minivan on Dorchester Avenue on a warm October evening, three men slowly drove by him in a rented black Ford Fusion. Ten minutes later, they drove by him once more. And then, Assistant Suffolk County District Attorney... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports arresting three men on murder charges for the shooting death of Shawn Borden, 41, shortly before 6 p.m. on Oct. 11 on Dorchester Avenue at Dix Street.
Borden is survived by his mother, Barbara, a civilian employee of... Read more
Take a look at a June, 2016 photo of the lot at Pacific Auto Sales, 221 Hancock St. in Dorchester and you see a couple dozen cars, all under bright pennants.
But, federal officials say, none of the cars were actually for sale - just their contents were.... Read more
Equity, both racial and transit, was the focus of a community meeting last Saturday at the Perkins Community Center where residents voiced their dissatisfaction with the Fairmount Line commuter rail corridor that runs through neighborhoods with some of... Read more
Boston’s topography and its economically beneficial coastline leave the city exposed to severe flooding and extreme heat waves, the city warned last week with the release of its Climate Ready Boston report.
Based on current conditions, the authors wrote... Read more
Verizon plans to construct a fence along its Enterprise Street facility’s eastern property line to help dampen work noise that residents of abutting historic properties say has seriously disturbed their quality of life.
Caretakers in both the historic... Read more
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
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