Ashmont
As Mayor Martin Walsh rolled out his first report on progress toward the his housing goals for 2030 on Wednesday, the head of neighborhood development reiterated the need for "compromise" in an embattled Ashmont housing development.
In the first three... Read more
A federal jury convicted a Dorchester man this week for the brutal attack and robbery of a U.S. postal carrier in December 2013. The brazen attack on Bailey Street left the postman with a non-fatal gunshot wound to the arm. Prosecutors proved that Keyon... Read more
Police say two teens who robbed two women - and pistol whipped one of them - near Ashmont station early Sunday were arrested not long after when officers activated the tracking app on one of the phones.
The Boston Police Department reports the teens, one... Read more
Two Washington Street business also targeted in gun-related incidents on Thursday
A group of teenagers allegedly beat and robbed a man at gunpoint on Thursday evening as he walked along Ashmont Street just after 7 p.m. According to a police report, the... Read more
A Jamaica Plain man collared in September after allegedly firing gunshots near Ashmont Station has been indicted for first-degree murder in a separate case. A grand jury has charged Johnnie Bonnie, 22, with the June 29 shooting death of 17 year-old Evens... Read more
Thomas M. Menino: He'll be remembered long after the signs come down.
Thomas Menino, a self-described "lunch bucket guy" who rose from his roots in Hyde Park to dominate Boston and Massachusetts politics as the capital city's mayor for 20 years, has... Read more
A suspect was arrested Monday night after a man was shot on Dorchester Avenue just outside Ashmont MBTA station. The victim, who was shot in the stomach, was transported to Boston Medical Center with what first responders described as "serious" injuries.... Read more
A 22 year-old Dorchester man allegedly shot and wounded a man outside of Ashmont station on Wednesday evening as stunned commuters watched and ran. Balfour McLean was arrested near the scene of the 7:30 p.m. incident by members of the Boston Police Drug... Read more
The Boston Police Department reporst a man was shot around 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday just outside the Ashmont MBTA station.
Officers on patrol saw the shooting and immediately took off after the suspect on foot. Police say they captured Balfour McLean, 22,... Read more
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