Public Safety
Boston Police arrested a suspect in a brazen early afternoon bank robbery in Dorchester Lower Mills today, and he was arrested with the help of a fleet-footed bank executive.
A lone robber demanded cash from a teller at Meetinghouse Bank shortly before 2... Read more
As the city struggles to contain a dramatic spike in gun violence, 18 handguns bought through an illegal straw purchase in Georgia in 2009 are believed to have wound up on the streets of Boston. So far two of the 18 handguns have been recovered by Boston... Read more
A 21-year-old Georgia man has been arrested and charged in a 2023 murder on Columbia Road, according to Boston Police. The 33-year-old victim— Daniel Mayers of Haverhill— was shot to death on May 22, 2023 just before 5 p.m. in the 200 block of Columbia... Read more
A state-led commission focused on the re-construction of the Morrissey Boulevard corridor from South Boston to Neponset has issued its “draft” final report for public review. The 181-page document was posted on a state-run website last night.
A public... Read more
With unusually high levels of uncertainty circling around the federal funding that buoys more than $16 billion of the state budget, Gov. Maura Healey's finance secretary said Thursday that federal cuts would be too big of a problem for the executive... Read more
Police arrested a 16-year-old from Mattapan on Wednesday evening (March 5) after a brazen shooting incident on Erie and Ellington Streets that upended the neighborhood from Columbia Road to Codman Square for two hours.
ShotSpotter activations went off... Read more
A Bowdoin Street restaurant is hoping to be one of several businesses selected to receive a full liquor license in an upcoming second round of awards as part of an official push to expand opportunities in underserved parts of the city, but is getting... Read more
Hundreds of people gathered on Boston City Hall plaza this morning for a rally organized to support immigrant communities and Mayor Wu as she began a long day of testimony and questioning in front of a Congressional Oversight committee in Washington, D.C... Read more
One of 5 responses to city’s call for health-career academy’s new home
The city of Boston is reviewing five proposals — including one from a team that includes the current owner of the largely shuttered Carney Hospital campus in Dorchester— as it... Read more
Despite a surge in influenza cases across the City of Boston seen since December, the city’s top public health official says the latest data indicate a downward trend in reported cases and emergency department visits in recent days.
Dr. Bisola Ojikutu,... Read more
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