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MBTA Dorchester Ave Bridge Project – Construction Update
The Dorchester Ave. Bridge Project has recently completed the steel girder erection phase of the project and continues moving forward with construction. During the upcoming weekends [...]
Summer Street Pilot Program Community Open House
COME JOIN US TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PILOT! The City of Boston is hosting three open house events for the Summer Street Pilot Program. [...]
Councilor Ed Flynn will host a listening session on changes to Boylston Street bus + bike lanes
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will host a Zoom Listening Session on Boylston Street Bus and Bike Lane changes on Wednesday, June 5th at 6:30 [...]
Jury selection begins in trials of sex offender charged in 1988 South Boston strangling
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of a 61-year-old convicted sex offender charged with strangling a woman and leaving her body [...]
City Councilors Flynn+Flaherty Refile Hearing to Discuss Safety of Light Poles, Bridges, and Infrastructure
At the first Boston City Council Meeting this year, City Council President Ed Flynn and Councilor At-Large Michael Flaherty refiled [...]
Mayor Michelle Wu formally submits rent control proposal to City Council
Let the debate begin! Mayor Michelle Wu officially filed her rent control proposal with the City Council on Monday. According [...]
Traffic Advisory: NE Boat Show is in Town
The New England Boat Show at BCEC to Impact Local Traffic - February 15 – February 19, 2023; Local Parking [...]
BFD respond to call for a fire in Southie, rescue two
On Monday morning around 11am, BFD responded to a call at 19 Colonel Michael J. McDonough Way for a report [...]
Southie PSA: You just can’t park anywhere
What the…. We realize that South Boston has a parking crisis. It’s hard to find a spot. You circle the [...]
City Hall Employee Charged with Money Laundering and conspiracy in prison drug scheme
The Boston Globe is reporting that the finance director in Mayor Michelle Wu’s office has been placed on unpaid leave [...]
Southie Shopping Cart Shenanigans Solution
Friend of Caught in Southie, Eileen Murphy posted on social media that Stop & Shop has followed through with its promise to City Councilor Ed [...]
Four weapons brought into two schools in Boston on Thursday
What the heck is going on? According to NBC10 Boston, students at two Boston schools brought weapons into school on Thursday. BPD was called to [...]
Mayor Wu Announces Call for Artists to Redesign Boston’s Neighborhood Signs
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the launch of the Neighborhood Sign Redesign program in partnership with the Office of Arts [...]
BFD responded to 1872 calls in 48 hours
Wow! In record-breaking freezing temperatures over the weekend, the Boston Fire Department responded to 1872 emergency calls over 48 hours. The calls ranged from service [...]
Gavin Foundation + South Boston Neighborhood House receive grants from Tufts Medical Center
Tufts Medical Center recently announced over $1.2 million in financial contributions to 20 local nonprofit organizations through its Community Benefits Initiative. Guided by input collected [...]
BPD Arrest a Woman After Early Morning Stabbing in South Boston
From BPD News: At about 7:03 AM, on Saturday, February 4, 2023, officers assigned to District C-6 (South Boston), responded to the area of 11 [...]