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MBTA Continues Aggressive Hiring Campaign, Offering $7,500 Sign-on Bonus for Multiple Positions
BOSTON – The MBTA today announced that, effective April 15, the MBTA will increase its sign-on bonus to $7,500 for applicants applying to a number [...]
Car drove through gate and into the water on Dry Dock
Good lord. BPD, BFD and Boston EMS responded to a call around 11:15 pm on Sunday for a vehicle that drove through the gate on [...]
South Boston man to be arraigned Wednesday for 1993 murder of BHA worker
BOSTON, March 28, 2023 – A man being held for a 1984 shooting death over a South Boston drug-dealing dispute will be arraigned in Suffolk [...]
Trendy hot spot on Summer Street is in a bit of hot water for serving a table of underaged drinkers
UPDATE: On Thursday, the Boston Licensing Board ordered Coquette on Summer Street to close down for two days for serving table of underaged patrons. Original [...]
BPD arrest two men on drug related charges and seize a big bag of meth in Southie
From BPD News: On August 2, 2021 at approximately 9:18PM, members of the C6 (South Boston) Drug Control Unit made [...]
Mass Audubon Society says it is now safe to put out your bird feeders
UPDATE: Mass Audubon Society believes it is now safe to put out your bird feeders! “Based on the absence of confirmed cases [...]
BPD Arrest Man In Possession of an AK-47 Rifle in South Boston
From BPD News: At about 3:30 PM on Friday, July 30, 2021, officers assigned to the District C-6 Drug Control [...]
Beware of Naked Photo Scam
Maybe don’t send that picture of your junk to a stranger? According to the Swellesley Report via Universal Hub - [...]
Boston Fire Lieutenant John M. McLaughlin, L 19, to be honored 93 years later
Boston Fire Lieutenant John M. McLaughlin of Ladder 19 (K Street) died in the line of duty after he inhaled [...]
Two BPD incidents in the neighborhood on Wednesday night
Boston Police responded to two incidents in the neighborhood on Wednesday night. The first involved a large fight with a [...]
IBEW, Local 103 endorses Erin Murphy for Boston City Council-at-Large
See Press Release Below: The electricians have endorsed Erin Murphy to serve as an At-Large Boston City Councilor, citing Erin’s commitment to growing the middle [...]
Well, that’s annoying – Alarm going off for hours in South Boston
The residents of City Point - had a rude awakening. An alarm from some unknown source went on for hours and hours. It began around [...]
Professional Fire Fighters of MA Endorse Erin Murphy for City Council At-Large
See Press Release Below: The more than 12,000 Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts are proud to endorse Erin Murphy for City Council At-Large, City of [...]
Hazy Shade of Summer – Why is it so smoggy?
In addition to being hot + humid today, it is also hazy. So what is causing the haze? Well, believe it or not it’s blowing [...]
Suffolk County DA Rollins to be nominated for US Attorney for MA
President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Rachel Rollins - Suffolk County District Attorney -as the next US Attorney for Massachusetts. Rollins is the first [...]
Councilors Ed Flynn & Lydia Edwards File Hearing on Pest Control and Illegal Dumping in BostonÂ
See Press Release Below BOSTON - Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn and Lydia Edwards filed a hearing order at this week’s Council meeting to discuss [...]