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Martin Richard Foundation Announces Boston Marathon 2023 MR8 Tribute Team
50+ Member Team Will Be Lead By Henry Richard, Martin’s Brother Team Roster Includes Martin’s Teachers, Coaches, Friends, And Classmates, Who Are Now Eligible To [...]
Mayor Wu Announces Public Safety Preparation Ahead of 2023 Boston Marathon
Thursday, April 13, 2023 - Mayor Michelle Wu and City officials today announced public safety preparations for the 127th Boston Marathon at a joint press [...]
Southie High Was In Safe Mode on Thursday Morning
Wondering what all the sirens and the helicopter flying over the neighborhood were all about on Thursday morning? Well, there was BPD situation at South [...]
MBTA Completes Purchase of Widett Circle to Improve Critical Rail Efficency
Remember Midtown? Well, that large-scale project is a thing of the past! The MBTA just made the following announcement. Widett Circle will provide additional capacity [...]
Mass State Police arrest four, recover firearms and drugs in the neighborhood
From MSP News: On Friday, July 23, just before 6:30 p.m. Trooper R.T. Tryon, assigned to the State Police-South Boston [...]
Awww, rats! Boston is the second-most rat infested city in the US
Good grief! Second only to Philadelphia, Boston has the second highest number of rat and mouse sightings in the 15 [...]
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 too much smoke and dust [...]
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 group of teens/young adults around [...]
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 [...]