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Collins, Gayle, & Skeens square off at first State Senate Candidates Forum
As budget season closes, Boston moves ever closer to the midterms. At a forum hosted by the Ward 4 Dems and Ward 5 Democratic Committee [...]
Eight arrested in City Hall while protesting youth job cuts in Wu’s budget
Eight were arrested Wednesday after a protest in the Iannella Chamber during the City Council’s final vote on Mayor Michelle Wu’s $4.9 billion budget. The [...]
BPD UPDATE Regarding of a Lemonade Stand Robbed in South Boston on Wednesday – Do you recognize these individuals?
Update via BPD: At approximately 4:44 PM on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Officers from C-6 (South Boston) responded to a radio call reporting an Armed [...]
Councilor Flynn Refiles Resolution in Support of Criminalizing Sexual Assault on Rideshare Passengers
BOSTON - This week, after the Department of Public Utilities held a public hearing on proposed updates to Transportation Network Company (TNC) safety regulations to [...]
Senator Collins Supports Increased State Aid for Boston
Supplemental budget would increase local aid to cities and towns This week, Senator Nick Collins announced his support for a [...]
Council to consider banning E-Bikes and Mopeds from food delivery apps. “It makes me feel like I cannot raise my children in my own neighborhood,”
The City Council held a hearing on Tuesday while considering banning e-bike and moped riders from food delivery apps like [...]
Councilor Flynn to Hold a Hearing to Ban Mopeds & E-Bikes for Third-Party Food Delivery April 7th
BOSTON- Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7th at 10:00am in the Iannella Chamber at City Hall, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will [...]
UPDATE: Cancel Missing Person Alert: 89-Year-Old Alfredo Romero of South Boston has been safely located.
UPDATE: Cancel Missing Person Alert: 89-Year-Old Alfredo Romero of South Boston has been safely located. The Boston Police Department is [...]
BPS parents speak out on chronically late school buses at emergency hearing
Boston has one of the largest and most complex school transportation systems in the country. Every day, twenty thousand BPS [...]
Neighborhood Engagement Safety Team Arrested Habitual Drug Dealer from South Boston
On Thursday, April 2, 2026, officers assigned to the citywide Neighborhood Engagement Safety Team (NEST) arrested Darmayne White, 51, of South [...]
Gatey CYO 7th/8th Grade Boys Hoops Team Take Home New England Championship
Big win for this Southie team! The Gatey CYO 7+ 8th Grade boys basketball team capped off an incredible season by winning the New England [...]
Dorchester woman pleads guilty to fatal 2023 stabbing of South Boston woman outside Park Street MBTA station
BOSTON, April 1, 2026 – A Dorchester woman charged with the fatal 2023 stabbing of a 21-year-old woman outside of the Park Street MBTA station [...]
Councilors Flynn and Murphy File Hearing Order on Boston Police Staffing Levels
BOSTON- This week, Boston City Councilors Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy filed a hearing order to discuss staffing levels in the Boston Police Department (BPD). [...]
Brace yourself, Southie. A Vegas-Style Sphere is in the works for the Seaport.
According to sources familiar with the project, developers are proposing a massive, Las Vegas-style Sphere entertainment venue along the South Boston waterfront, with a potential [...]
180,000 protesters demand “No Kings” at Boston Common rally this past weekend.
An estimated 180,000 people gathered in Boston Common Saturday for the third “No Kings” rally, protesting the violent actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), [...]
Mayor Michelle Wu Announces Launch of Boston’s Summer Youth Jobs Program
BOSTON – Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity (YEO) today announced that paid youth job [...]