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Eight years later, a message of gratitude from the McGrath family
Back in 2018, 2-year-old Colin McGrath was killed at the intersection of L and 6th. Out of this tragedy came Colin’s Joy Project – a special non-profit [...]
Road safety camera and automated ticketing bill receives City Council endorsement.
Boston’s City Council endorsed two bills before the State Legislature that would give cities and towns the ability to use road safety cameras to address [...]
Senate Passes Senator Collins’ Property Tax Relief Legislation for Second Time Unanimously
Measure would provide property tax relief to homeowners, seniors and small businesses The Massachusetts Senate unanimously adopted an amendment to the economic development bill offered [...]
USACE proposes 16-mile flood barrier across 5 Boston neighborhoods
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the City of Boston have partnered to build flood protection along the city’s extensive 47-mile coastline. [...]
City Council Endorses Effort to Keep Later Last Call and Social Districts Through the Summer
The City Council endorsed a State Senate bill allowing municipalities to opt in to maintain extended last call hours and [...]
Council calls for briefing on Boston Summer Safety Plan amidst high profile crimes and holiday weekend shooting
Following multiple shootings over the holiday weekend, Councilors Erin Murphy and Ed Flynn are calling for an immediate briefing from [...]
Sen. Nick Collins Kicks Off Campaign with Weekend Canvasses
State Senator Nick Collins invites supporters to hit the campaign trail this weekend as he officially kicks off his reelection [...]
Council condemns SCOTUS termination of TPS for Haitian and Syrian residents
The City Council voiced unanimous condemnation of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)’s decision to terminate Temporary Protective [...]
Stay Cool, Southie: Heat Advisory in Effect Thursday and Friday
BOSTON - Wednesday, July 8, 2026 - Mayor Michelle Wu today issued a heat advisory for the City of Boston beginning [...]
Parking/Traffic Advisory for South Boston for Sail Boston 2026
The Tall Ships are returning to Boston Harbor from July 11th through July 16th, bringing six days of maritime magic [...]
Boston Joins Growing Legal Fight Against Social Media Platforms Over Student Mental Health
BOSTON - July 8, 2026 - Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that the City of Boston, on behalf of Boston Public Schools (BPS), has filed [...]
South Boston Salon Owner Shares Story After Assault to Raise Awareness + Shares a photo of Suspect
The owner of She is Sofie James Salon on East Broadway is speaking out after being assaulted inside her South Boston business last week. In [...]
Boston Target Shoppers Helping Fund Boston Charities
Shoppers at the South Bay store in Dorchester and other Boston Target stores can help several Boston nonprofits as the department store chain recently kicked [...]
Power Outages Reported in South Boston
If your lights went out, you're not alone. As of 9:06 pm on Thursday, Eversource was reporting more than 1,100 homes and businesses without power [...]
Boston Crime Up Slightly as Summer Surge Looms
As the weather warms, high-profile criminal incidents and reports of shots being fired in residential neighborhoods challenge Mayor Michelle Wu’s “safest city in the US” [...]
BPD Release Photos of Second Suspect in South Boston Lemonade Stand Robbery
Investigation Update: Detectives assigned to District C-6 (South Boston) are seeking the public’s assistance in efforts to identify the individual in the accompanying photos as it [...]
