Boston Police command staff led by Commissioner Michael Cox met with neighbors in the basement of the Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church last Thursday night for a briefing on crime trends in the Area C-11 district, which includes much of Dorchester eest of Washington Street. The meeting, billed as a “Community Compstat,” drew about 50 people, along with a group of 20 uniformed officers.
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Veteran Boston journalist and election expert Chris Lovett joined Bill Forry from the Dorchester Reporter and DotLife host Erin Caldwell to highlight the week’s news, including election results, Mayor Wu’s State of the Schools address, Savin Bar + Kitchen takes down its Whitey/Flemmi decor, and what’s next for Morrissey Boulevard.
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By Eve Zuckoff, WBUR
Frustrated Boston residents and business owners packed a South End hotel conference room last Thursday night to demand that city leaders address conditions at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.
Katie Cole and Eve Zuckoff, WBUR.
Former Boston City Councillor Tania Fernandes Anderson was sentenced last Friday (Sept. 5) to one month in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $13,000 in restitution in a federal corruption case.
The Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA) and a coalition of regional partners are calling for volunteers to help with the Neponset River Fall Cleanup on Sat., Sept. 27.
Rising property tax bills – and the potential for budget disruptions – topped the agenda at Monday’s Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association meeting where District 3 City Councillor John FitzGerald and state Sen. Nick Collins answered questions and offered updates to a group of about 50 people.
About one-fifth of Boston’s registered voters chose eight finalists on Tuesday to compete for four at-large city council seats in November.
Mayor Michelle Wu surged to a resounding victory on Tuesday over Josh Kraft with a 49-point margin in a preliminary election turnout that has set the stage for a November general election for mayor in which the incumbent is a heavy favorite.
By Sunday, as talks percolated in Washington about a potential deal to reopen the federal government, both Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Gov. Maura Healey were promising more SNAP litigation
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