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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The co-owners of The Daily Market are on a mission to make 110 Savin Hill the “heartbeat” of the community, and with the opening of The Nightly Test Kitchen last month, James Baker and John McDonough are starting to feel a pulse.
By Eve Zuckoff, WBUR
United States Attorney General Pam Bondi and one of Boston’s top immigration officials threatened more funding cuts and stepped-up enforcement in the city following Mayor Wu’s fiery defense of local policies.
By Andrea Permodo-Hernandez, WBUR
As Boston commuters gripe about traffic on the roads and delayed trains underground, another mode of public transportation is gaining more ridership and attention: ferries.
The Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (CSNDC) has switched course from plans to renovate its headquarters space at the corner of Southern Avenue and Washington Street with a new filing that proposes a full demolition and reconstruction project and minimal expansion.
Eighteen years ago, Michelle Wu, a Chicago native and recent Harvard graduate with a degree in Economics, was working in the private sector for a consulting firm when a family crisis changed the course of her life, calling her home to Illinois, then back to Boston, this time with a new sense of mission.
For the first time in a while, the former Dorchester Tire shop at 1160 Dorchester Ave. drew a crowd Sunday to its parking lot — and no one had a flat.
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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