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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According to a review of reports filed by the various campaigns with the state’s Office of Political Campaign Finance (OCPF), Louijeune has — by far—the biggest campaign war chest, with $188,461 cash on hand in early August. That figure comes after she had already spent roughly $98,000 this year.
All of the citywide candidates for Boston City Council support a dramatic change to the way the city governs its school district, according to a survey prepared by The Reporter and the Boston Municipal Research Bureau this month.
The inspection services division and the Boston Public Schools (BPS) are the two city-run agencies most in need of reform, according to nine candidates running to fill four at-large seats on the city council.
By Colin A. Young
Scofflaws take notice: The MBTA will be launching a renewed effort early next month to collect subway fares from you with written warnings and fines of up to $150.
Dorchester native Rachel Skerritt has been appointed by Mayor Wu to a seat on the Boston School Committee.
Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins has agreed to step away from his elected position of sheriff while he faces federal charges and will be replaced for the time by Special Sheriff Mark Lawhorne, according to a statement from Gov. Maura Healey this morning.
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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