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 operators of a retail cannabis dispensary who plan to re-open in a Codman Square storefront have won approvals for a delivery license from the Boston Cannabis Board and are awaiting another board vote for their retail license.
By Alison Kuznitz.
Massachusetts is facing an explosion in its 85-and-over population within 25 years at a time when nursing homes are closing and the ones still operating are struggling to secure higher public payment rates, access capital funding, and attract and retain workers, according to a new task force report.
Ali Noorani, who spent his early career as a non-profit leader in Dorchester, will take over as the president of one of Boston’s most high-profile foundations later this year.
By Colin A. Young.
While National Guard members from three states head to Washington, D.C. to patrol the capital under the command of President Trump, lawmakers in Massachusetts have advanced a bill to realign the guard’s chain of command here in a way they say would reflect the organization’s evolving mission.
The lively Kiddie’s Caribbean Carnival hosted by the Boston Society of Caribbean Culture and Heritage featured young revelers marching in full costume to the Blue Hill Avenue Boys & Girls Club for a day of fun focused on teaching them about their culture.
Mayor Wu shot back at US Attorney General Pam Bondi’s immigration enforcement threats on Tuesday (Aug. 19), condemning what she called the Trump administration’s “false and continuous attacks on American cities and millions of our residents.”
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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