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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Zoo New England will have a new leader in place come the end of September in the person of Stephanie Brinley, who will succeed John Linehan as president and CEO of the organization, which includes the Franklin Park facility.
The first votes in Boston’s preliminary election for mayor will be cast in three weeks and candidate Josh Kraft is considered a lock to earn a spot on November’s ballot to challenge incumbent Michelle Wu in a head-to-head contest for the city’s top job.
The Walgreen’s in Codman Square will close permanently on Sept. 10, according to a letter sent to customers on July 28.
It was just after 9:30 a.m. last on Thursday when Judge Jonathan Tynes entered the First Session courtroom of the Dorchester division of Boston Municipal Court as a bailiff instructed the three dozen or so people waiting on benches to rise.
The Boston Licensing Board on Thursday awarded a “community space” liquor license to Sorrel & Lime, 986 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester’s Strand Theatre served as the stage for a mayoral forum focused on arts and culture issues on July 30. The event, moderated by Jared Bowen, host of GBH’s “The Culture Show,” was hosted by Create the Vote Boston Coalition—a nonpartisan group organized by MASSCreative.
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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