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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A huge mug shot of Whitey Bulger is no longer the first thing customers see when they walk through the front door of Savin Bar + Kitchen.
“City Councillor Henry Santana was overwhelmingly re-elected in a landslide,” Mayor Wu told a crowd gathered at the Seaport’s Grace by Nia, where Councillor Ruthzee Louijeune joined Wu and Santana to celebrate her own re-election.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley made a visit to Bowdoin Street on Monday afternoon to highlight businesses impacted by the SNAP food benefit funding pause caused by the federal government shutdown.
Erin Caldwell and Bill Forry from the Dorchester Reporter analyze the week’s news, including final election updates; Murl’s Kitchen’s expansion plans; new condos on Granite Ave; and The Dorchester Historical Society Preservation Award.
Lake Morrissey alert! High tides and “minor” coastal flooding forecast tomorrow morning (Tuesday, Nov. 4) through Sunday, Nov. 9 are expected to cause disruptions on Morrissey Boulevard this week. Anticipated high tide times are as follows:Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 9:25
More than 300 guests filled the the Artist for Humanity’s Epicenter in South Boston last Friday (Oct.24) for the 15th annual Boston Irish Honors luncheon as three outstanding leaders of Irish descent —former US Ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin, UMass President Marty Meehan, and Dr. James O’Connell of Boston’s Health Care for the Homeless —were inducted into the Boston Irish Hall of Honors.
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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