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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Legislation targeting what advocates call a “humanitarian crisis” in Massachusetts prisons would enhance educational opportunities, mental health services, and other standards across the system, advocates say.
Four Boston city councillors last Wednesday endorsed a rent control measure that supporters hope to get on the 2026 Massachusetts ballot.
Dorchester’s Mather School was buzzing with excitement on Fri., Oct. 10, as students gazed up to the sky to watch the Boston Fire Aerial Team display death-defying stunts one after the other on Meetinghouse Hill.
A cross-section of Dorchester leaders and Boston Police officers of Cape Verdean descent will host a gala fundraiser at Venezia restaurant in Port Norfolk next weekend to raise funds for a non-profit that plans to build a multi-purpose sports court in Cabo Verde.
Bathed in the reds, yellows, and oranges of fall, the tree-lined paths of the newly restored Mattahunt Woods showcased a complete revival last Friday (Oct. 24) from forgotten dumping ground to a place of beauty and serenity.
A developer who wants to build a 24-unit condominium building on a Granite Avenue site adjacent to Cedar Grove Cemetery offered updates on his plans during a city-organized virtual meeting on Oct. 20 that involved discussion about the traffic situation at Hill Top Street’s intersection with Granite Avenue just north of the bridge over the Neponset.
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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