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Thursday August 28, 2008

Police work to head off violence at Caribbean festival

Hundreds of thousands of people - many of them dressed up in the Carnival finest - jammed the streets of Dorchester and Roxbury last Saturday for the annual Caribbean Festival. Boston Police, who had worried that the event could be used as an opportunity for violence by local gangs, reported a relatively peaceful event. Story, page 19.

Photo by Lolita Parker, Jr.

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Special Reports
Safe Streets deployment getting high marks after first year

Sgt. Lucas Taxter, supervisor of the District C-11 Safe Street Team in Codman Square, stands watch near the corner of Washington Street and Aspinwall Road on Tuesday evening. At left, officers Tahisha Skeen and David Hale gave the thumbs-up to passersby. Two teams attached to the deployment have been working in Codman Square since last August. The teams - each comprised of five officers and one sergeant - are currently working in Codman, Grove Hall, Bowdoin-Geneva and the Morton-Talbot corridor. Commissioner Ed Davis says he plans to add one in Uphams Corner by December. Photo by Bill Forry

THREE-DECKER BINGO
Despite foreclosure histories, some condo-ized units still fetching big $$


This three-decker house at 43 Whitfield Street is one of several properties turned condominium that has repeatedly turned up in foreclosure filings. Despite its history and the slumping housing market, just one condo unit in this house was sold in June for $339,000. Chris Lovett takes a closer look at who is behind these condo sales. Photo by Chris Lovett.

DORCHESTER DAY 2008
DOT DAY MADE NAVY CAPTAIN'S 'DREAM' COME TRUE


Commander Robert A. Hall, Jr. waved to the crowds along the Dorchester Day Parade route on Sunday, June 1. The Billerica native led the men and women of the USS Porter (DDG-78) in a special visit to Boston for the Dorchester celebrations. The visit also marked an important milestone in Hall's naval career. Pictured, lr, USS Porter Exceutive Officer T.J. Dixon, Cdr. Hall, Command Master Chief Dominic Musso. A full report on the Porter's trip to Boston, inside. Bill Forry Photo

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In Grove Hall, radio rebels dig in


TOUCH FM emerges as the "voice of Black Boston"
They are facing huge fines from the FCC and
could even have their equipment confiscated - if the feds ever find their modest studio. But the radio team at TOUCH 106.1 FM are defiant, saying that their role as the "fabric of the Black community"creates a moral imperative that they stay on the air. Above, creative director and morning man MC Spice. Photo by Pete Stidman


Dorchester History
by Peter F. Stevens
Artwork courtesy of Celia McDonough
 

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