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Five-alarm fire rips through Fairmount Street three decker
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Photo by BFD.
Five firefighters have been injured battling a large fire at 5 Fairmount St. that broke out shortly after 11 p.m. on Thursday in the basement, the Boston Fire Department.
All are expected to survive, as are two civilians also taken to the hospital, the department says.
Bloody weekend: Six shot, three dead
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Police looking for this SUV for quadruple shootings.
Four women sitting in a car outside 36 Harlem St. were shot around 9:20 p.m. on Sunday. Two were pronounced dead at the scene, while the other two were taken to local hospitals - one with life-threatening injuries from which she died Monday - the Boston Police Department reports. The day before, a man was shot at 9 Page St., just on the other side of Glenway. Read more
Henriquez meeting draws low turnout and a demand
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State Rep. Carlos Henriquez faced two challenges at his Thursday night community meeting: Low turnout and a Republican, far afield from his Beacon Hill home, demanding his resignation.
Maybe it was the New England Patriots' first preseason game. Or maybe it was the humidity of a Thursday night in August. But few people trekked out to the Dorchester House to hear Henriquez, a first term Democrat seeking reelection this fall while fighting allegations that he kidnapped and assaulted a 23-year-old student he was dating. Read more
Serious crime down so far in ‘12
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Statistics released by the Boston Police last week show a significant decrease in crime citywide and on one of the two main police districts that cover Dorchester. There has been a six percent drop in reported incidents of so-called “Part One” crimes through July 29 of this year, compared to the same time frame in 2011. Read more
Man dies after stabbing in Mattapan pizza place; relative charged
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A Mattapan man who allegedly stabbed his nephew inside the Mattapan House of Pizza Tuesday night will be charged with murder now that his relative has died, the Boston Police Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney's office report. Read more
Intersection needs engineering fix, more enforcement
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Morrissey Blvd. Crosswalk
Reporter readers have raised the volume on their complaints in recent weeks about a Morrissey Boulevard intersection that has long been a nuisance for both pedestrians and motorists. Read more
$3.5m for sidewalk repairs makes state bond bill
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Dorchester lawmakers this week were able to set aside $3.5 million for repairs of sidewalks stretching from the intersection of Granite Ave. and Gallivan Boulevard to Morrissey Boulevard at UMass Boston. The funding is contained in a transportation borrowing plan the state Senate and House approved late Tuesday night. Read more
Officials beginning to stir on safety issues at busy Morrissey Blvd. intersection
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Morrissey intersection: Bottleneck poses hazard for pedestrians, aggravation for motorists. Photo by Bill ForrySafety concerns about the heavily trafficked intersection of Morrissey and Bianculli boulevards near UMass Boston,The Boston Globe, and Boston College High School, are drawing attention from residents and local elected officials alike.
One top lawmaker, Rep. Marty Walsh, said the state may need to “reconstruct the whole intersection” to alleviate the concerns about the crossroad that in addition to vehicular traffic also accommodates numerous pedestrians, given adjacent attractions like Patten’s Cove on one side of Morrissey Boulevard and the Harborwalk, which rings the university campus, on the other.
Reporter's View: Engineering fix, enforcement needed on Morrissey Read more
Fate of sentencing bill in Patrick's hands as legislature rejects his plan
Jul. 30, 2012
The House and Senate on Thursday rejected Gov. Deval Patrick’s amendment that would have given judges the discretion to grant habitual offenders parole, forcing the governor now to make a decision that will determine whether the bill becomes law or dies this session. Read more
If crime bill dies, let the finger-pointing begin
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To hear some advocates of the crime bill tell it, Gov. Deval Patrick is risking the legislation’s passage with his amendment.
“His actions to jeopardize the passage of the crime bill are both ill-timed and ill-advised by trying to amend a good and balanced bill with an extraordinary measure to protect repeat violent criminals, with precious little time remaining in the legislative session,” Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr said in a statement, after Patrick announced his move on Saturday. Read more
