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Fire at 849 Cummins Highway in Mattapan
A third-floor fire at 849 Cummins Highway went to two alarms not long after firefighters arrived around 6:25 p.m. One firefighter suffered minor burns, the Boston Fire Department reports, adding the Red Cross is assisting seven residents to find a place... Read more
Babson Street fire
A four alarm fire accidentally sparked by dental equipment tore through a Babson Street building in Mattapan late Monday afternoon, injuring two residents, fire officials said. Boston firefighters responded around 4:05 p.m. to 130 Babson St., next to the... Read more
Boston Police Commissioner William Evans speaks about today's incident, while Boston Mayor Martin Walsh looks on. Photo by Jennifer Smith Kurt Stokinger, the decorated Boston Police officer who was shot in the leg last Friday morning while attempting to... Read more
The Meetinghouse Bank branch on Dorchester Avenue in Lower Mills was robbed by a gun-wielding man on Wednesday afternoon around 2:30 p.m. No one was injured in the incident, but employees of the bank were shaken by the incident. According to bank... Read more
Train service on the Ashmont leg of the Red Line was halted this morning after a "track defect" was detected during the chilly morning rush-hour. Commuters had to board shuttle buses for about one hour as workers hustled to make a temporary repair. Train... Read more
Boston Police report that a 29 year-old woman was sexually assaulted near Edward Everett Square on the morning of New Year’s Day. The victim was found in the area of 653 Columbia Rd. at about 6:45 a.m. According a police report, she was grabbed from... Read more
If heading downtown for First Day/First Night, revelers are asked to be safe and enjoy themselves, with a constant refrain from officials of “If you see something, say something.” Events begin around Copley — at Copley Square, Copley Place, the Prudential... Read more
Adrian Major, 36, is one of 18 “Violence Interruptors” working to stave off gang violence on city streets. Boston Police and Mayor Walsh say the outreach is paying dividends in a drop in crime. Caleb Nelson photo As 2015 comes to a close, Boston Police... Read more
Having spent much of the last year working to make sure the state's public transportation system does not repeat the failures of last winter, Gov. Charlie Baker and the MBTA will get the first chance to test their new procedures as wintry weather rolls... Read more
The winter weather that looks to be on track for a Tuesday morning arrival will be a test of the MBTA's new winter storm management system, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack said Monday. "We're obviously expecting a sloppy commute tomorrow... Read more

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