Police pursuit ends in Lower Mills
August 20, 2026
The survey highlighted long-standing racial wealth gaps.
Gov. Maura Healey said Massachusetts will stay on a separate vaccination course.
All three candidates for the Suffolk County district attorney’s seat came out swinging in the first, and most likely only, forum for the race, held at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury on Aug. 6.
A key goal is to combat drug overdoses with Narcan (Naloxone) nasal sprays, which are effective in reducing the effects of an ongoing OD.
Mayor Michelle Wu visited the Meeting House Hill fire station last week with BFD Commissioner Rodney Marshall to promote the a new reading program for kids.
Dorchester Park, a gem in the necklace that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, should not be marred by the construction of eight-story buildings within it, says Carole Mooney.
This year, the early vote options start on Sat. Aug. 22 and run through Friday, Aug. 28. Any registered Boston voter can vote at any of the city’s 17 early-voting locations.
Several political and community leaders with ties to Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan have been named to a series of advisory councils formed by US Sen. Ed Markey’s re-election campaign.
A developer’s plan to demolish a single-family home at 59 Gibson Street and replace it with a 4-story, multi-unit building took an unexpected turn Monday evening.
Their legislation — which faces long odds in the current Republican-controlled Congress—would provide $25 billion over five years for transit agencies nationwide to eliminate fares, improve service, or both.
The goal: Transition large energy users to clean infrastructure
The Healey administration and MBTA should extend their half-price monthly-pass promotion offer to city customers who use the Fairmount Line.
Boston Police officials say nighttime shutdowns of Talbot Avenue and other selected streets near Franklin Park this summer have been successful in curbing late-night gatherings before they overwhelm neighborhoods — and police resources.
Membership and activities at many veterans’ posts around the city have gradually faded over recent years, but new leadership of the Ladies Auxiliary at the Ramsay/Toy VFW Post #8772 on Woodrow Avenue is looking at reviving their organization, which has its roots as the first all-Black veterans post in the United States created after the First World War.
