Police Commissioner William Gross said tonight that one of two men running away from a possible shooting at Town Field in Dorchester around 5:15 p.m. turned on bicycle cops who had pursued him a couple blocks and began firing at them. Read more.
Dorchester
By adamg - 6/23/19 - 10:53 pm
Around 10:45 p.m. on Fayston Street near Mascoma. The homicide unit was called in due to the severity of his injuries.
By adamg - 6/23/19 - 10:24 pm
Around 10 p.m. on Columbia Road opposite from Stanwood Street. Both victims got themselves to the hospital with what police said were non-life-threatening injuries. One car was also hit.
By adamg - 6/23/19 - 6:01 pm
Boston firefighters responded to 65 Dix St., between Dorchester Avenue and Adams Street, around 5:55 p.m. for a dumpster fire at a house under construction. They were able to douse the flames before they could spread to the unoccupied building.
By adamg - 6/21/19 - 12:28 pm
Damaged signal equipment at JFK/UMass a week ago.
The MBTA says that fully restoring the signaling equipment destroyed in the June 11 derailment at JFK/UMass will likely take until at least Labor Day, so that means riders will continue to need to allow extra time for their commutes. Read more.
By adamg - 6/20/19 - 9:03 am
The Dorchester Reporter reports how students at the Kenny Elementary School raised $200 to help pay for goats to return to Dorchester Park and munch on poison ivy and other weeds.
By adamg - 6/17/19 - 5:37 pm
Boston Police today identified the man fatally shot on Devon Street in Dorchester around 3:30 a.m. on Friday as Arnold Woodrum, 59. Read more.
By adamg - 6/17/19 - 9:00 am
Joel Pettigrew was not expecting to be personally attacked by a scrawl on a pillar at the Fields Corner Red Line station this morning.
By adamg - 6/16/19 - 2:05 pm
Crime scene. Photo by KMV.
UPDATE: Boston Police identified the victim as Joshua Hines, 23, of Mattapan.
Boston Police report a man was fatally shot at 6 Michigan Ave., near the intersection with Old and Columbia roads, shortly after 1 a.m. Police say officers responding to a report of gunfire found the man, who was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
By adamg - 6/15/19 - 9:30 pm
UPDATE: The T now reports: "As of Sunday, June 16, Braintree branch riders will no longer need to switch trains at JFK/UMass."
As promised, the MBTA sent test trains down the repaired Red Line track at JFK/UMass today to see if it's ready for service on Monday. Only they ran into a problem that had nothing to do with the track: One of the test trains suffered mechanical problems and died - which led to 20-minute delays along the Braintree branch.
By adamg - 6/15/19 - 7:55 pm
A water-main break at 710 Gallivan Blvd., across from the CVS, has flooded and shut the road. Several buildings along Gallivan have taken on water.
By jkr - 6/15/19 - 5:41 pm
Avoid Lower Mills area if you can. Dot Ave at Gallivan Blvd is filled with smoke; Morton St blocked by police where Morton and Gallivan merge. At least three buildings burned according to reports. Many fire departments from all over metro area are heading to the fire or already there.
By adamg - 6/14/19 - 4:47 pm
Working on the tracks at JFK/UMass this afternoon.
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said this afternoon he hopes the T can restore "single seat" service to and from Braintree on the Red Line by Monday, but that a final decision will be made late Sunday afternoon, after a series of test runs by trains over the track that was damaged - along with the third rail and switch - by a train that derailed on Tuesday. Read more.
By adamg - 6/14/19 - 11:01 am
From his seat on a commuter-rail train, Jed Hresko got a good view of the work this morning to repair the signal bungalows and tracks at JFK/UMass that were damaged in the Red Line derailment on Tuesday. Read more.
By adamg - 6/14/19 - 8:36 am
Boston Police report a man was shot at 107 Devon St., at Laredo, around 3:30 a.m. He was taken to a local hospital, where he diied.
By adamg - 6/14/19 - 12:08 am
The MBTA says repairs are continuing on the tracks and signal systems taken out in Tuesday's derailment but say they won't know until this weekend when they might be able to resume direct Braintree service.
The MBTA will provide a schedule update on Sunday regarding resumption of Braintree branch service resuming through JFK/UMass.
By adamg - 6/12/19 - 4:45 pm
The MBTA reports that riders on the Red Line's Braintree branch will continue to have to change trains at JFK/UMass if they don't follow T advice and take commuter rail instead, because of ongoing problems caused by the derailment yesterday. Read more.
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