Boston Police report two markets about a mile apart on Ashmont Street were held up by two masked men with a gun this week.
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By adamg - 8/2/17 - 1:49 pm
Workers have begun demolishing the top floor of what had been the nearly complete Treadmark Building on Dorchester Avenue so they can replace it. The company estimates the demolition will take a couple of weeks.
By adamg - 7/21/17 - 10:39 am
Boston Police are asking for help to find the people who ransacked and vandalized the Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center, 950 Blue Hill Ave., sometime late Sunday or early Monday: Read more.
By adamg - 7/6/17 - 3:38 pm
A deceased train at Ashmont means "moderate" delays on the Red Line, the MBTA advises.
By adamg - 6/29/17 - 10:57 am
Foam coated Dot. Ave - and helped dampen stubborn fire. Photo by BFD.
BFD Commissioner Joseph Finn said this morning that a key part of the investigation into the multi-alarm fire that heavily damaged a residential building nearing completion is whether the sprinkler system failed or wasn't turned on. Read more.
By adamg - 4/13/17 - 5:17 pm
And said deceased train is causing "moderate" delays northbound, the T reports.
By adamg - 2/10/17 - 9:54 am
The T says service was pretty durn good on the four subway lines thanks to all the investments in things like new third rails and plows and dispatch centers.
So far this morning, the T has reported Red Line problems that include dead trains at South Station and near Ashmont, signal and switch problems on the Braintree branch and at Park Street. Green Line trolleys ran even slower than usual on the C line.
But as of 9:50 a.m., the T says everything's back to normal.
By adamg - 1/24/17 - 10:32 am
The Zoning Board of Appeals this morning approved a developer's plans to replace a single-family home on Fuller Street near Dorchester Avenue with a three-story building with six apartments.
In its 6-2 vote, the board did set two provisos for 20 Fuller St: Read more.
By adamg - 12/26/16 - 5:18 pm
The T is reporting "moderate" delays due to a train that's refusing to move at Ashmont.
By adamg - 12/10/16 - 1:25 pm
Welcome to Dot looked out his kitchen window this morning to see an Acme customer padding along his backyard.
By adamg - 12/2/16 - 8:44 am
The T reported only "minor" delays when an outbound Ashmont train kicked the bucket around 6:45 a.m.
By adamg - 10/4/16 - 9:34 am
Welcome to Dot reports northbound traffic on Dot. Ave. came to a complete halt in Ashmont thanks to this stupid bus driver - except for the occasional driver who tried swinging round and driving on the other side of the street.
By adamg - 8/12/16 - 12:06 pm
One man's search for his missing screwdriver in Ashmont is expanding, as Jennifer shows us. At least now we know it's a tool, not a drink, that disappeared.
By adamg - 8/8/16 - 9:44 am
Brett reports this sign, posted on Dot. Ave. by the Peabody Square fire house, is "one of the most Dorchester things I've ever seen."
By adamg - 7/18/16 - 5:16 pm
The T is reporting "moderate" delays on the Red Line's Ashmont branch due to signal problems at Ashmont.
By adamg - 4/20/16 - 9:43 am
Anulfo Baez introduces us to the new mural at 1720 Dorchester Ave., by Marcelo Ment, finishing up a residency at Brandeis:
A member of the first generation of graffiti artists in Rio do Janeiro, Marcelo Ment's work has been widely published in books and catalogs. Ment's murals can be seen on the streets of many cities around the world, including those of Rio do Janeiro, Los Angeles, Miami and now Boston.
By adamg - 4/9/16 - 8:05 pm
Boston Police have released two photos of the suspect in a sexual attack at Ashmont and Florida streets on March 27. Read more.
By adamg - 4/8/16 - 4:20 pm
— Great Spaces Boston (@Gr8Spaces) April 8, 2016
Great Spaces shows us the demolition of the former Ashmont Tire building across from the T stop today. Read more.
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