The T reports the 16-day shutdown of the two lines worked, at least so far: All 38 slow zones on the Mattapan Line and the Red Line's Ashmont branch have become normal zones again.
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By adamg - 10/30/23 - 2:31 pm
Happy days are here again, rider tells MBTA's Phil Eng.
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By adamg - 10/29/23 - 10:06 pm
Boston Police report arresting a man in Downtown Crossing this afternoon on charges he stabbed Jean Casseus, 78, to death on Rugby Road in Mattapan around 11 a.m. on Oct. 19. Read more.
By adamg - 10/24/23 - 1:30 pm
A disgusted citizen filed a 311 complaint today about this graffiti that keeps appearing, in this case on Central Avenue in Mattapan Lower Mills: Read more.
By adamg - 10/19/23 - 11:23 pm
Victim identified as Jean Casseus, 78, of Mattapan.
Boston Police report a man was stabbed shortly before 11 a.m. at 18 Rugby Rd. in Mattapan. Read more.
By adamg - 10/19/23 - 9:28 am
Boston Police report gang-units officers on patrol after a recent murder arrested a man on gun charges after first stopping him because his windows seemed too darkly tinted and his registration was expired. Read more.
By adamg - 10/14/23 - 11:17 am
Victim identified as Kalil Jackson, 25, of Dorchester.
Boston Police report a man was shot outside 1194 Blue Hill Ave., near Morton Street in Mattapan, around 12:25 a.m. Read more.
By adamg - 10/12/23 - 11:25 am
Rendering of possible bus and bike lanes on Blue Hill Avenue.
The city is out with a comparison of two basic approaches for improving Blue Hill Avenue between Mattapan Square and Grove Hall - a massive re-build with construction of dedicated bus lanes and a more modest plan with a massive increase in traffic enforcement by police - and says it expects Mayor Wu to announce a final plan for the road by the end of the year. Read more.
By adamg - 10/3/23 - 2:14 pm
The owners of Macumba Latina, 477 River St., say they've fired two bouncers who failed in their main job of watching the club's supposedly locked rear door, letting in a man who then shot two men - one a club regular - in what seemed like a planned hit early on Sept. 4. Read more.
By adamg - 10/2/23 - 9:48 am
The Boston Fire Department reports one firefighter was injured and 13 residents were displaced by a fire in three building at Woolson and Sutton streets in Mattapan called in around 5:25 a.m. Read more.
By adamg - 9/27/23 - 9:10 am
The MBTA announced today that the Fairmount Line will be free between Oct. 14 and 29, at least to people with CharlieCards - as a possible replacement for the Mattapan Line and Ashmont service on the Red Line, which will be shut then for track repairs. The T will also be running shuttle buses along the Mattapan and Ashmont lines then.
By adamg - 9/20/23 - 11:24 pm
Boston Police report a man already charged with improper storage of a firearm to which somebody under 18 could gain access was arrested today on additional charges that include manslaughter for the July 13 shooting death of his brother, Savion Ellis, 12, at 35 Fessenden St. in Mattapan. Read more.
By adamg - 9/14/23 - 9:02 pm
The Boston Fire Department reports it was not a good day on Lorna Road, near where Lorna and Doone Avenue intersect, shortly before 2:40 p.m. Read more.
By adamg - 9/12/23 - 9:50 pm
King vs. Weber, Pepen vs. Ruiz.
Voters in District 6 (Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, Mission Hill) today solidly rejected one-term incumbent and crash-plagued incumbent Kendra Lara, while voters in neighboring District 5 (Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roslindale) gave the boot to ethics-plagued incumbent Ricardo Arroyo. Read more.
By adamg - 9/11/23 - 1:45 pm
Residents in four City Council districts have preliminary elections tomorrow to narrow the fields in the November elections to two candidates each. There is no preliminary for the four citywide council seats because there are eight candidates, all of whom will battle in November. Read more.
By adamg - 9/7/23 - 9:46 am
The Dorchester Reporter reports that New Balance CEO and 2016 Trump backer Jim Davis, who pumped $1 million into a PAC that failed to keep Michelle Wu from getting elected mayor this week donated $150,000 to a super PAC that is trying to un-elect two of the City Council's progressive members: Kendra Lara in District 6 and Ricardo Arroyo in District 5. The group's ads in the Herald also support John FitzGerald, Frank Baker's choice, in District 3.
By adamg - 9/4/23 - 8:47 pm
Boston Police report two people were shot inside Macumba Latina, 477 River St. in Mattapan Square, shortly before 12:45 a.m. Read more.
By adamg - 8/24/23 - 10:57 am
The MBTA announced today it's shutting the Ashmont branch of the Red Line and the Mattapan Line between Oct. 14 and 29 for "critical track work." Read more.
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