Promising results in first shelter vaccine clinics at Mass/Cass A recent survey of 145 residents in Charlestown and Dorchester showed that more than 82 percent said they would take the COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available to them, while 17 percent…
Month: January 2021
The 11:59 Generation: Students say remote learning pushes them to 24-hour cycle
It’s noon on Monday, and Charlene Pimentel has been up for more than 24 hours doing homework, trying to catch up from the loads of assignments that were piled on over the past week by her teachers.She needs to crash…
Police Incident Updates
ARREST MADE FOR ART GALLERY HEISTSAt about 9 a.m. on Tuesday January 26, members of the Boston Police Fugitive Unit and U.S. Marshals HIDTA Task Force Officers with assistance from the Braintree Police Department located and arrested Robert Viens, 48,…
Dorchester man pleads guilty in Back Bay shootout during June 1 civil unrest
A Dorchester man has agreed to plead guilty to assaulting officers with a firearm during the civil disorder in the Back Bay early in the morning of June 1.John Boampong, 37, has agreed to plead guilty to one count each…
Commissioner Gross announces retirement from BPD
Police Commissioner William Gross, with Mayor Martin Walsh, on Thursday announced that he would retire from the Boston Police on Friday after 37 years on the force – perhaps signaling an interest in running for mayor of Boston. Gross has…
Essaibi-George announces campaign for Mayor of Boston
Says she brings the right skills for the City’s “rebirth” At-large Councilor AnnissaEssaibi George has announced that she will be a candidate for mayor this year, putting her citywide political network in play and bringing more than a decade of…
South End Artist Proposes Monument to ‘Star Trek’ icon and Native Bostonian Leonard Nimoy
A South End resident is proposing to build a monument in the city’s West End that would pay tribute to one of that neighborhood’s favorite native sons, Leonard Nimoy, while also honoring Mr. Spock – the character he immortalized on…
Southender Richard Cooke Honored with Car Parade
When Richard Cooke headed off to the Pacific Theatre to serve in the Navy during World War II, he wasn’t looking for accolades or even a Car Parade, such as he got last Saturday, but rather to make an escape.…
City Council Holds Hearing on Potential Suspension of Special Election for Mayor
The City Council Committee on Government Operations, chaired by Councilor Lydia Edwards, held a hearing on January 26 regarding a home rule petition filed by Councilor Ricardo Arroyo “which will amend the city’s charter” should there be a vacancy in…
Grass-roots Company Starts Needle Buy-back Program in South End
For more than two years, several South End and Newmarket leaders have asked for some sort of needle buy-back program, and that request has now been granted as a grass-roots company has begun buying back needles to be destroyed onsite…