Cambridge Day reports the arrest of Edward J. Watson, 65, on charges he killed Michelle Miller in 1992 at the behest of her abusive partner.
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By adamg - 12/14/24 - 1:26 pm
Boston firefighters responded to 31 Hazelton St. around 3:45 a.m. for what turned into a two-alarm fire. Read more.
By adamg - 11/20/24 - 12:02 pm
The Supreme Judicial Court today overturned the convictions of a man for a murder on Deering Road in Mattapan in which he drove the killer - who has never been found or publicly identified - to and from the scene. Read more.
By adamg - 10/23/24 - 11:59 am
Demosthene running away from Mattapan robbery in distinctive hoodie that helped investigators ID him.
A federal judge yesterday sentenced a Stoughton man to 36 months in federal prison for robbing letter carriers in two Boston neighborhoods to get their "arrow" keys, which would let him and his accomplice open on-street postal boxes to search for checks and other valuables. Read more.
By adamg - 10/17/24 - 11:12 am
Three local newsrooms have won $100,000 grants to bolster local news coverage in the Boston area, from a group called Press Forward, which is trying to reinvigorate really local journalism. Read more.
By adamg - 10/3/24 - 12:42 pm
Where's the bus stop? It's under the plants. Photo by City of Boston
Boston has covered 30 bus stops along the 28 route between Mattapan Square and Ruggles with planters as part of a three-year pilot that, if successful, could be expanded to bus shelters across the city: Read more.
By adamg - 9/29/24 - 9:12 am
Victim identified as Mitchell Felix Duru, 23, of Jamaica Plain.
Boston Police report a man was shot at 849 Cummins Highway in Mattapan around 1:05 a.m. He was declared dead at the scene.
By adamg - 9/16/24 - 2:59 pm
Dorchester Reporter publishers Bill and Linda Dorcena Forry (she was the first Haitian-American to be elected a Massachusetts state senator) state the obvious in a city with a large Haitian community.
By adamg - 9/11/24 - 9:08 am
Boston Police report the arrest of Edwin Santos, 22, on charges he was the guy ripping off gold chains off the necks of older people he would follow home from train or bus stops in several neighborhoods. Read more.
By adamg - 9/10/24 - 2:58 pm
A Mattapan man was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing Friday on charges he raped and beat a woman so badly police found her covered in blood and spitting up blood clots early Sunday morning, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.
By adamg - 9/7/24 - 12:51 pm
Rendering by MicDougal Architects.
Local developer and restauranteur has filed plans to build a seven-story, 30-unit apartment building on what is now a vacant lot at 691-695 Morton Street, next to the Mobil station on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan. Read more.
By adamg - 9/7/24 - 12:10 pm
A fed-up resident files a 311 complaint about two coyotes on Ellison Avenue on the Mattapan/Dorchester line: Read more.
By adamg - 9/1/24 - 11:53 am
Boston Police report arresting a man and a woman in connection with a fight that left three injured at 70 West Selden St. in Mattapan shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday.
By adamg - 8/15/24 - 10:03 am
Surveillance photos via BPD.
Boston Police report a guy has been looking for chain-wearing seniors getting off buses or trains in Hyde Park, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury, then following them and ripping the chains off their necks. Read more.
By adamg - 8/12/24 - 4:57 pm
A federal judge last week sentenced the owner of Economy Plumbing and Heating Supply on Morton Street in Mattapan to four months in prison, a year of probation, restitution of $2.96 million and a fine of $200,000 for his guilty plea to four counts of filing false tax returns, the US Attorney's office reports. Read more.
By adamg - 8/8/24 - 4:02 pm
Chart from BPHC July 28 report.
The amount of Covid-19 viral particles in Boston sewers - an indicator of the virus's presence in the community - soared in July, when levels were 163% higher than in May, - still way lower than numbers around New Year's and especially two years ago - the Boston Public Health Commission said today. Read more.
By adamg - 8/8/24 - 9:51 am
A Manchester, NH man faces charges that he spent part of Monday driving around Mattapan and Dorchester, pointing a BB gun that looked more like an assault weapon at people - and that he got off at least three rounds from the thing without hitting anybody while strolling down one Dorchester street. Read more.
By adamg - 7/31/24 - 11:19 am
Update: Approved.
The Boston Licensing Board decides tomorrow whether to let the Domino's at 1514 Blue Hill Ave. extend its closing time to 2 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday and 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday - with delivery only via car and payment only by credit card. Read more.
By adamg - 7/25/24 - 1:14 pm
The MBTA board today approved a $54-million plan to replace the diesel-powered trains on the Fairmount Line with more climate-friendly battery-operated cars within four years, which could mean almost subway-like train frequency - and some relief for Readville residents who live near the yard where diesels now loudly vibrate, hum - and have their horns blared - into the early morning hours. Read more.
By adamg - 7/10/24 - 10:47 pm
Boston Police report they are investigating the death of three dogs found in a U-Haul at 69 Edgewater Dr. in Mattapan around 9 p.m. on Tuesday as a case of animal abuse.
Police say anybody with information on how the dogs wound up in the truck can contact detectives at 617-343-5607 or the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or by texting TIP to CRIME (27463).
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