Boston Police report on a series of unrelated arrests Saturday of people wandering around the Caribbean Carnival area with loaded guns, from a 16-year-old and two pals they say had two guns in a backpack - one loaded with 18 bullets - to a man with a gun loaded with seven rounds who was charged with his fourth firearm offense. Read more.
Javare Sommerville-Adams, 17, up from Providence for the annual Caribbean Carnival, was standing at Blue Hill Avenue and Columbia Road enjoying the celebration on the morning of Aug. 28, 2021 when a man he didn't know standing near him plunged a knife into his neck. Read more.
Update: One of the victims was also one of the shooters police say.
Eight people were shot on Talbot Avenue near Blue Hill Avenue around 7:45 a.m. as the Jouvert parade, part of the day's Carnival celebration, was passing by. Read more.
Cambridge Carnival tonight announced the cancellation of the annual festival on Sept. 8. Read more.
Deputy BPD Superintendent John Daley photographed this participant in the Caribbean parade on Blue Hill Avenue today.
Jed Hresko gives us a taste of the parade: Read more.
Leonardo March took a set.
September 14 took a photo that shows the dedication of BPD officers to get closer to the communities they serve (video from the other side).
Over the past day, rumors have flooded Twitter that the city has canceled the Aug. 25 event because of recent violence, but Jacquelyn Goddard, spokesperson for the Boston Parks and Recreation Department said this afternoon: "The Boston Carnival has not been cancelled."
Sunday's Cambridge Carnival parade crawled down the streets of Kendall Square, with plenty of stops for dancing and singing.
Third Decade took in the Caribbean Carnival parade in Roxbury today (that's one of his photos above).
Joe Driscoll also took photos:
Lolita Parker Jr. also posted photos.
John Daley posts photos from day 2 of the carnival, including one of a float too big for the parade (it wouldn't fit under the traffic light poles).
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