Boston Police report re-arresting a man they say took part in a Carnival-morning gun battle that injured eight people. Read more.
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Boston Police report they are seeking help to ID a man dressed in all black in connection with Saturday morning's shootings of eight people on Talbot Avenue near Blue Hill Avenue. Read more.
Boston Police report arresting three men and a teenager for the eight-victim gun battle just feet from the Jouvert parade up Blue Hill Avenue Saturday morning - although only two of them may have done the shooting. Read more.
Greg Cook got up early to take in the Jouvert parade up Blue Hill Avenue yesterday. Read more.
Live Boston recaps the crime that happened at or near Carnival in Roxbury and Dorchester on Saturday, including one man shot to death.
A group of black and Latino Dorchester and Roxbury resident today blasted city and state officials for doing nothing to stop hundreds of people from across the Northeast congregating for a Carnival party along Talbot Avenue last weekend and said they will do what they have to to stop a similar gathering planned for this weekend. Read more.
Update, Sept. 22. Boston Police report the victim, Changa Toyloy, 41, died.
Live Boston reports a man was shot on Blue Hill Avenue at Ellington Street around 2:30 a.m., in the middle of what had turned into a large pre-Carnival block party even though Carnival itself had been canceled in May because of Covid-19. Read more.
Greg Cook reports organizers of the now canceled Sept. 8 Caribbean parade and festival in Cambridge rallied at City Hall yesterday to demand permit for a scaled back festival on Sept. 28 or 29 somewhere like University Park.
Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern vowed to help bring carnival back, both this year and going forward.
Cambridge Carnival is organizing a rally and meeting in support of the carnival on Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. at Cambridge City Hall. The city canceled the Sept. 8 carnival out of fears violence in Boston would spill over across the river. Read more.
Tony takes photos at the Caribbean Carnival in Boston. Hit next on the first photo for more.
Sooz takes photos at the Cambridge Carnival.