Harambee Park

14-year old arrested in Harambee Park with a loaded gun, police say

By adamg - 6/3/24 - 11:07 am

Boston Police report arresting a 14-year-old with a loaded gun in a fanny pack at a Harambee Park event Saturday night. Read more.

Gun battle erupts near basketball game at Lee School and Harambee Park, but at least the gunmen were terrible shots

By adamg - 8/12/23 - 9:21 pm

A possible road-rage gun battle on Talbot Avenue sent people at a basketball game at the courts near the Lee School on Talbot Avenue in Dorchester fleeing in panic around 8:45 p.m. Nobody seemed to get hit, at least. Read more.

Renovations at Harambee Park could mean the Northeast's best cricket fields

By adamg - 4/7/23 - 10:09 am

The Dorchester Reporter updates us on the status of work at Harambee Park, where people have been playing cricket for 100 years.

Harambee Park cricket team: 1, Knife-wielding thief: Nil

By adamg - 10/11/22 - 11:30 am

Boston Police report a Dorchester man who tried swiping a backpack from a member of the UMass cricket team during a practice at Harambee Park yesterday got about a half mile on foot before officers found him, the backpack and the knife he allegedly displayed at team members who were chasing him. Read more.

Even in a high-crime part of Dorchester, seeing two guys shake hands after one jumps a fence for a quick meeting is not enough to warrant pat frisks, court rules

By adamg - 4/9/20 - 11:19 am

No longer allowed to be used as evidence: The gun and bullets police say they seized.

The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled today that Suffolk County prosecutors cannot use a loaded gun allegedly found on a Dorchester man as evidence against him, because police found it under his puffy coat and sweatshirt during what it ruled was an unconstitutional pat frisk. Read more.

Gunfire in a Dorchester park

By adamg - 10/20/16 - 10:44 pm

Around 10:30 p.m. in the side of Harambee Park closest to the Lee School.

Dorchester park would host tennis under new Olympics plan

By adamg - 6/11/15 - 3:05 pm

The Dorchester Reporter reports Boston 2024 wants to shift tennis from its original location at Harvard to Harambee Park, conveniently located near a Fairmount Line stop.