Government & development in Dorchester, Boston

Boston Fire Aerial Drill Team Performs at TechBoston Academy Today

Oct 9 · Caught In Dot →

Former Morrissey Boulevard Hotel Opens as 99 Supportive Housing Units

Oct 9 · Dorchester Reporter →

City Breaks Ground on West of Washington Family Park in Dorchester

Oct 9 · City of Boston →

Wu Submits Five Appointees to School Committee Nominating Panel

Oct 8 · Boston Policy Institute →

Police Seek Help Finding Missing Dorchester Teen Hermoni Maisonet, 17

Oct 8 · Boston Police Department →

City Council Government Operations Committee Holds Virtual Hearing at 10 a.m. Today

Oct 8 · City of Boston →

Public Improvement Commission Meets at City Hall at 10 a.m. Today

Oct 8 · City of Boston →

Council Ways and Means Committee Hears Docket #0586 at 2 p.m. Today

Oct 8 · City of Boston →

Commission on Black Men and Boys Meets Tonight at 6

Oct 7 · City of Boston →

MBTA Runs Saturday Schedules for Indigenous Peoples' Day

Oct 7 · WBUR →

Zoning Board Approves East Cottage St. Hotel Over Civic Objections

Oct 7 · Dorchester Reporter →

Dorchester Bay City Seeks $400M Federal Loan for Columbia Point Housing

Oct 7 · Dorchester Reporter →

Officials Rally Against Post Office Closures as Dorchester Faces Its Own

Oct 7 · Dorchester Reporter →

Fire Department Aerial Drill Team Performs at Mather School

Oct 6 · Caught In Dot →

Trotter School Playground Community Meeting Tonight

Oct 6 · City of Boston →

Police Accountability Commission Meets at 5 p.m.

Oct 6 · City of Boston →

Zoning Board of Appeal Holds Virtual Hearing Today

Oct 6 · City of Boston →

Mayor Wu hosts coffee hour tonight at Codman Square Library

Oct 5 · City of Boston →

Fire Aerial Drill Team starts Fire Prevention Week at City Hall Plaza today

Oct 5 · Caught In Dot →

Councilors urge release of $18M for Blue Hill Avenue safety fixes

Oct 5 · Caught In Dot →

Wed 10/7: Virtual Abutters Meeting on 879 Blue Hill Ave Hours

Oct 4 · City of Boston →

Sat 10/10: Monarchs and Milkweed at Pope John Paul II Park

Oct 4 · Neponset River Watershed Association →

Dorchester Woman, 68, Identified as Victim in Faulkner Hospital-Area Crash

Oct 3 · CBS Boston →

MBTA Dedicates Accessible Ramp at Milton Trolley Station

Oct 3 · Dorchester Reporter →

Odom Serenity Garden Ribbon-Cutting Today

Oct 3 · City of Boston →

Healey, Wu Show Unity on Clean Energy, Differ on Key Policies

Oct 3 · Dorchester Reporter →

Joseph Bailey, 20, Charged With Murder in Whitfield Street Shooting

Bailey was arraigned October 1 in Dorchester District Court on a murder charge after a September 30 shooting inside a Whitfield Street apartment left a man dead. He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail.

Oct 2 · Boston.com →

Mayor's Senior Advisory Council Meets Virtually Today

The Mayor's Senior Advisory Council meets virtually today, Friday, October 2, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The agenda includes member recognition, a commission update and new business.

Oct 2 · City of Boston →

City, MBTA Conclude Series of Blue Hill Avenue Meetings

The City of Boston and the MBTA held the last of four Blue Hill Avenue meetings in the Holland Tech High School auditorium.

Oct 2 · Dorchester Reporter →

Transit Police Seek Man Who Broke Senior's Jaw on Red Line

Transit Police are looking for a man who, unprovoked, punched a person over 60 in the face on a Red Line train at Shawmut around 10:45 a.m. on Sept. 22, breaking his jaw.

Oct 2 · Universal Hub →

Council backs two-month suspension of state gas tax

The Council adopted a resolution supporting Gov. Maura Healey's proposal to suspend the state gas tax for two months as gasoline and diesel prices continue to rise.

Oct 1 · City of Boston →

Council backs effort to revive Codman Square Merchants Association

The Council adopted a resolution supporting the association's efforts to reinvigorate Codman Square and strengthen the business district.

Oct 1 · City of Boston →

Man critically wounded in shooting at 7 Whitfield St.

Officers responded to a report of a person shot inside an apartment at 7 Whitfield St. around 5:30 p.m.

Oct 1 · Dorchester Reporter →

Councillors push tougher rule on police surveillance technology

Councillor Ben Weber's amended ordinance was filed last Wednesday, with all but one councillor signing on in support.

Oct 1 · Dorchester Reporter →

Abutters Meeting Tonight on Six-Unit Plan for 49 Burt St.

A virtual meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. tonight seeks community input on a proposal to replace the two-family structure at 49 Burt St. with a six-unit residential building.

Sep 30 · City of Boston →

Codman Square Fix-It Clinic Tonight

The Codman Square Climate Justice Alliance meets 6 to 7:30 p.m. tonight at 86 Southern Ave. Bring electronics, textiles, bikes, or reasonably sized furniture for repair coaching and keep items out of landfills.

Sep 30 · Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative →

Food Forest Volunteer Workday Tonight at Boston Nature Center

Volunteers can weed, water, or plant from 6 to 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Boston Nature Center Food Forest on Walk Hill Street in Mattapan. No registration required.

Sep 30 · Boston Food Forest Coalition →

Police Seek Help Finding Missing Mattapan Teen Nova Worrell, 14

Boston police ask for the public's help locating Nova Worrell, reported missing September 17. She was last seen around 9:00 a.m. on September 16 near Hillsboro Road in Mattapan.

Sep 30 · Boston Police Department →

Police Recover Loaded Firearm, Make Arrests in Mattapan Traffic Stop

Officers from District B-3 stopped a vehicle around 6:15 p.m. Monday on American Legion Highway, leading to multiple arrests on active warrants and firearm-related charges.

Sep 30 · Boston Police Department →

Neponset Neighbors Call 16-Unit Condo Plan 'Too Large'

At a public meeting, neighbors cited vehicle access and parking as key concerns about the proposed 16-unit condo project.

Sep 30 · Dorchester Reporter →

City Council Housing Committee Holds Hearing Today on Docket 0695

The Boston City Council Housing and Community Development Committee holds a public hearing on Docket #0695 today, Sept. 29, at 10:30 a.m. in the Iannella Chamber at Boston City Hall; testimony is welcome in person or online.

Sep 29 · City of Boston →

Boston Public Library Trustees Hold Fall Board Meeting

The Boston Public Library Trustees meet today, Sept. 29, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Rabb Hall at the Central Library to review the strategic plan and hear testimony on neighborhood branch initiatives; attend in person or via livestream.

Sep 29 · City of Boston →

Five-Alarm Fire Hits Warren Street Building in Roxbury

A fire at 72 Warren St. in Roxbury reached five alarms Monday, Sept. 28; no injuries have been reported.

Sep 29 · The Dorchester Post →

Youth Violence Strike Force Arrests Man, Recovers Stolen Firearm in Roxbury

Officers arrested Rai Jon Gonsalves, 24, of Fall River, after a traffic stop near 186 Seaver St. in Roxbury early Saturday, Sept. 26, recovering a loaded stolen firearm.

Sep 29 · Boston Police Department →

MBTA starts automated bus-lane camera enforcement Oct. 1

Starting October 1, cameras will ticket vehicles parked in bus stops and dedicated lanes in Dorchester, with fines up to $125.

Sep 28 · Caught In Dot →

City Council weighs police detectives' contract funding today

The Council's Ways and Means Committee meets remotely at 10 a.m. to consider FY27 funding for two Boston Police detectives' collective bargaining agreements; the public may testify.

Sep 28 · City of Boston →

Fair Housing Commission meets today at City Hall

Boston's Fair Housing Commission meets from 10 to 11 a.m. at 1 City Hall Plaza to review minutes, hear updates and consider commission decisions.

Sep 28 · City of Boston →

Election board reviews November election plans today

Boston's Board of Election Commissioners meets virtually at 3:30 p.m. to certify the early-voting schedule and locations and discuss preparations for the November 3 state election.

Sep 28 · City of Boston →

Nor'easter Brings Flooding, Wind and Storm Warnings to Boston Area

A rare September nor'easter brought heavy rain, damaging winds and coastal flooding to the region, toppling a tree in Dorchester; Mayor Michelle Wu's coastal storm warning remains in effect through Sunday, urging waterfront and low-lying residents near Dorchester Bay to stay indoors during peak tides.

Sep 27 · Boston 25 News →

49 Burt St. Development Meeting Wednesday

The Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services holds a virtual abutters meeting Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 6–7 p.m. via Zoom on a proposed six-unit building at 49 Burt Street.

Sep 27 · City of Boston →

Nor'easter Disrupts Boston-Area Rail, Air and Ferry Travel

The weekend storm forced Amtrak to cancel Boston-New York service, caused hundreds of flight cancellations and dozens of delays at Logan Airport, and led the MBTA to cancel all ferry service for September 26-27 due to rough seas.

Sep 27 · The Boston Globe →

Blue Hill Ave. Town Hall Wednesday

The City of Boston and MBTA host a town hall Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 6:30–8 p.m. at Albert D. Holland School of Technology, 60 Washington St., on Blue Hill Avenue corridor designs.

Sep 27 · City of Boston →

Death Investigation Opened After Shooting Near Walter Street in Hyde Park

Around 1:09 p.m. Saturday, September 26, District E-18 officers responded to a report of a person shot inside a business near 54 Walter Street in Hyde Park, and a death investigation is underway.

Sep 27 · Boston Police Department →

Winds topple tree and power lines on Doone Avenue in Dorchester

Strong winds from the approaching nor'easter brought down a large tree and power lines on Doone Avenue in Dorchester on Friday; police closed the street while crews worked and advised drivers to avoid the area.

Sep 26 · Boston 25 News →

Police seek leads after armed robbery on Blue Hill Avenue

Boston Police asked for the public's help on Friday identifying individuals connected to an armed robbery near 322 Blue Hill Avenue that occurred Thursday around 11:15 a.m.

Sep 26 · Boston Police Department →

Repeat offender arrested for pointing firearm at officers, trafficking cocaine in Mattapan

At about 12:13 a.m. Friday, September 25, 2026, District B-3 officers responded to a radio call in the 1300 block of Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan.

Sep 26 · Boston Police Department →

Failing elevators, moths, cockroaches plague UMass Boston library

Staff at UMass Boston's Healey Library, including librarian Lydia Burrage-Goodwin, report malfunctioning elevators that have trapped employees, along with moth and cockroach infestations.

Sep 26 · Universal Hub →

Mayor Wu Issues Coastal Storm Warning for Weekend

Mayor Michelle Wu issued a coastal storm warning for Sept. 25-27, with flooding, strong winds, and erosion expected to peak Friday night into Saturday.

Sep 25 · City of Boston →

City Council Hearing to Address Haitian Nationals' Protected Status

The City Council's Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement hears Docket #0299 at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at Boston City Hall, on the end of federal protected status for Haitian nationals and possible city support for affected families.

Sep 25 · City of Boston →

Armed Suspect Nearly Hits Officers Fleeing Traffic Stop in Mattapan

Boston police arrested Hericles De Pina and recovered a loaded firearm after he allegedly drove at officers while fleeing a traffic stop near 10 Hosmer St. in Mattapan on Sept. 23.

Sep 25 · Boston Police Department →