Government & development in Fenway & Mission Hill, Boston

Boston Council backs emergency shelter planning for Haitian residents who lost TPS

Oct 9 · The Boston Report →

Back Bay Fens pathway construction set to begin next week

Oct 9 · The Boston Sun →

Longwood street changes go before city commission

Oct 8 · City of Boston →

Council committee considers quarterly revenue reports

Oct 8 · City of Boston →

Council committee reviews residential property tax assessments

Oct 8 · City of Boston →

Boston police report five aggravated assaults in 24-hour tally

Oct 7 · Boston Police Department →

Boston posts summaries of eight state ballot questions

Oct 7 · City of Boston →

MBTA to use Saturday-style service on Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Oct 7 · WBUR →

Conservation Commission holds virtual hearing Wednesday

Oct 7 · City of Boston →

Commission on Black Men and Boys meets in Roxbury Wednesday

Oct 7 · City of Boston →

Zoning board approves 42-room hotel for Dorchester site

Oct 7 · Universal Hub →

Wu threatens lawsuit over planned Allston post office closure

Oct 7 · Universal Hub →

Boston police report five robberies in latest daily journal

Oct 6 · Boston Police Department →

Zoning board to hear Mission Hill addition and deck case

Oct 6 · City of Boston →

Council to hear FY27 school police contract funding proposal

Oct 6 · City of Boston →

Police accountability commission meets Tuesday

Oct 6 · City of Boston →

Police seek man in South Huntington Avenue assault

Oct 6 · Universal Hub →

Mission Grammar design review hearing set for today

Oct 5 · City of Boston →

Boston Cultural Council to review FY27 arts grant timeline

Oct 5 · City of Boston →

City services to close Oct. 12 for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Oct 5 · City of Boston →

MBTA fall schedule reroutes Route 65; ferry service ends Oct. 12

Oct 5 · MBTA →

Three people stabbed at Highgate and Cambridge streets in Allston

Oct 5 · Universal Hub →

Monday: Mission Grammar design-review hearing

Oct 4 · City of Boston →

DCR releases 2026 fall foliage map

Oct 4 · Mission Hill Gazette →

Monday: Dudley Street charter school governance meeting

Oct 4 · City of Boston →

City Council considers ways to support street performers across Boston

Oct 4 · Universal Hub →

Boston offers up to $35 million to restart approved housing projects

Oct 3 · Mission Hill Gazette →

MBTA begins automated camera enforcement at bus stops and bus lanes

Oct 3 · The Boston Sun →

City Council approves grants for youth, jobs and climate

On Wednesday, September 30, the Boston City Council approved 12 grants and one gift for arts and culture, workforce development, youth services, climate resilience, public safety and digital equity.

Oct 2 · City of Boston →

Senior Advisory Council meets virtually Friday morning

The Mayor’s Senior Advisory Council meets online 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 →

Boston launches beta construction-permitting process

Boston’s new beta process covers building projects between 20,000 and 50,000 square feet. It adds consolidated reviews, clearer deadlines and a dedicated city staff contact.

Oct 2 · City of Boston →

Charlesgate closure begins Friday night for Bowker repairs

Starting Friday, October 2, at 8 p.m., DCR will close the Charlesgate West onramp to Boylston Street and Boylston Street between Charlesgate and Ipswich Street. Detours will be in place until Monday, October 5, at 5 a.m.

Oct 2 · Mass.gov →

Five arrested in Roxbury breaking-and-entering case

Boston police say five people were arrested after officers responded to a larceny in progress near 21 Maywood Street in Roxbury at about 5:17 a.m. Thursday, October 1.

Oct 2 · Boston Police Department →

Residency Compliance Commission meets Thursday morning

Boston's Residency Compliance Commission meets virtually Thursday, October 1, from 9 to 10 a.m. The agenda includes residency procedures, compliance data, investigator reports and new business.

Oct 1 · City of Boston →

Bowker Overpass work continues through Friday

Road reconstruction and utility work at the Bowker Overpass continue through October 2. Northbound traffic toward Storrow Drive is restricted to one lane.

Oct 1 · Mass.gov →

Boston police seek help identifying person in Roxbury stabbing investigation

Boston police are asking the public to help identify a person shown in images in connection with an ongoing stabbing investigation in Roxbury.

Oct 1 · Boston Police Department →

Council backs aid for businesses burned out in Nubian Square fire

The City Council unanimously adopted an emergency resolution urging city departments to help businesses burned out in Monday's six-alarm fire at the Edison building in Nubian Square.

Oct 1 · Universal Hub →

Heath Street Gang member sentenced to 5½ years in prison

A federal judge sentenced Tyrre “Smoov” Herring to 5½ years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a RICO violation for his role in the Heath Street Gang.

Oct 1 · Universal Hub →

Police seek suspect after man is slashed at Roxbury McDonald's

A man was slashed in the face at the McDonald's at 301 Warren St. in Roxbury around 7:10 p.m. Tuesday. Boston police are seeking a suspect.

Oct 1 · Universal Hub →

City Council considers BPS labor funding and pedestrian safety

The Boston City Council meets at noon at City Hall. Its agenda includes a $268,887 supplemental appropriation for Boston Public Schools labor costs, recognition of October as Pedestrian Safety Month and cultural and community resolutions.

Sep 30 · City of Boston →

Longwood sustainability group hosts garden gathering

EcoOpportunity meets from 2 to 3 p.m. behind Countway Library, 10 Shattuck St. The gathering includes rock painting in the Countway Library Community Garden, weather permitting.

Sep 30 · Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability →

Boston hosts flood-barrier walking tour

Boston officials lead the free Deployables Day Walking Tour from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., from Martin’s Park through Atlantic Wharf and Harbor Towers. The tour highlights deployable flood barriers and includes a Boston Fire technical rescue drill.

Sep 30 · City of Boston →

Boston police seek help locating missing 14-year-old from Mattapan

Boston police are asking for help locating Nova Worrell, who was reported missing on Sept. 17. She was last seen Sept. 16 near Hillsboro Road in Mattapan.

Sep 30 · Boston Police Department →

Police recover loaded gun during Mattapan traffic stop

Boston police say a traffic stop on American Legion Highway on Monday led to multiple arrests on active warrants and firearm-related charges. Officers recovered a loaded firearm.

Sep 30 · Boston Police Department →

Historic Roxbury fire damages Edison Building

Firefighters battled a blaze Monday, September 28, at the 103-year-old Edison Building, 72 Warren St. in Nubian Square. Several firefighters sustained minor injuries.

Sep 29 · Boston.com →

Fenway abutters meeting addresses proposed license for 100 Peterborough St.

Boston’s Licensing Department held a virtual Fenway abutters meeting Tuesday, September 29, about a proposed common-victualler wine-and-malt license for Fenway Grill, with a midnight closing time.

Sep 29 · City of Boston →

Police arrest man after Roxbury traffic stop, recover loaded stolen firearm

Boston police arrested Rai Jon Gonsalves, 24, of Fall River, after a traffic stop near 186 Seaver St. in Roxbury around 12:23 a.m. Saturday, September 26. Police reported recovering a loaded stolen firearm.

Sep 29 · Boston Police Department →

Police investigate fatal shooting in Hyde Park

Boston police investigated a fatal shooting at a business near 54 Walter St. in Hyde Park after responding around 1:09 p.m. Saturday, September 26.

Sep 29 · Boston Police Department →

Man charged with manslaughter after fatal Jamaicaway crash, DA says

A Lowell man faces a manslaughter charge in a crash on the Jamaicaway that killed a fetus and sent the driver of the other car to the hospital. The man allegedly reached 103 mph before crossing the median and hitting the oncoming car.

Sep 29 · Universal Hub →

Boston sues to recover $20 million Roxbury road grant

Boston sued to recover a $20 million federal grant rescinded last fall for improvements to Melnea Cass Boulevard, Malcolm X Boulevard and Warren Street. The city had offered to remove proposed curbside EV chargers from the project.

Sep 29 · Universal Hub →

Nor’easter brings nearly 3 inches of rain to Boston

The nor’easter brought nearly 3 inches of rain to Boston through Sunday, September 27, knocking out power to about 109 customers and canceling ferry service. Officials urged caution.

Sep 28 · The Boston Globe →

City Council Ways and Means hearing set for 10 a.m.

The committee will hold a virtual hearing on Dockets 1671–1674. Public testimony is available.

Sep 28 · City of Boston →

Election commissioners review November election plans

Boston’s Board of Election Commissioners meets virtually at 3:30 p.m. to review early-voting schedules and preparations for the November 3 state election.

Sep 28 · City of Boston →

Fair Housing Commission meets at City Hall

The Boston Fair Housing Commission meets from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Office of Fair Housing and Equity conference room.

Sep 28 · City of Boston →

Fenway 311 complaint flags possible parking scam on Peterborough Street

A Friday complaint alleges that a parking attendant at the McKinley School lot on Peterborough Street took $60 in cash.

Sep 28 · Universal Hub →

Fenway abutters meeting on 100 Peterborough St., Tuesday

A virtual abutters meeting is scheduled Tuesday, September 29, from 6 to 7 p.m. on Zoom regarding a proposed wine and malt beverage license at 100 Peterborough St.

Sep 27 · City of Boston →

Nor'easter disrupts flights, ferries and MBTA Commuter Rail

The storm forced hundreds of flight cancellations, MBTA speed restrictions, Commuter Rail delays, and canceled ferry service.

Sep 27 · The Boston Globe →

Open Streets Allston-Brighton, Sunday

Open Streets Allston-Brighton runs Sunday, October 4, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Brighton Avenue and Harvard Avenue between Cambridge Street and Commonwealth Avenue.

Sep 27 · City of Boston →

Fenway-area crime down 4% in District D-4

From Jan. 1 through Sept. 20, major crime in District D-4 (Fenway, Back Bay, South End, Lower Roxbury) fell 4% from the same period last year, with 2,298 Part One crimes reported.

Sep 26 · The Boston Sun →

MBTA announces October infrastructure work on Green, Blue, and Commuter Rail

MBTA will continue major construction in October, affecting the Green and Blue lines and Commuter Rail. The work aims to improve reliability and accessibility.

Sep 26 · The Boston Sun →