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Wu, Eng Pitch $163M Blue Hill Avenue Redesign at Packed Mattapan Meeting

Mayor Wu and MBTA GM Phil Eng presented a $163 million redesign of Blue Hill Avenue at a standing-room-only meeting at Morning Star Baptist Church. The plan includes center-running bus lanes and safety upgrades, drawing both strong support and organized opposition from councilors.

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BPD Links Scooter Crackdown to Violence Prevention at Council Hearing

At a City Council committee hearing Thursday, Boston Police reported impounding 289 more mopeds and scooters than last summer, citing enforcement data linking illegal scooter use to recent gun violence in Mattapan and other outer districts.

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Escaped Sulcata Tortoise Captured on Canterbury Street

Boston Animal Care and Control safely captured a large African spurred sulcata tortoise found wandering Friday along Canterbury Street near the Mattapan-Roslindale boundary and reunited it with its owner.

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Embrace Boston Hosts Free Salsa Block Party in Downtown Crossing

Embrace Boston stages the free Embrace Massó ¡Con Salsa! Ritmo y Sonido Block Party today from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Summer Street Plaza, with live salsa orchestra El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico and dance lessons.

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Emily Sweeney Discusses 'Dropkick Murphy' at Central Library

Boston Globe reporter Emily Sweeney discusses her biography 'Dropkick Murphy: A Legendary Life' today from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Rabb Hall at the Central Library in Copley Square.

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Inaugural South Boston Garden Walk Explores Pollinator Havens

The South Boston Branch Library and SPOKE host the first annual South Boston Garden Walk today from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., starting at the library to tour neighborhood green spaces and community pollinator gardens.

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Two Arrested After Shoplifting Dispute Escalates to Stabbing at Blue Hill Ave CVS

Boston Police District B-2 officers arrested Jewel Crutchfield on assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charges and Philip Busam on shoplifting charges after a theft attempt at a CVS on Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester escalated into a stabbing.

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Boston Awards $3.3M to Community Health Centers Serving Mattapan

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission awarded $3.3 million in ARPA funding Thursday to 10 community health centers serving Mattapan, Dorchester, and Roxbury to protect primary care access against impending Medicaid reductions.

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Boston Nature Center Hosts 'Meet the Beekeeper' in Mattapan

Mass Audubon and the Boston Area Beekeepers Association host a behind-the-scenes beekeeping workshop today from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Boston Nature Center, with up-close looks at active hives and honeycombs.

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Hyde Park Branch Hosts Chess and Checkers With Charlie

Community member Charles Cleary hosts free drop-in board gameplay and informal coaching for all ages today from 12:30 to 4:45 p.m. in the Hyde Park Branch Library Fireside Room.

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Puzzles & Jazz Comes to Mattapan Branch Library

The Mattapan Branch Library hosts Puzzles & Jazz today from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., with collaborative jigsaw puzzles, recorded jazz music, and light refreshments.

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