New access ramp dedicated at Milton trolley station

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Accessible ramp dedicated at Milton trolley station

An accessible ramp has been dedicated at Milton trolley station, part of a broader plan for Mattapan Line upgrades. The plan also includes lighting, security cameras, handrails, signage, seating and landscaping.

Dorchester Reporter

Council supports effort to revive Codman Square merchants association

On Sept. 30, the City Council supported efforts to revive the Codman Square Merchants Association. Organizers aim to coordinate businesses and address commercial vacancies, construction impacts, access and public safety.

City of Boston

Boston marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month

On Oct. 1, the city shared safety, education and community-based resources for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, along with a list of events scheduled for later in October.

City of Boston

‘Cabin in the Sky’ brings Afrofuturist art to Franklin Park tonight

Artist Ife Franklin’s free immersive experience is scheduled for 7:30–9:30 p.m. tonight at the Overlook Ruins. The program combines projections, live performance, augmented reality and community participation.

City of Boston

Mattapan library offers Age Strong painting workshop

The Mattapan branch is scheduled to host The Art of Everyday Things: Age Strong Painting Workshop from 10 a.m. to noon today. Registration is required.

Boston Public Library

Farm Stand Fridays return to Mattapan’s Fowler Clark Epstein Farm

The Urban Farming Institute is scheduled to hold its farm stand from 1 to 5 p.m. today at 487 Norfolk St. The stand offers discounted locally grown produce and community programming.

Urban Farming Institute

Senior Fridays poetry workshop meets in Uphams Corner

The Uphams Corner branch is scheduled to host a poetry workshop from 11 a.m. to noon today. Participants can draft, edit, perform and share poetry.

Boston Public Library

Community resource fair scheduled at Shaw-Roxbury Branch

The Raphael Ophir Community Center is scheduled to host a Community Opportunity and Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library.

Boston Public Library

Green Line service suspensions continue through Oct. 4

Green Line service is suspended on several branches through Sunday, Oct. 4, with replacement buses and alternate subway routes available. The MBTA also reports an accessibility issue at the Central Avenue mini-high platform on the Mattapan Line.

City of Boston

Five arrested in Roxbury breaking-and-entering case

Police say officers responded to a larceny-in-progress call near 21 Maywood St. at about 5:17 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. The department reported five arrests in the case.

Boston Police Department

Suspect charged with murder in Whitfield Street homicide

A suspect was charged with murder after a Sept. 30 shooting near 7 Whitfield St. in Dorchester. Police said officers found the victim with an apparent gunshot wound.

Boston Police Department