LATEST NEWS
Mayor Wu Announces Expansion of Free Swim Lesson for Kids
City highlights free swim lessons, lifeguard staffing, and water safety awareness in Boston BOSTON – Friday, May 16, 2025 – Mayor Michelle Wu, the Office [...]
Charlestown Little League 12U All Star Team is Heading to Cooperstown!
Way to go! For the first time in Charlestown Little League history, a 12U All-Star team is heading to Cooperstown, New York, to compete in [...]
Waymo Begins Mapping Boston Streets for Potential Robotaxi Expansion
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company under Alphabet Inc., has initiated mapping operations in Boston, signaling a potential expansion of its self-driving taxi service into the [...]
Mayor Wu Announced 2025 Open Street Series – Find out where and when!
BOSTON – Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the 2025 Open Streets Series and the return of Open Newbury. This summer [...]
A Heat Advisory Announced for the City of Boston – Here are some safety tips + helpful info.
BOSTON – Thursday, August 1, 2024 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced a heat advisory for the City of Boston [...]
Proposed Cannabis Shop in the Neighborhood – A community meeting will take place on August 8th
Be informed. Get involved. The City of Boston will host a public meeting on Thursday, August 8th, to discuss a [...]
Senate Approves 264 New Boston Alcohol Licenses – Get the details.
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 29, 2024…..Boston would gain more than 260 new alcoholic beverage licenses under a bill that cleared [...]
After a two-year renovation, the BCYF Clougherty Pool is back open!
Mayor Michelle Wu today joined Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF), the Human Services Cabinet, the Public Facilities Department, elected officials, [...]
Brody Byrne, Age 7, is competing in the Ultimate Mullet Competition to benefit Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors
Business in the front, party in the back. 7-year-old Brody Byrne from South Boston is competing in the Ultimate Mullet [...]
Boston 2024 – The Olympics Games that Never Were
Did we dodge a bullet? Right now, in the neighborhood, it would be like St. Patrick’s Day weekend or a [...]
Charlestown Navy Yard to receive a federal investment of $81 million
According to Mass Live, a federal investment of $81 million will help upgrade some facilities at the Boston National Historical Park property in Charlestown, home [...]
Fire on a Ship at the Boston Autoport in Charlestown
BFD responded to a call for a fire in the engine room of The Symphony, a ship from Dublin docked at the Boston Autoport, around [...]
BPD Community Alert: Seek the Public’s Help to Identify The Following Individual in Relation to an Armed Robbery in Charlestown
BPD Community Alert: Detectives assigned to District A-1/A-15 (Downtown/Charlestown) are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the pictured individual involved in an armed robbery (knife) incident [...]
Could this be end of days? Global Tech Outage Grounds Flights, Knocks Banks, Hospitals Offline, plus the Mind Body and Starbucks app
Good grief. Is this the beginning of the end? On Friday, the world woke up to a large tech outage that grounded flights, knocked banks [...]
City of Boston Launches Boston Rodent Action Plan – Get the details.
BOSTON – Wednesday, July 17, 2024 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the launch of the Boston Rodent Action Plan (BRAP), a new coordinated, multi-agency initiative to mitigate the rodent population [...]
Man arrested after robbing Whole Foods while wielding axe in Charlestown
From BPD News: At about 12:10 PM, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, officers assigned to District A-15 (Charlestown) and two detail officers, arrested Alan Badgett, [...]