Downtown Boston Safety Efforts Cut Violent Crime by 29%. More Still Needs to Be...
Eight months after declaring an urgent safety declaration for downtown Boston, police, city officials, and neighborhood groups convened on Thursday, Oct. 30, to evaluate progress and confront continuing challenges. “We want to give a glimmer of hope and optimism from where we have gotten and where we want to go,”...
November Designated as Youth and Young Adult Homelessness Awareness Month in Our Community
The Council has designated November 2025 as Youth and Young Adult Homelessness Awareness Month. The resolution cites data showing that 1 in 30 youth aged 13 to 17 and 1 in 10 young adults aged 18 to 25 are expected to experience homelessness this year.
Boston traffic congestion keeps getting worse
The good news: In Greater Boston, the time we spend in traffic has gone down by nearly 7% since before the pandemic. The bad news: Congestion is getting worse year after year, and we're almost back to the heights of the 2010s, a new report finds. Why it matters: The...
When Boston experimented with British highway signs
On Feb. 14, 1973, Ernst Halberstadt looked down Boylston Street from the area of Arlington Street and snapped this photo of a road sign that today strikes us as odd, for several reasons. To start, it's blue, not green, the font and road outlines are weird, and what's up with...
Rally at Wayland High after student targeted in racially motivated act
WAYLAND, MASS. (WHDH) - Supporters gathered outside Wayland High School Monday morning after what police said was a racially-motivated act took place at the school last week. Police said at about 8:30 a.m. Friday, a parent notified them that their child had been targeted in the incident. Wayland Superintendent David...
Boston Police Seize Illegal Scooters During October Safety Crackdown
Boston police intensified their downtown enforcement on scooters and mopeds on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Officers seized nine mopeds, issued seven summonses, and gave multiple citations for “various motor vehicle law violations,” according to a police statement issued on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Boston police said these latest...
Two Injured in Roxbury Shooting, Suspect Pernell Brown Faces Multiple Charges
Two people were shot in Roxbury on Sunday. One victim was found on Marvin Street around 10:47 a.m., and another near Dudley Street. Both were taken to the hospital, and their injuries were reported as non-life-threatening, according to the Boston Police Department. Police identified 56-year-old Pernell Brown of...
Boston’s real estate community remains tepid on a 2nd term for Mayor Wu
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is all but guaranteed to be elected to a second term on Tuesday. It’s safe to say that’s not what many in the city’s real estate community had hoped for. Developers and landlords disagree with the mayor on several issues, including requirements for...
Member of Canton police placed on leave due to ‘allegations of misconduct’
A member of the Canton police department has been placed on leave due to ‘allegations of misconduct’.
Father of former Gov. Charlie Baker dies at 97
BOSTON (WHDH) - The father of former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has died. Charles D. Baker III attended Harvard Business School before serving as chairman of a Boston-based consulting firm. He later worked for the U.S. Department of Transportation and in 1986, he turned down the chance to be a...
