Mattapan
Jamaica Plain man arrested for Mattapan nightclub shooting
Crime Two people went to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot at Macumba Latina. A 29-year-old man was arrested after allegedly shooting two people at a Mattapan nightclub on Sunday night, Boston Police said. Police said a victim was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and a second victim with non-life-threatening […]
Mail carrier robbed of master key in Mattapan; Postal Service offers reward for info leading to an arrest
Crime The robber asked for the mail carrier’s master key, which opens USPS’s large, blue drop-off mailboxes, according to a police report. The United States Postal Service is reportedly offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest of a robber who stole a mailbox master key from a mail carrier […]
Mattapan woman charged with striking, killing UMass Dartmouth student with car
Local News Danasia Sampson allegedly hit a fellow student, Frank Petillo Jr., on campus in April. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Blake Nissen/The Boston Globe A 22-year-old Mattapan woman was charged in connection with the death of UMass Dartmouth student Frank Petillo Jr., who was struck and killed by a car on campus in April. […]
Man fatally stabbed in Mattapan
Crime Police said the initial investigation indicates the victim may have known his assailant. Boston police are investigating a stabbing in Mattapan on Thursday that left one man dead. Officers responded just before 11 a.m. to a radio call reporting a person stabbed at 18 Rugby Rd. and at the scene, they found a man […]
Giant pumpkin grown in Mattapan community garden draws attention at Vermont weigh-in
Neighborhoods The gardener, from Boston, grew the 376-pound gourd in a 240-square-foot plot. Michael DeMarco brought a 367-pound pumpkin to a Vermont weigh-in on Sept. 16, 2023. He said he grew the pumpkin at a Mattapan community garden. Courtesy of Michael DeMarco When the New England air begins to turn crisp and leaf-peeping plans are […]