12 Feb, 2025

Construction sign in South Boston displays KKK message

Local News The Boston Police Department’s Civil Rights Unit was notified and authorities are investigating. Authorities are investigating after an electronic sign was altered to show a message about the KKK, according to a Boston Police report.  The discovery was made at about 7:40 a.m. on Monday by an officer near the intersection of D […]

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Large fight breaks out at Dorchester’s South Bay mall, multiple people arrested

Crime Police said no one was injured in the fight, but they are still investigating. A large fight broke out Sunday afternoon at South Bay mall in Dorchester, according to police. Police responded to the mall at 4:52 p.m. for a report of a large fight, a Boston police spokesperson said. Multiple people were arrested, […]

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Feds approve offshore wind farm south of Martha’s Vineyard and Rhode Island

Politics FILE – Three wind turbines from Deepwater Wind stand in the water off Block Island, R.I, the nation’s first offshore wind farm, Aug. 15, 2016. Another planned offshore wind farm, by Revolution Wind, moved a step closer to construction on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, with the Department of the Interior announcing it has approved […]

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Quincy man accused of attacking a woman in the South End ordered held without bail

Crime Amos Sykes, 35, allegedly punched a woman in the head and tried to take off her clothes. He faces multiple charges. Amos Sykes was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Monday for an alleged sexual attack on a woman on a South End street on Saturday. Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe A judge ordered that a […]

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Man seriously injured in South Boston shooting, police say

Crime Police said they found the man suffering from life-threatening injuries at 3 Gavin Way around 1:15 a.m. Sunday. A man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot early Sunday morning in South Boston, according to Boston police. Dorchester woman arrested in fatal stabbing of South Boston woman Officers responded […]

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Dorchester woman arrested in fatal stabbing of South Boston woman

Crime Jazreanna Sheppard, 21, was fatally stabbed July 20. She left behind a 2-year-old son, her family said. Boston police arrested a Dorchester woman over the weekend in connection with the fatal stabbing of a South Boston woman in July. Around 6 a.m. Saturday morning, officers arrested 30-year-old Alyssa Partsch for the murder of 21-year-old […]

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Israeli forces battle Hamas around Gaza City, as military says 800,000 have fled south

World News The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, says nearly 672,000 Palestinians are sheltering in its schools and other facilities — four times their capacity. Palestinians inspect the demolished family home of Saleh al-Arouri, in the West Bank village of Arura, northwest of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. AP Photo/Nasser Nasser By […]

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How did Marylou’s Coffee become a South Shore staple?

Wickedpedia “I don’t know and don’t want to know how much sugar is in this drink, but sometimes you just have to treat yourself!” Beginning with a single shop in Hanover in 1986, Marylou’s Coffee has built itself a loyal following in a sea of Dunkin’ and Starbucks. Marylou’s Coffee/Instagram Some Bay Staters get their […]

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