A man who has nine convictions for exposing himself dating to 2009 was arraigned last week on a charge that he was driving around Dorchester in a BMW, pulling up to women standing on the street and then rolling down a window so they could watch him masturbate, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.
Update: Case closed, Animal Control reports "The chicken was taken to the shelter."
A concerned citizen filed a 311 complaint about a life-or-death situation at Nevada Street and Wilmington Avenue in Dorchester this morning: Read more.
The Zoning Board of Appeal this week rejected a Wrentham Street resident's request to build a second, house behind hers, with members saying they objected to a curb cut more than twice as large as normally allowed and a long driveway wide enough that firetrucks could pull in for a fire and then turn around without having to navigate the narrow street. Read more.
The Dorchester Reporter reports on the opening of the Dorchester Food Coop, 195 Bowdoin St. in Dorchester.
The city's first food coop since Harvest closed in Jamaica Plain in 2018.
"The Damned Guy," by Clarence Leroy Hinds.
I was gazing upon a Michelangelo. Except, it wasn't a Michelangelo. It was an artist's painstakingly recreated version of "The Damned Man," a figure in The Last Judgement fresco on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel who realizes he has been condemned to spend eternity in Hell. The oil on canvas before me, titled "The Damned Guy," was painted by Clarence Leroy Hinds and hangs in The Museum of Bad Art. A caption on the wall nearby reads: "The artist sought to improve upon Michelangelo's masterpiece by clothing him in a bright green Speedo, and adding a disjointed eyeball over his left shoulder spewing what appears to be toxic slime." Read more.
Zackery Grandy, 25, today pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the strangulation death of his mother, Gisel Thomas, in their apartment on Columbia Road in Dorchester on Feb. 26, 2020, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.
The Dorchester Reporter urges riders to plan ahead - and consider the Fairmount Line, which will be free to CharlieCard holders during the shutdown.
Update: Victim identified as James Jones, 30, of Dorchester.
A man was shot on Corona Street between Bowdoin Street and Geneva Avenue around 2:05 p.m. Read more.
Boston Police report arresting men from Dedham and Mattapan on gun charges at Geneva Avenue and Bowdoin Street in Dorchester after gang-unit officers spotted one of them tossing something out of their car and then noticed the car seemed to have excessively tinted windows. Read more.
Boston Police report arresting Tony Vance, 39, of Roslindale (in photo) on charges he shot and killed Derrell Russell of Brighton at Blue Hill Avenue and Westview Street in Dorchester around 5:40 p.m. on Aug. 27, 2022.
Innocent, etc.
Rendering of possible bus and bike lanes on Blue Hill Avenue.
The city is out with a comparison of two basic approaches for improving Blue Hill Avenue between Mattapan Square and Grove Hall - a massive re-build with construction of dedicated bus lanes and a more modest plan with a massive increase in traffic enforcement by police - and says it expects Mayor Wu to announce a final plan for the road by the end of the year. Read more.
Boston Police report arresting a 16-year-old on charges he fired a round outside 60 Southern Ave. around 5:10 p.m. on Monday. Read more.
The Dorchester Reporter reports on the dispute over possibly renaming a playground at Ronan Park after Maryann Hanley, who was just 11 when she was murdered in the park in 1983 by her older sister's boyfriend.
Boston Police report arresting Gianni Johnson, 24, of Dorchester for his role in shootings on Ames Way in Dorchester that sent five people, including an 11-year-old, to the hospital on Sept. 17. Read more.
78 Glendale St. in Dorchester seems like just the place for a large family, with seven bedrooms and three bathrooms. And one Red Line room. Scroll through the interior photos at that link. Keep scrolling. It'll hit you: A wall-size mural of a Red Line train, only one that then extends into the hallway with a door that lets you enter a "train" room that looks like what you'd get if you turned a Red Line car into a room (only with a giant circled F instead of a T).
Via Ari Ofsevit.
The Dorchester Reporter talks to John Dunlap, Jr., who has expanded the offerings at his Dorchester Used Bicycle and Thrift Shop to include custom-written poetry for any occasion.
The MBTA announced today that the Fairmount Line will be free between Oct. 14 and 29, at least to people with CharlieCards - as a possible replacement for the Mattapan Line and Ashmont service on the Red Line, which will be shut then for track repairs. The T will also be running shuttle buses along the Mattapan and Ashmont lines then.
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