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By adamg - 1/23/22 - 10:35 pm

Boston firefighters responded to 1808 River St. for a fire shortly before 10:30 p.m

They managed to confine the fire to just one room. Residents got out by themselves, there were no injuries.

By adamg - 1/23/22 - 6:33 pm

The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 6 Derry Rd. in Hyde Park shortly before 1:30 p.m. Read more.

By adamg - 1/11/22 - 9:56 pm
Evidence markers on Pierce Street

A lot of evidence markers. Photo by Live Boston.

Police responded to Pierce Street, between Walter and West streets on a report of gunfire around 9:50 p.m. They found spent shells and at least one car hit. Live Boston reports police found at least 50 spent shells.

By adamg - 1/11/22 - 11:39 am
11 Yuill Circle proposal

Not to be.

The Zoning Board of Appeal today rejected a developer's proposal for a six-unit apartment building on Yuil Circle, a small circular street off Neponset Valley Parkway in Readville's Wolcott Square. Read more.

By adamg - 1/11/22 - 9:59 am
Rendering of proposed 36-40 Sprague St.

Sprague Street to the left.

The Zoning Board of Appeal today gave a developer an extra year to start construction of a proposed 247-unit apartment complex just south of the Readville train station and the Sprague Street Bridge, down the hill from Sprague Street. Read more.

By adamg - 12/30/21 - 11:41 pm

Boston Police report arresting men from Attleboro and Dorchester and a kid from Mattapan on charges they held up the Santander Bank branch at 860 River St., near the Mattapan line, shortly before 4:30 p.m. Read more.

By adamg - 12/27/21 - 2:40 pm

City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo (Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roslindale), said today he's canceling his annual Three Kings Day party and fundraiser.

I will miss seeing you all in person and celebrating together but I refuse to put anyone's health at risk with Covid-19 on the rise.

By adamg - 12/22/21 - 3:17 pm

A federal magistrate judge today denied, again, a request by a Hyde Park man that he be allowed to stay at home, away from the Internet and on an ankle bracelet while he awaits trial on charges he threatened more than just death against a mixed-race couple with whom he allegedly got into a text war on Facebook. Read more.

By adamg - 12/17/21 - 2:52 pm
Seized: $230,000 in cash and stuff

Lot of cash and stuff.

Boston Police report arresting two men in their 50s from Hyde Park and Dorchester on charges they sold crack, fentanyl and suboxone at Mass and Cass and down Melnea Cass Boulevard. Read more.

By adamg - 12/13/21 - 6:33 pm
Skinny Santaa

Spotted this evening on Deforest Street in Hyde Park.

Earlier:
Roslindale Santa is so metal.

By adamg - 12/9/21 - 11:37 am

Three local restaurateurs are hoping to convert the space left when the Fairmount Grille shut in 2019 into a new restaurant and lounge that pays tribute to the Massachusetts 54th Regiment - which trained nearby in Readville. Read more.

By adamg - 12/8/21 - 9:55 am

State Rep. Liz Miranda of Roxbury announced today she's running for the 2nd Suffolk State Senate seat that Sonia Chang-Diaz will leave next year as she runs for governor. Read more.

By adamg - 12/2/21 - 10:16 pm

Just as Channel 25's Kevin Lemanowicz was warning, at 10:08 p.m., of an intense storm about to slam us upside the head, an intense burst of wind blew into the foothills along the Hyde Park/Roslindale frontier.

By adamg - 11/23/21 - 9:53 pm
Wanted for porch piracy

Surveillance photo of woman with a rose belly tat via BPD.

Boston Police are seeking help to identify the Dread Pirate Roberta they say is now plaguing the front porches and steps of Hyde Park. Read more.

By adamg - 11/22/21 - 10:08 pm

Victim identified as Noel Jimenez, 30, of Hyde Park.

Boston Police report a man in his 30s was shot on Maple Street near the Fairmount commuter-rail stop around 9:50 p.m. Read more.

By adamg - 11/16/21 - 2:00 pm
Rendering of proposed Hyde Park Avenue building

Rendering by Context Workshop.

The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a 34-unit apartment building on Hyde Park Avenue at American Legion Highway. Read more.

By adamg - 11/11/21 - 1:33 pm

The owners of a "microgreens" farm on Norton Street in Readville yesterday sued the Zoning Board of Appeal and the developer it gave permission to build three houses on a lot next door, saying shadows from the houses would reduce the amount of light hitting their greenhouse, where they do the bulk of their farming. Read more.

By adamg - 11/10/21 - 11:25 pm

A 13-year-old was shot in the leg on Wood Avenue near Westminster Street shortly before 10:30 p.m.

It's the latest shooting or gun incident within a couple of blocks of Ross Playground over the past year, including a murder on Ayles Road in October.

By adamg - 11/10/21 - 10:07 am

In less than 24 hours, with just a couple of posts in the Hyde Park neighborhood Facebook group, Marc Lavine to pay for a free ice-cream cone with a topping for any kid under 12 who shows up at Ron's Gourmet Ice Cream and 20th Century Bowling Bowling on Hyde Park Avenue with proof of vaccination. Read more.

By adamg - 11/5/21 - 1:34 pm
A lot of money

In case you've ever wondered what $30,000 in cash looked like. Photo by BPD.

Boston Police report arresting men from Hyde Park and Jamaica Plain on drug-trafficking charges and seizing more than half a pound of fentanyl and $30,000 in cash yesterday. Read more.

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