The MBTA announced this morning it's lifted most of the speed restrictions on the Mattapan Line, but adds it still has "block restrictions where necessary," so not quite 100% back to being the Mattapan High-ish Speed Line.
Fans of more leisurely trolley rides can still hop on the Green Line, which remains a "global" slow zone as inspectors continue to look for both new track problems and old ones that the T isn't sure if they were actually fixed.
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to what turned into a two-alarm fire at 1553 Blue Hill Ave. in Mattapan around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday. Read more.
Csean Skerritt, 34, was ordered held without bail today by a judge in Dorchester court on charges he followed, then gunned down Tyler Lawrence, 13, of Norwood, at Babson and Fremont streets in Mattapan on Jan. 29, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.
A Mattapan man was arraigned this week on charges that include armed assault with intent to murder for allegedly shooting his brother in the head on May 14, 2021 in a dispute over the sale of the family's home on Westmore Road in Mattapan, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.Read more.
Boston firefighters responded to 20 Leston St. in Mattapan around 8 p.m. for what turned into a two-alarm fire. Read more.
An alleged Morse Street gang member arrested on federal drug charges on Friday was charged today with murdering Tyler Lawrence, 13, of Norwood at Babson and Fremont streets in Mattapan on Jan. 29, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.
Babson Street crime scene. Photo by Live Boston.
Victim identified as Tyler Lawrence, 13, of Norwood. GoFundMe.
A teenager was murdered at Babson and Fremont streets in Mattapan around 11:30 a.m., the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
This is Boston's second murder in 2023. The first was about a half mile away, on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan Square.
Boston Police report officers arrived at a car crash outside 595 River St. in Mattapan just as the driver was "reaching for a firearm inside the engine compartment of his motor vehicle as the Boston Fire Department was rendering aid" around 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Read more.
Photo of seized guns, drugs, cash by BPD.
Boston Police report Distict C-6 (South Boston) drug-unit officers and FBI agents armed with three search warrants, raided an apartment at 15 Boyden St. on Friday and seized fentanyl, crack and meth along with an AK-47 loaded with 28 rounds and a firearm loaded with seven rounds. Read more.
Victim identified as Jymaal Cox, 33 and a father of two, of Mattapan.
Boston Police report two men were shot, one fatally, at at 1601 Blue Hill Ave. in Mattapan, shortly before 6 a.m. Read more.
A Mattapan woman was ordered held when she couldn't come up with $5,000 for bail on her arraignment Tuesday on charges she first rammed her allegedly errant boyfriend with her car, then got out and stabbed him with a pink folding knife, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.
Update: Victim's girlfriend charged.
A man was stabbed in the stomach shortly before 9:30 p.m. and then run over on Manchester Street, between Temple and Cedar streets.
For the second time in a week, Boston Police have arrested one of their own on a charge of domestic violence. Read more.
Rendeirng by Port One Design.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved the Pot, a marijuana shop proposed for 532-542 River St. in Mattapan Square. Read more.
Boston Police report arresting a Dorchester man on charges he smacked a man with his gun during a failed robbery attempt at 1635 Blue Hill Avenue shortly before 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 8. Read more.
Jill Cetel was passing by the Boston Pre-Release Center on the Mattapan/Roslindale line and wonders what the turkey did.
Live Boston reports a woman was shot on Westmore Road near Gilmer Street in Mattapan around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Orlando Street crime scene. Photo by Live Boston.
Victim identified as Edwin Pizarro, 48, of Mattapan.
Two people were shot on 10 Orlando St. near Almont Street in Mattapan around 9:15 p.m. Read more.
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