Grove Hall
Police charge Dorchester man ended argument by repeatedly plunging knife into opponent
By adamg - 1/19/12 - 12:26 pmBoston Police report arresting Melvin Wright, 28, on charges he sent another man to Boston Medical Center with multiple life-threatening stab wounds shortly before midnight last night.
Wright, police say, stabbed another man repeatedly during a "verbal altercation" at 107 Devon St.
He was charged with assault with intent to murder and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon.
Innocent, etc.
One-alarm fire damages house on Columbia Road
By adamg - 11/5/11 - 2:34 pmThe Boston Fire Department reports a fire erupted around 11:30 p.m. at 333 Columbia Rd.
Six residents were displaced, the department says. None suffered injuries, but one firefighter went to the hospital for observation after slipping, the department says.
Uphams Corner, Grove Hall and Readville could lose post offices
By adamg - 7/26/11 - 4:30 pm
Readville Post Office: Small, but no easy walk to the next post office.
The US Postal Service has released its list of Massachusetts post offices it's thinking of shutting down to save money.
In addition to those locations, the postal service is thinking of ditching post offices in Inman Square, East Arlington, East Dedham and a whole bunch in Newton, as part of an effort to close 3,700 post offices across the country.
DA: Dorchester man who swung cane and screamed epithets at women sent for evaluation
By adamg - 1/14/11 - 3:02 pmA Dorchester man started screaming at two gay women coming out of a market and was attempting to beat them with his cane when police arrived on the scene Wednesday evening, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Exploring the forms of the built city in the Grove Hall library
By adamg - 11/19/10 - 11:42 amShoshanna Kahne reviews Matt Hosey's works, on the walls of the BPL branch in Grove Hall - built entirely out of material he finds in hardware stores:
Hosey doesn't take pictures of his inspiration anymore. He just sees something — electrical wiring, roof lines, filled?in holes in the sidewalk and street — and he carries that feeling back to the studio with him. It's not about recreating the shape that so fascinates him; it's about recreating the feeling
Photos from a peace march
By adamg - 10/9/10 - 8:47 amYesterday, Grove Hall to Mattapan, by BNN's Christ Lovett.
Two-alarm fire displaces 12 in Dorchester
By adamg - 9/19/10 - 10:02 amThe Boston Fire Department reports a fire called in around 1:45 a.m. at 385 Columbia Rd. quickly went to two alarms and did an estimated $200,000 in damage.
The Red Cross was called in to help find new housing for seven adults and five children in the three-unit building, the department reports.
Grove Hall vs. Mattapan on new buses, maybe?
By adamg - 9/14/10 - 6:00 amThe Globe reports riders of the 28 in Mattapan love the new, larger buses the T has put on the route but that people in Grove Hall are, um, disquieted by the buses. The Globe doesn't cite any specific complaints about the specific new vehicles in Grove Hall, but seems to indicate that City Councilor Chuck Turner wanted the buses pulled off the roads after one month because of the legacy of 30 years of the T treating the neighborhood like dirt.
Two gang members shot on Blue Hill Avenue, one dies
By adamg - 9/2/10 - 1:19 pmBoston Police report two 18-year-olds were shot at 471 Blue Hill Ave. shortly after midnight this morning. One was pronounced at the scene; the other was rushed to Boston Medical Center. Police add:
The preliminary investigation indicates that this is not a random incident. Both victims are known to police.
Boston-area WiFi provider sues Google over privacy issues
By adamg - 5/30/10 - 10:26 amGalaxy Internet Services, which runs Brookline's townwide WiFi network, charges the wireless system Google used as it took Street View photos collected data on at least one occasion from Brookline wireless users.
