Mattapan Square
Trolley driver punched in the face at Mattapan station
By adamg - 12/20/11 - 5:23 pmA teenager was arrested this afternoon on charges he punched the operator of a trolley about to leave Mattapan for Ashmont, the MBTA says.
A spokeswoman said the incident happened around 2:15 and that investigators do not yet know why the teen decided to punch. The operator was taken to a local hospital for a non-life-threatening facial injury; the teen was nabbed nearby.
Criminal pro tip: If you see a bunch of guys talking, don't try to mug one of them
By adamg - 12/17/11 - 2:00 pmBoston Police report a Hyde Park man who tried to rob a man talking to some friends last night quickly found himself tackled and pinned to the ground by the man's friends.
Dodger fan sought for Mattapan bank holdup
By adamg - 8/1/11 - 12:51 pm
The Bank Robbery Task Force has released photos of the man they say held up a Sovereign Bank branch on Friday - the day after another Mattapan bank was held up.
In the Friday case, the man, described as in his late 20s or early 30s, about 5'8" with a medium build and a full beard, passed a note to a teller at the Sovereign Bank branch at 1617 Blue Hill Ave. He got away with an unspecified amount of money.
The day before, a Bank of America branch at 100 River St. was robbed.
MBTA bus-shelter shovel blitz along Blue Hill Avenue
By adamg - 1/31/11 - 11:47 am
Photo by MBTA.
The MBTA sent 35 workers and 15 trucks to Blue Hill Avenue this morning to clear out bus shelters from Mattapan Square to Grove Hall.
Just in time for the storms that start Tuesday.
Mattapan Square watering hole dries up
By adamg - 12/15/10 - 11:27 am
The Avenue Tavern, a landmark Blue Hill Avenue establishment, has shut its doors to help make way for a $32 million health center. Rather than try to re-open the bar elsewhere, owner Frank Plotner is in the process of selling its liquor license, his attorney, Carolyn Conway, told the Boston Licensing Board yesterday.
Alleged drunk caught driving on just three tires after Mattapan hit and run
By adamg - 11/15/10 - 1:00 pmBoston Police report arresting a Roslindale woman on charges she plowed into two cars in Mattapan Square around 6:40 p.m. yesterday, then drove away despite only having three tires left - with sparks flying from where an exposed rim was grinding against the pavement.
Police say Anne Michalik, 53, did her damage at River Street and Blue Hill Avenue and that officers quickly found her - the sparks gave her away - and followed her to Cummins Highway and Mt. Calvary Street, where she was arrested and charged with OUI and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in property damage.
Innocent, etc.
Getting beyond the quadruple murders along Blue Hill Avenue
By adamg - 10/22/10 - 7:53 amIn the Phoenix, Chris Faraone writes:
The recent murders in Mattapan only hint at the problems that fester on and around Blue Hill Avenue
Still, there are a few bright spots, he writes, starting with bustling Mattapan Square.
Mattapan's dancing cowboy
By adamg - 10/20/10 - 7:43 amJskyway videoed him the other day on Cummins Highway.
Photos from a peace march
By adamg - 10/9/10 - 8:47 amYesterday, Grove Hall to Mattapan, by BNN's Christ Lovett.
Raper charged as mugger
By adamg - 9/26/10 - 6:50 pmBoston Police report officers on routine patrol around 1:45 a.m. this morning spotted two guys apparently mugging a third at 1610 Blue Hill Ave. in Mattapan Square.
Marquis Jones, 21, and Andre Raper, 17, were arrested after a foot chase and charged with armed robbery. Police say the two were packing a knife and a replica gun.
Innocent, etc.
