Boston Police report re-arresting a man they say took part in a Carnival-morning gun battle that injured eight people. Read more.
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By adamg - 8/30/23 - 12:58 pm
Surveillance photos via BPD.
Boston Police report they are seeking help to ID a man dressed in all black in connection with Saturday morning's shootings of eight people on Talbot Avenue near Blue Hill Avenue. Read more.
By adamg - 8/27/23 - 3:01 pm
Boston Police report arresting three men and a teenager for the eight-victim gun battle just feet from the Jouvert parade up Blue Hill Avenue Saturday morning - although only two of them may have done the shooting. Read more.
By adamg - 8/27/23 - 8:58 am
Greg Cook got up early to take in the Jouvert parade up Blue Hill Avenue yesterday. Read more.
By adamg - 8/29/22 - 9:26 pm
Live Boston recaps the crime that happened at or near Carnival in Roxbury and Dorchester on Saturday, including one man shot to death.
By adamg - 9/3/20 - 3:02 pm
Priscilla Flint-Banks breaks down thinking about all the people she's had to watch die.
A group of black and Latino Dorchester and Roxbury resident today blasted city and state officials for doing nothing to stop hundreds of people from across the Northeast congregating for a Carnival party along Talbot Avenue last weekend and said they will do what they have to to stop a similar gathering planned for this weekend. Read more.
By adamg - 8/30/20 - 12:24 pm
Part of the crime scene on Blue Hill Avenue. Photo by Live Boston.
Update, Sept. 22. Boston Police report the victim, Changa Toyloy, 41, died.
Live Boston reports a man was shot on Blue Hill Avenue at Ellington Street around 2:30 a.m., in the middle of what had turned into a large pre-Carnival block party even though Carnival itself had been canceled in May because of Covid-19. Read more.
By adamg - 9/5/19 - 9:32 am
Greg Cook reports organizers of the now canceled Sept. 8 Caribbean parade and festival in Cambridge rallied at City Hall yesterday to demand permit for a scaled back festival on Sept. 28 or 29 somewhere like University Park.
Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern vowed to help bring carnival back, both this year and going forward.
By adamg - 9/2/19 - 10:22 am
Cambridge Carnival is organizing a rally and meeting in support of the carnival on Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. at Cambridge City Hall. The city canceled the Sept. 8 carnival out of fears violence in Boston would spill over across the river. Read more.
By adamg - 8/28/05 - 4:37 pm
Tony takes photos at the Caribbean Carnival in Boston. Hit next on the first photo for more.
Sooz takes photos at the Cambridge Carnival.
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