Tag: Dorchester
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BPD officer charged with manslaughter in shooting death of Dorchester man last week
A Boston police officer charged with manslaughter after he shot and killed a Dorchester man suspected in an apparent carjacking in Roxbury last week was released on personal recognizance after his arraignment Thursday. The officer, Nicholas O’Malley, 33, of West…
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At City Hall vigil, calls for justice for Emmanuel Damas, who died while in ICE custody in Arizona
Speakers called for probe into actions by ICE, DHS, and local law enforcement in Boston and Suffolk County… More than 100 people stood in frigid weather at Boston’s City Hall Plaza Wednesday evening to mourn the death of Emmanuel Damas,…
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At Neighborhood House Charter school, a preliminary OK on first union contract
After more than two years at the bargaining table, Neighborhood House Charter School educators have reached a preliminary agreement with the administration on their first union contract. The tentative three-year pact covers about 150 school workers and includes measures on wage increases,…
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ICE agents spotted in Jamaica Plain, other neighborhoods
Immigrant and Customs Enforcement agents were allegedly spotted in Forest Hills recently, and one person was “pulled off the street” in Roslindale Square, according to City Councilor Benjamin Weber, who spoke at the Boston Police Department’s District E-13 community meeting…
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Legislators petition to name Dorchester Courthouse after the late Juvenile Court Judge Leslie E. Harris
A new bill in the Legislature proposes to rename the Dorchester Courthouse in Codman Square for the late Judge Leslie E. Harris as tribute to the work and legacy of the lifelong educator who spent his early years as a…
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Lawmakers on verge of passing new literacy standards legislation
Late last month the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed The Right to Read bill that the House had approved without objection last fall, moving the Legislature a big step closer to the creation of a new statewide standards for literacy education…
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Tết in Boston fest ‘shows our unity as a community’
For Jiachao Chen, a 15-year-old immigrant from China, the 37th annual “Tết in Boston” Lunar New Year celebration reminded him of the importance of keeping cultural traditions alive, even when you’re far from home. “It’s comforting because it shows people…