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Police didn’t give a specific reason for closing the streets in their announcement, beyond a concern for public safety.

Several streets in Boston are closed overnight through Sunday, police announced Thursday. The eleven street closures affect several parts of Roxbury, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain and Roslindale. Barricades and electronic signs were stationed in the neighborhoods Friday. Police didn’t give a specific reason for closing the streets in their announcement, beyond a concern for public safety. The streets are closed...

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The gathering was held at Franklin Park in Roxbury.

As Stephenie Jackson-Wilson poured charcoal into her portable grill Saturday, she struggled to recall a single year she missed the Roxbury Homecoming in Boston’s Franklin Park before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “That was very disappointing. That was – wow. It was devastating for the world – that pandemic,” said Jackson-Wilson, a lifelong resident of Roxbury. Although…

Hundreds came out to Franklin Park on Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth, which is now considered a state and federal holiday in the United States.

June 19, 1865 marked the end of slavery in the United States. That day would become known as Juneteenth, a day of reflection and celebration, which will soon become a federal holiday.

Celebrations commemorating the end of slavery are being held across Massachusetts.

Monday will be the first time Massachusetts officially celebrates Juneteenth, and many groups are planning to go all-out.

A march and vigil was held to support people of color within the transgender community. Malcolm Johnson reports.

An armed bystander fired a single gun shot without hitting anyone which broke up a robbery.

Boston’s largest park is plagued by chaos, according to area residents. There’s dirt bikes and ATVs racing by people and young children on the trails. And Boston police say the large number of bikers delayed an emergency response to the scene when a pregnant woman was shot nearby on Sunday. “A typical afternoon it’s going to be riding all...

Councilor Matt O’ Malley, who represents Jamaica Plain, hosted a virtual meeting Tuesday about the issues, but it was cut short due to zoom bombings. It will be held later this week.

A person is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Piermont Road near Franklin Park in Boston, according to police. A 911 call came in just after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. No further information was immediately available.

Protesters gathered in Roxbury’s Nubian Square to march after authorities in Louisville, Kentucky announced that the officer who shot and killed Breonna Taylor would not be charged in her death.

A protest march that started in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston Friday evening to call for justice for Breonna Taylor made its way downtown, days after it was announced police officers in Kentucky would not face charges in connection to her shooting death. After marching from Roxbury’s Nubian Square, protestors gathered outside Faneuil Hall after the march ended. The...

Protesters gathered in Boston’s Franklin Park Wednesday night, calling for justice in the case of Breonna Taylor after it was announced earlier in the day that police officers in Kentucky will not face charges in connection to her shooting death.

A diverse group of protesters gathered Wednesday night in Boston, calling for justice in the case of Breonna Taylor after it was announced earlier in the day that police officers in Kentucky will not face charges in connection to her shooting death. Many of the protesters have been gathering since around March 13, when Taylor was shot and killed during…

A diverse group of protesters gathered Wednesday night at Boston’s Franklin Park, angry that none of the officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor are facing murder charges.

Homicide detectives are seeking the public’s help after a woman’s body was found near a golf course in the Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood about a week ago. Police said they received a call at 2:47 p.m. on June 14 for a reported body found at 17 Jewish War Veterans Drive. The body was located in the woods adjacent to the...