Street Closures

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...

Ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration, security officials are working to ensure a peaceful day across the country.

Several roads surrounding the Mass. State House were closed for several hours Sunday “out of an abundance of caution.”

All streets near the Massachusetts State House have been reopened Sunday, Boston police announced, several hours after saying they would be closed effective immediately and with no set end date. A Boston police representative said the officers helped Massachusetts State Police secure the State House “out of an abundance of caution,” but didn’t give more information. The roughly five-hour...

There are no credible threats known in Massachusetts, but law enforcement officials aren’t taking any chances.