2-alarm fire in Dorchester; South Boston councilor worries about World Cup fans gridlocking the neighborhood

Adam Gaffin

19 Mar 2026 — 1 min read

Firefighters with fire bursting through roof on Harvard Street. Photo by BFD.

Attic fire goes to two alarms on Harvard Street in Dorchester

March 18

Boston firefighters responded to 158 Harvard St. near Gleason Street in Dorchester around 10:30 p.m. for an attic fire that went to two alarms as flames burst through the roof.

Councilor seeks to let non-citizen residents vote in municipal elections

March 18

City Councilor Julia Mejia (at large) today formally proposed a measure that would let immigrants with "legal status" who are not yet citizens vote in Boston municipal elections.

Needham 16-year-old charged with murdering a woman at Roxbury's Mandela Homes last October

March 18

Boston Police report charging a 16-year-old from Needham with gunning down Marie Molea-Anthony, 61, at 1855 Washington St. in Roxbury shortly after 1 p.m. on Oct. 13.

Councilor worries about parades of soccer fans gridlocking South Boston during the World Cup

March 18

City Councilor Ed Flynn (South Boston, South End, Downtown, Chinatown) is planning a hearing to discuss the possibility that "fan marches" of soccer fans during the World Cup could bring his home turf to a complete standstill, with EMTs unable to get to patients needing emergency care, and workers at the Conley Terminal, "a key driver of our state, local, and regional economy" cut off from their jobs.

Councilors worry City Hall brake-pumping on transportation projects could cost city $200 million in lost federal, state grants and leave streets unsafe

March 18

The Boston City Council agreed today it's time to demand answers from the Wu administration on why it's suddenly slowing down or stopping both major road projects and smaller efforts on everything from crosswalk and sidewalk improvements to the installation of speed humps on smaller neighborhood roads.

Man stabbed in Maverick Square robbery; a suspect arrested when he returned to the crime scene to look for his phone, police say

March 18

Boston Police report charging a 15-year-old for a scooter robbery turned stabbing at 11 Paris St. in East Boston around 10 p.m. yesterday.

Developer of unbuilt life-sciences building on Friend Street wants to put up a taller residential building instead

Man held without bail for Readville stabbings April 8 A Jamaica Plain man already out on bail on a charge of attacking somebody with a dangerous weapon last year was arraigned yesterday on nine counts related to two stabbings on Readville Street in Hyde Park on Monday.... Developer of unbuilt

New Noem threatens to shut customs at Logan; another suit for South Boston developer

Snow, on April 7? Yes. But at least it was the best kind of snow: Looks pretty, doesn't accumulate. Mary Ellen was out and about in Brookline this morning to capture its evanescence. This'll work well for the World Cup: Noem's replacement wants to

Squirrel shorts out local AM station; Judge blocks half-assed regime college data demand

Flaming fan brings firefighters to Huntington Avenue apartment, near South Huntington April 5 Boston firefighters responded to the top floor of 896 Huntington Ave., between South Huntington Avenue and Colburn Street, Mission Hill, after a bathroom ceiling fan caught fire around 7:35 p.m. Read more. Hey, classical music

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Boston police commissioner didn't violate the First Amendment rights of a commander he demoted for taking a seat on a state police-oversight board, judge rules April 2 Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox did not violate Eddie Chrispin's First Amendment rights when he busted Chrispin from deputy