Dorchester shooting kills 1, injures 3 By Ira Kantor  |   Monday, August 1, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com |  Local Coverage Four men were shot, one later dying of his wounds, in an early-morning incident in Dorchester yesterday, police said. Cops responded to...

Suspect charged after surge of Hub gun violence By O’Ryan Johnson  |   Saturday, July 30, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com |  Local Coverage Photo by Boston Police Department A 33-year old Mattapan man was arrested early yesterday morning, moments after police said he pumped...

Man on bike shot in Dorchester By O’Ryan Johnson  |   Friday, July 29, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com |  Local Coverage A 32-year-old man was grievously wounded in a Dorchester shooting last night outside his Leyland Street home, Boston police said. Police officers on...

Blackstonian Exclusive Thousands of Non-Profit Organizations across the country have lost their Tax-Exempt status from the IRS as of June/July 2011. This has directly impacted thousands of well-known local community organizations in Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain,...

US Postal announces 3700 branches Nationwide slated for potential closing. Below is the list of Post Offices in Massachusetts which could be closed. In Boston the Grove Hall and Uphams corner Post Offices could be affected. Before...

This Guide is designed to let you know where to go, what to do and what to see in Boston! A comprehensive listing of Businesses owned by People of Color: Black (African-American, West Indian; Jamaican, Haitian, Trinidad,...

Cops: Dorchester man fires shot after driveway dispute By Marie Szaniszlo  |   Monday, July 18, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com |  Local Coverage A 32-year-old Dorchester man was arrested yesterday after he allegedly fired a shot at his neighbor in a dispute over a...

GOVERNOR DEVAL PATRICK TO HOST A TOWN MEETING IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY When: Sunday, July 24, 2011, 8:30 PM Where: Global Ministries Christian Church, 670 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA. 02124 In some New England communities families look...

Kids ‘scared’ to help cops Say breaking silence will spark violence By Natalie Sherman  |   Friday, July 15, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com |  Local Coverage Photo by Ted Fitzgerald Boston teens, urged by city councilors to speak out about crime, say helping...

Residents say more needs to be done to stop violence Little League pitcher Teshawn Coleman, 12, tossed a ball with Officer Dennis Simmonds yesterday at Harambee Park. (Wendy Maeda/ Globe Staff) By Ben Wolford Globe Correspondent / July 10, 2011...