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Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins tackle his efforts to address the ongoing problems in the ‘Mass. and Cass’ district during a virtual meeting of the Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council (GMNC) on Monday evening. Tompkins was originally scheduled to speak to the group in early November about his plan to use vacant space in the South Bay jail as transitional housing during

A $4 billion bill approved by state lawmakers funnels funding toward trees on Gallivan Boulevard and also to Neponset’s health center, “Little Saigon” in Fields Corner, and a food pantry in Mattapan. The legislation, which sets up the distribution of the pandemic relief money – a combination of federal funds and a surplus in state coffers that House Speaker Ronald Mariano call

About 5% of currently scheduled MBTA bus trips will be eliminated when a new winter schedule takes effect this month, part of the agency's response to what its leaders described as a "national workforce shortage in the ranks of bus and train operators."

The Boston Transportation Department in partnership with ideas42 has released a report on the results of Main Streets Free Transit Pilot, in which a 1,000 Main Street employees were sent MBTA and Bluebikes subsidies over a two month period in summer 2021, demonstrating increased ridership across the board. Read the full report. 

The Boston Public Library today announced the launch of the BPL Spice Bank Collective, in collaboration with the Greater Boston Food…

The Boston Little Saigon Cultural District was born with the idea to highlight Vietnamese art and culture. But this Thanksgiving, those involved in the district will be focused on the Puritanical tradition of feeding turkey to the community. Already, there has been great momentum with Little Saigon partners, including newly reopened Home.stead Bakery and Cafe and Pho Hoa

Sources tell 5 Investigates the business owner was accepting stolen goods from homeless people and reselling them in the store.

Mayor Kim Janey today announced the appointment of Kevin Tran as the liaison for the Fields Corner neighborhood and Vietnamese community for the Office of Neighborhood Services. In this role, Kevin will serve as the primary contact for constituents and businesses looking to connect with the Mayor's Office, and will facilitate the delivery of services in collaboration with City departments.

The 10 best events and things to do in Boston this weekend, September 16-19, 2021, including free museum admission.

The Boston Public Library will host free ice cream trucks outside its branch locations during the last two weeks of August as part…