Mattapan

A Boston police officer was hurt in Mattapan Wednesday afternoon, and a minor is in custody, officials said. The officer was injured in the elbow and is expected to survive after the incident, which took place on Blue Hill Avenue near Woolson Street about 5:13 p.m., according to the Boston Police Department. The juvenile who was taken into custody...

Boston Mayor Kim Janey and the Boston Public Health Commission hosted events in three of the city’s neighborhoods on Saturday to encourage more residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The so-called “Day of Hope” events were held at the Mattapan Community Health Center, the Paris Street playground in East Boston, and the Dennis Street Park in Roxbury. At each...

The four victims are expected to recover following the Cameron Street shooting, Boston police said.

City officials are strategizing about how to reach residents of Mattapan, the Boston neighborhood with the lowest vaccination rate. According to city data, only 38% of Mattapan residents were fully vaccinated as of June 29. It is a stark contrast to Boston’s South End neighborhood, where over 70% have been fully vaccinated. Those working in outreach said the hesitancy is…

People in Mattapan have received the coronavirus vaccine at a lower rate than those in other neighborhoods.

A man was arrested Monday after he allegedly chased after a woman while brandishing an ice pick in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, police said.  Officers responded to a call around 7:29 p.m. on Monday near 550 River St., where they learned a woman had run into an MBTA Police substation “frantically seeking help,” Boston police said in a statement.  The woman…

Boston police say a child was hit by a pickup truck Sunday night in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood. The child was taken to a local hospital after being struck just before 7 p.m. in the area of 18 Wilcock Street. Police did not have an immediate update on the child’s condition or the extent of injuries. Officials did not...

Boston firefighters put out a fire at a multifamily home on Sunday in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood. When firefighters arrived to the scene at 40 Hazelton St., they say there was smoke coming from the second floor. All of the building’s residents were able to get out of safely, according to fire officials. One firefighter was taken to the hospital...

An investigation is underway after police found a man with life-threatening injures in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood Sunday morning. At approximately 2:01 a.m. on Sunday, Boston Police say they responded to a call for a man near 1200 Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan. When officers arrived, they say they found an adult man on the sidewalk suffering from an apparent head...

A person was shot in on Blue Hill Avenue in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood around 3:30 a.m. Friday. No further information was immediately available.

A state lawmaker from Boston is calling for more transparency from the MBTA. The development comes following an NBC10 investigation, which reported a $7.9 million project to refurbish historic trolleys on the Mattapan High Speed Line was two years behind schedule.

An $8 million project to refurbish the historic trolleys on the Mattapan line is two years behind schedule.

Three people were hit by a car early Sunday morning in Mattapan, Massachusetts, police said. The accident happened after 1:30 a.m. off Hallowell Street and the car drove away from the scene, according to the Boston Police Department.  Police say the people hurt have non-life threatening injuries and are expected to be okay at this time.  The investigation remains...

A heavy fire broke out at a house in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood early Saturday, leading to a second alarm and two injuries, according to fire officials. The rear of a 2-1/2-story building on Hazelton Street appeared covered in flames from the first floor to the roof by 6:45 a.m., and fire crews continued to work through the morning to...

A person suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot Friday in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, according to authorities. Police responded to the shooting on Westmore Road shortly after 1 p.m. The Boston Police Department did not immediately say if a suspect was in custody.

Massachusetts lawmakers are reacting to a report from the NBC10 Boston Investigators about a $7.9 million project to upgrade the historic trolleys on the Mattapan High Speed line. Our investigation revealed the project is two years behind schedule and the shells of the stripped-down trolleys are still sitting in an Everett facility. “It was pretty frustrating and I was angry,…

The MBTA invested millions of taxpayer dollars to bring historic trolleys up to speed in one of Boston’s most transit-dependent communities. However, the NBC10 Investigators discovered the project is years behind schedule. Instead of refurbished 1940s era trolleys rolling along the Mattapan-Ashmont line, we learned shells of the first two stripped-down cars pulled out of service are still sitting...

Go inside two stripped-down MBTA trolley shells that have been out of service for two years, awaiting a state-of-the-art upgrade at a warehouse in Everett.

A pastor at a Boston church has been indicted on child rape charges by a Suffolk County grand jury. George Swain, 71, a pastor at Greater Victory Temple in Mattapan, was arraigned in November in Dorchester District Court. Thursday’s indictment moves the case to Suffolk Superior Court, where he faces an arraignment next month. Prosecutors say Swain sexually abused three…

It’s a story that comes full circle. One year ago, the Eliot School in Boston’s North End was the first school in the city to shut its doors due to COVID-19. Today, teachers are back and able to get vaccinated. “It’s been super joyful,” said first grade teacher Vita Franjul. “There are just some things that can never match...