Mattapan

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...

Two firefighters were hospitalized as crews knocked down a 2-alarm blaze in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood Saturday morning. The fire at a 2.5-story building on Clarkwood Street appeared to begin in the rear, eventually spreading from the first floor to the roof and completely burning through the back porches, according to officials. Some damage was also done to a neighboring...

All residents made it out safely, but two fire crew members were hospitalized for minor injuries, the Boston Fire Department said.

Seven people, including two children, were displaced on a snowy night in Boston when a fire broke out in their Mattapan home, and the fire department said deep snow was a challenge in fighting the blaze. The Boston Fire Department responded to 34 Fessenden Street night for a 2-alarm fire Friday night. As they battled the blaze, crews were ordered…

Seven people, including two children, were displaced on a snowy night in Boston when a fire broke out in their Mattapan home, and the fire department said deep snow was a challenge in fighting the blaze.

A 3-alarm fire in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood left 16 people, including six children, unable to return home Thursday night.

Boston Police found a 78-year-old woman “safe and sound,” Tuesday after she was reported missing. Selenne Feliz, who has dementia, was reported missing around 4:30 p.m. Monday from Mattapan. The Boston Police Department thanked the public for helping them find Feliz, a Jamaica Plain resident.

A person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a fire broke out in Mattapan, according to the Boston Fire Department. Firefighters could see smoke rising from a single-story building at 140 Savannah Avenue just after 5 a.m. Tuesday. The fire, which has since been put out, caused damages estimated around $150,000. The Boston Fire Investigation unit is…

A pastor at a Boston church accused of child rape was ordered to be held on a total of $150,000 cash bail after facing a judge Monday. George Swain, 71, a pastor at Greater Victory Temple in Mattapan, was arraigned via phone in Dorchester District Court. He is charged with multiple counts of rape of a child and indecent assault…

Investigators say the victims were members of the church and trusted Bishop George Swain, who was arraigned Monday on child rape charges.

Boston police on Monday identified the victim of a Friday shooting that is part of a rash of gun violence that injured 10 others in recent days. The department said 28-year-old Shawn Rae Hewson and two other men were shot in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood at around 11 p.m. on Friday.  All three were taken to the hospital, but the…

Two people were shot late Sunday night in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, police said. Officers responded to 5 Elizabeth Street near Norfolk Street for a reported shooting just before 9:45 p.m. Two people were taken to area hospitals with unspecified injuries, but both victims are expected to survive. Multiple shell casings were spotted on the ground at the scene of the…

Willis McGhee, 50, of Boston, is due in court Monday in connection with an unarmed robbery of a legally blind elderly man in Mattapan more than a week ago. McGhee allegedly punched and kicked the 72-year-old victim on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 10, resulting in the permanent loss of vision in his left eye, according to police. He is…

There are thousands of utility poles scattered across our communities. You probably don’t give them much thought — unless there is one that looks like it’s about to crash into your house. That’s exactly what happened after a June storm, when a utility pole teetered at a 45-degree angle in a backyard in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood. Homeowner Julian said...

A man was killed in a shooting Thursday morning in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, according to Boston police. Officers responded to a home on Hazelton Street at 9:09 a.m. for reports of shots fired. When officers arrived, police said they learned a man in his early 20s was actually shot in the nearby driveway of 1337 Blue Hill Ave. The victim…

A man was shot and killed Thursday morning in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, police said.

No arrests have been made after a man was shot and killed Thursday morning outside a home in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, authorities said.

Three teenagers were shot and two of them are dead after two separate shootings in less than 12 hours Sunday night.

Boston police responded to a reported shooting at 46 Wildwood Street around 4:42 p.m. and found two male juvenile male victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.