Roxbury

At Roxbury’s historic Twelfth Baptist Church, long lines for free food are formed weekly. This congregation harmonizes and heals thousands of the food insecure. “We traditionally may think of what food security may look like. It’s actually your neighbor, your friends, people we interact with every day.” Winston Bodrick of the Greater Boston Food Bank works with his brother...

A critical pharmacy in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood is set to close Wednesday despite widespread pushback. Those opposed to the closure said it further exacerbates the notion of a pharmacy desert, impacting low-income communities of color in Boston. The Walgreens on Warren Street would be the fourth store to close in the area since late 2022, when locations in Mattapan, Hyde…

After sleeping on the floors of Boston Logan International Airport, unsheltered migrants are set to be relocated to a new temporary shelter Wednesday. The shelter is located on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. The complex has a 24,000-square-foot field house that can house up to 400 people. Gov. Maura…

As migrants sleep on the floors of Boston Logan International Airport, the Healey administration has approved to move them to a temporary shelter in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. The Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex on MLK Jr Boulevard in Roxbury is the location of the new temporary shelter. Families currently housed at Logan Airport can start to move in as...

Three teens were arrested in connection to an armed robbery in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston in October of last year. Boston Police say the robbery occurred on October 25 and they were able to identify three of the four people who committed the robbery where a minor was robbed with a firearm. The people arrested were identified as 18-year-old…

The backlash against the upcoming closure of a Walgreens in Boston‘s Roxbury neighborhood is now escalating. This would be the fourth Walgreens closure in a Boston neighborhood with a predominantly Black or Latino population. After activists held several protests last week, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and other elected officials and community leaders are calling on Walgreens to reverse course...

A second protest to fight against the closure of a Walgreens in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood is scheduled for Friday. The Walgreens on Warren Street was initially slated to close on Monday, The Boston Globe reported. The store is now expected to shut its doors on Jan. 31. For many residents, the pharmacy is a lifesaver because it’s in walking...

The imminent closing of a pharmacy in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood could leave many in the area with limited options. The Walgreens on Warren Street is a lifesaver for countless residents who live nearby — an easy place to walk to to pick up much-needed prescription drugs. “Not happy they’re going to close it down,” said customer Brendaliz Rivera. “I...

A man has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in a deadly stabbing in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood in the summer of 2021 as jury selection for another suspect is underway. Darrell Sanford, 29, was facing trial for a first-degree murder charge, but instead pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 34-year-old Ricardo Garcia. According to the Suffolk County District…

Boston police are investigating after shots rang out in Roxbury Friday night, leaving several vehicles damaged. Officers responded to the area of Academy Road around 10 p.m. and found evidence of gunfire, including several vehicles that were damaged. No victims or suspects were found. No other details were immediately available. An investigation is ongoing.

The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center is a busy place for high school athletes. But some worry suburban schools might be getting the upper hand at the facility in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. Named for Reggie Lewis, who died at the age of 27 as a member of the Boston Celtics, the facility was established in part in 1995 to…

UPDATE (Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023): Boston police issued a clarification saying the incident was not a crime, but “more of a misunderstanding.” Details here. More than 100 packages are believed stolen from the mail room at an apartment building in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, police said Wednesday. According to the police report, the issue was first reported by the lead concierge…

Authorities are looking for the public’s help to find a person in relation to an aggravated assault that happened on Friday, October 13. Boston Police say the incident took place in the area of 218 Blue Hill Avenue at around 2 p.m. The person is described by police as a woman between 30 to 40 years old, wearing a gray…

Police are looking for the public’s help to identify a person in connection to multiple vandalized vehicles early Saturday morning. The suspect is identified by Boston police as a black man with his hair in a bun, we wearing a coat, possibly gray sweatshirt, jeans with multiple holes in them, bright white sneakers, and silver necklace. The incidents happened...

A man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another person at a shelter for unhoused people in Roxbury on Saturday, Boston police said. Alexander Aulet, 40, was arrested on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after the incident was reported about 9:44 p.m. Saturday night at the Southampton Street Shelter, police said. The victim was wounded in…

A dog was reportedly stolen from someone at Washington Park Mall in the Roxbury section of Boston, and police are trying to identify the person believed to have done it. The Boston Police Department said in a news release that the dog was stolen Friday, and featured surveillance photos of the person allegedly behind the animal theft. The dog’s...

The person who was hurt was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A pedestrian has reportedly died after being hit by a car in a Roxbury parking lot Wednesday morning, during an incident that Boston police initially reported as an assault. The incident happened around 6:30 a.m. along Harrison Avenue. Responding police found EMS giving the victim CPR, the agency said. In an update from the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office, officials...

A robbery suspect was arrested in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston on Friday, the city’s police department announced on Saturday. Thirty-three-year-old Anthony Simmons taken into custody on an armed robbery warrant, and is expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court. Simmons had been identified as the suspect in a robbery that happened Aug. 1, when police said that…

A person was shot Monday afternoon near a park in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, according to police. The Boston Police Department says it was called around 4:15 p.m. to a shooting on Washington Street, in the area of Ramsay Park. The victim’s condition was not immediately known. Police did not give word of any arrests. The investigation is active and...