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A constellation of transportation planners, elected officials and community groups embarked Wednesday on a campaign to think about a massive project coming into focus on the horizon: replacing the Tobin Bridge. Over the next 18 months, a state working group will examine options to succeed the 74-year-old bridge that connects Chelsea and Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood. Its scope is broad, and…

“It sounds like you should ask law enforcement to knock on the door right now,” a Suffolk Superior Court judge told a prosecutor after hearing about her office’s “numerous” attempts to track down a DNA testing firm in the Matthew Nilo case.

A man is accused of trying to lure two girls selling lemonade into his van in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood on Wednesday, police said. The incident happened at about 11 a.m. on Soley and Warren streets, according to Boston police, who said the man approached the sisters and told them they were pretty and offered to bring them to Whole Foods...

An elderly woman with dementia was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a man who drove her to an elder care facility in Boston, prosecutors said Wednesday. Each time Edwin Lam assaulted the 88-year-old Chelsea woman, a Ring surveillance camera recorded it, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office. Lam, a driver for Joyful Living Center Adult Day Health in Charlestown,...

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A cocktail bar just off Route 93 that is run by an award-winning beverage director and bartender is shutting down. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston’s Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Good Company in Charlestown is getting ready to close its doors, with an Instagram story from the place saying...

One person was sent to the hospital after a shooting in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood Saturday. The victim was shot in the leg on Polk Street, according to Boston Police. No arrests have been made at this time. Few other details were immediately available.

A vehicle flipped over during a crash Sunday night in the Sullivan Square area of Charlestown, Boston police said. The Boston Police Department said it responded to assist MBTA Transit Police with the crash at around 9 p.m. Sunday. It was reported along Cambridge Street. EMS also responded, and minor injuries were reported. Additional details were not immediately available.

A high school basketball team in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood is celebrating after winning a championship this weekend. The Charlestown High School Townies walked away with the MIAA Division 3 boys basketball title after a thrilling victory Saturday. The student athletes were all smiles after beating Old Rochester 61-40. Following the celebrations, NBC10 Boston got a chance to sit down and…

The Charlestown Townies are Division 3 champions.

A man was arrested in Chelsea two months after a deadly crash in Charlestown.

A man was arrested in a deadly December hit-and-run in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood, near the Encore casino, on Friday, police said. Jaydon A. Colon, 22, was arrested on Carter Street in Chelsea Friday morning at 7:45, local police said. He was wanted on charges including motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation. Boston police were seen making an arrest Friday morning…

A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood early Monday morning.

A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood early Monday morning, police said. The incident happened just after 3 a.m. on Alford and Dexter streets, Boston police said. The vehicle fled the scene. Officers found the stricken man at the scene about 3:08 a.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said in an...

The first phase of the North Washington Street Bridge opened on Saturday morning, in hopes that it will help alleviate traffic between the North End and Charlestown. The years-long project has been plagued by delays. All traffic will switch over to the new bridge this weekend, according to MassDOT. Starting Monday, crews will start demolishing a temporary bridge created for…

Hannah visits Chattermark Distillers, whiskey makers in Boston’s oldest neighborhood . She learns all about the unique distillery and veteran-owned business from founder John Sorgini.

Authorities have not specified if they’ve identified any of the people or vehicles potentially involved.

The Gilmore Bridge — connecting Charlestown and Cambridge — is back open after it was closed for an investigation into a possible road-rage-fueled shooting incident. Massachusetts State Police said on Thursday night that troopers were investigating a shots fired incident, which initial reports suggested was a road rage incident. The call came into police at around 7:40 p.m. Cambridge police…

A bridge between Boston and Cambridge was closed Thursday night after shots were fired in what Massachusetts State Police believe may have been a road rage incident. The incident happened on the Gilmore Bridge, connecting Cambridge with the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston. The bridge has since reopened, but it was shut down as authorities investigated. No injuries were reported, but…

A manatee was recently spotted in Rhode Island, environmental officials say, a rare occurrence this far north. “The ocean is full of surprises,” the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday. The manatee was spotted in Quonochontaug Pond, a saltwater coastal lagoon in the towns of Charlestown and Westerly….

Neighbors in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood are reporting an uptick in porch pirates stealing packages. On Wall Street, two neighbors shared doorbell camera footage with NBC10 Boston, appearing to show the same woman walking down the street, swiping boxes left outside their doors. On Franklin Street, resident Melissa Reardon said she caught someone swiping her J.Crew order off her stoop...