It will be a significant feat for the city, which has not reached homicide numbers that low since 1999. There were 31 murders in Boston that year according to a federal crime database, a dramatic drop at the end of a decade that saw 143 homicides in 1990.
Suffolk has
nabbed the city of Boston s highest-ranking construction executive, in an effort to build and expand the construction firm s relationships in government and business.
Beginning April 16, Boston Chief of Operations Patrick Brophy will join Suffolk as senior director of external affairs in the Northeast.
A 26-year veteran of Boston city government, Brophy served in administrations for three mayors, including Marty Walsh, who recently left the city to become U.S. Labor Secretary. The Operations Department includes the city s property management, inspections and public facilities departments and is responsible for executing Boston s multi-year, $900 million capital building program, according to a city press release.