Daniel R. “Dan” Burke, a many-sided man who over a long life was a vigorous presence in Dorchester as a dedicated officer and coach of youth sports programs, a civic activist in the Neponset and Pope’s Hill Neighborhood Associations, a member of the Ward 16 Democratic Committee and of the Boston School Committee (where he served as president), and an active member of St. Ann’s
The year in crime and public safety was one of major leadership changes from the US Attorney for Massachusetts to the Boston Police and Fire departments. It was also a year of heartbreak in neighborhoods where murders by gun and assaults took a heavy toll. Following is a look back at it all, beginning in January: •As DA Rachael Rollins prepared to leave her post in January for
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