The annual Deatrich Wise Block Party at the Mattapan Teen Center on Hazelton Street went forward despite heavy rains last Saturday (Oct. 21), attracting numerous community members for an afternoon of festivities. The event is sponsored by Patriots defensive lineman Deatrich Wise and his family every year, with the popular player visiting with families and friends from around
Larry Itliong is part of Stockton's history but many have not heard of him. The Filipino American National Historical Society Museum in Stockton honors him with a new exhibit.
The Mattapan man charged with striking and killing a Hyde Park 4-year-old boy and then fleeing the scene pleaded not guilty today and was ordered held pending $15,000 bail.
Anthony Ellison was a prosecutor working in Dorchester District Court in the late 1990s when he first met the defense attorney Arnold “Arnie” Abelow. “I was having a good day as a prosecutor,” he recalled, coasting through arraignments, while Abelow was on deck as “lawyer for the day.” “Arnie goes over to me and says, ‘You’re wasting your talents,’ and walks away. A year