Boston’s top cop credits community, cops for drop in crime
BOSTON MA. – FEBRUARY 8: Boston Police Commissioner William Gross at BDP Headquarters on February 8, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Jim Mahoney/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) Crime is...
View Article29th Annual PAL Golf Classic
Our Board Chairman, Chip Batchelder, sinks one for his foursome! Golf Gratitude Thank you to everyone that helped make the Boston PAL 29th Annual Golf Classic such a success. Generous sponsors, great...
View ArticleIn Memory of Joe Lombardi
Joseph J. Lombardi, Jr. It’s with deep sadness and regret that we inform you that long time PAL board member, Joe Lombardi, passed away suddenly last week. Joe was 66 years old. As one of our longest...
View ArticleBoston PAL Appoints New Executive Director
Bringing community, connection and commitment … meet Karen O’Sullivan, Boston PAL’s Executive Director! O’Sullivan’s appointment follows a 12-month strategic planning process that has resulted in a new...
View ArticleNight in Blue: PAL Hosts Inaugural Fundraising Gala
NIGHT IN BLUE: On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, the Boston Police Activities League (Boston PAL) hosted its inaugural fundraising gala, ‘Night in Blue’, in celebration of its 30th anniversary. Night in...
View ArticleNora Baston: A Hero Among Us
HERO NORA BASTON, the Boston Police Superintendent of Community Engagement, was honored at the Celtics Game this week as a “Hero Among Us’, by the Mass State Lottery and the Boston Celtics. Nora is the...
View ArticleWarren Tavern ~ Coffee with a Cop
Charlestown, October 23, 2019 Mayor Walsh, the BPD Command Staff and officers assigned to District A-15 enjoyed sharing a cup and conversation with 150 community members at a packed Warren Tavern....
View ArticleBFit at St. Theresa’s
On Thursday, November 7, Boston PAL, Boston Bruins Foundation, Boston Police Department, and Mass State Police gathered to kick-off the first stop this school year for the BFIT School Assembly at St....
View ArticleHarriet Tubman Outing
Movie & Conversation…. Young girls from the city joined BPD officers on a special outing for movie and lunch on this Veterans Day holiday. The group saw the newly released movie, HARRIET – from...
View ArticleG.R.O.W. at the MFA
Women Take the Floor On Monday, November 11, 2019 Officer Gales and Officer Andre took members of G.R.O.W. (Girls Reflecting Our World) mentorship program to the Museum of Fine arts. After the...
View ArticlePatriot Players and Kraft Family Donate $90K to PAL!
WE BELONG – Receives $90K grant from the New England Patriots Players’ Social Justice Fund! The New England Patriots players announced this week that Boston PAL’s program – WE BELONG – is the...
View ArticleShop with a Cop/Heroes and Helpers 2019
Local law enforcement, city officials shop with local kids in ‘Shop with a Cop’ event BOSTON — Nearly 400 kids shopped with local law enforcement officers from across the city of Boston in the 11th...
View Article11th Annual Shop with a Cop Builds Relationships and Impacts our Community
Thank you to Commissioner Gross, Mayor Walsh and the hundreds of local Heroes, who made this years Shop with a Cop such a wonderful event! This video will get you in the holiday spirit! Shop with a...
View ArticleCommunity Policing Matters
Boston homicides were down in 2019 Excerpt from Boston Globe article on December 31, 2019 “Police Commissioner William G. Gross attributed the decline in killings to strong partnerships between...
View ArticleA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood!
photo by bpdnews.com Working together with the Boston Celtics, Xfinity, Boston Duck Tours and BCYF, we were able to provide a group of youth in Charlestown with a very special experience. Celtics...
View ArticleLeaps and Bounds
Volley Against Violence, February 28, 2020 Boston Police Officers, and Boston PAL, joined local youth at the Sportmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center, to play some tennis and gain some important life...
View ArticleWatch the Garden G.R.O.W.
Girls Reflecting our World (G.R.O.W.) had a bird’s eye view of the parquet for the Celtics v. Nicks game on March 3rd, thanks to the Gilbane Building Company. GROW’s inspiring mentor officers, from...
View ArticlePAL On the Beat | April 2020
On the Beat April Newsletter Video Boston PAL would like to extend our gratitude to Boston Police and the Bureau of Community Engagement, our EMT’s, Fire Fighters and healthcare providers, our...
View ArticleGift Card Deliveries by the BCE
Superintendent Nora Baston and her Bureau of Community Engagement team have delivered Stop & Shop and Target gift cards to over 550 families, impacting 1200 lives throughout our community. Thank...
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