Boston Police Honor Top Ten Neighborhood Crime Watch groups of the year

          Boston's Top Ten Neighborhood Crime Watch groups were honored on Monday, July 31st, at the John Hancock Conference Center, 40 Trinity Place by Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Acting Police Commissioner Albert E. Goslin, and the Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit of the Boston Police Department. Click to see pictures of the Awards Reception.

          Mayor Thomas M. Menino kicked off the celebration by reading his proclamation designating Tuesday, August 1, 2006 as National Night Out in Boston.  At the ceremony, which was ttended by crime watch activists from every neighborhood in the city, as well as by residents, police and elected officials, the Mayor and Acting Police Commissioner Albert E. Goslin presented the winners with their awards.

          “National Night Out gives us the opportunity to honor the ordinary people of Boston who have done extraordinary things to make their neighborhoods safer.  Neighbors must continue to work together in the fight to make our streets safer and better places to live, work, and raise our children. As Margaret Mead said, ‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.’ Working together, block-by-block, we will continue to build that safer city,” stated Judith Wright, director of the Boston Police Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit.  A list of the award winners are below. Click on the links to read about the difference they made.