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Squinting out the window onto the sidewalks of Adams Corner through thin, rectangular spectacles dangling from tip of his nose, Jeff Cincotta surveys his domain. “You never find the best food in the middle of the city,” ... Read more.

Businesses and residents abutting 114B Stoughton St. may have had no idea what the strange packages entering and exiting the hair-braiding salon contained, but smoked fish likely would not have topped the guessing list ... Read more.

Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition first introduced the Wheels Bike-A-Thon to the Mattapan community six years ago. Organizers envisioned a family-friendly event that would also promote healthy, physical activity. ... Read more.

A new summer cooking class launched today in Mattapan and will continue each Thursday afternoon through Aug. 18. Organizers hope they can help residents prepare healthier, more delicious meals. The program is free for ... Read more.

A staple on the city’s distressed properties list, 139 Stoughton St. has long been the subject of complaints from abutters. But hope is in sight for the neighbors: The flagstone-faced residence is now being rehabilitated ... Read more.

A cast comprised mostly of Dorchester and Mattapan teens is the latest company of actors to tackle the story of forbidden love set against the vendetta between the two powerful families of Verona. They also are the latest ... Read more.

Bird Street Community Center, a Dorchester-based non-profit, has partnered with Faneuil Hall Marketplace to operate two new pushcarts to sell what they’re best known for making: one-of-a -ind handmade blown and stain ... Read more.

St. Mark’s VFW Post #1758 will host a fundraiser on Sat., Aug. 6 aimed at raising awareness of the number of suicides among veterans. The post is partnering with 22KILL, an organization established in 2013 to build a ... Read more.

About 40 people attended a Boston Public School-sponsored meeting on Tuesday in Mattapan to review a “Strategic Implementation Plan” developed by Superintendent Tommy Chang, now in his second year in office.

Donna ... Read more.

With three official working days left on their legislative calendars, the Massachusetts House and Senate may soon vote forward amendments that would allow Boston or other municipalities to lower speed limits in thickly ... Read more.

Six months into her first term, District 4 city councillor Andrea Campbell has upheld one of her campaign promises by releasing a report on her office’s progress. Along with noting efforts to assess public safety at a ... Read more.

Six months into her first term, District 4 city councillor Andrea Campbell has upheld one of her campaign promises by releasing a report on her office’s progress. Along with noting efforts to assess public safety at a ... Read more.

The Dorchester Brewing Company celebrated its ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Martin Walsh and other city and state officials Wednesday ... Read more.

An estimated 10,000 "copycat" assault weapons were sold in Massachusetts during 2015, according to the attorney general's office, which announced a crackdown effort on Wednesday.

Joined by anti-violence advocates ... Read more.

The city of Boston launched a redesigned web portal on Wednesday, aiming to steer traffic through action-oriented webpages, create a more mobile-friendly layout and provide multiple ... Read more.

About fifty Dorchester residents joined Police Commissioner William Evans, Capt. Tim Connolly and police officers from Boston Police C-11 District to click on flashlights for a half-hour walk around the neighborhood on ... Read more.

Mayor Martin Walsh is geared up to be one of the featured speakers at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next week, he told reporters Wednesday morning.

Speaking outside of the Dorchester Brewing ... Read more.

(Updated Wed., July 20)— As news on a new agreement to sell the 16-acre Boston Globe property on Morrissey Boulevard continues to break, car magnate Herb Chambers – who owns an abutting property that could prove to be a ... Read more.

Boston Police responding to a call of a person with a gun this morning ended up confiscating four replica guns — including two that resembled black assault rifles—brandished by a group of teens driving around Bowdoin- ... Read more.

A man spent more than 40 minutes trapped in his car Friday evening after a utility pole collapsed, falling on his car and bringing live wires down with it on Erie Street at Washington Street.

The incident happened ... Read more.

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