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A public meeting is planned for next Thursday (Sept. 22) to review the latest plans for a proposed four story, mixed-use building at 73 River St. in Mattapan.

The proposal, put forth by proponent George Tsolirides ... Read more.

Pamela Lewis-Hoyt, 59, of Dorchester recalls receiving little support as a previous caregiver to her husband, who has since passed away from dementia. But for current caregivers, she says, there’s now a solution by the ... Read more.

The owners of the Kriola Bar and Restaurant at 33 Hancock St. are once again coming to the community to seek support for a new license to serve alcohol. An abutters meeting to discuss their new application for a beer and ... Read more.

Just as Americans like to celebrate their classic culture as well as their pop culture, so folks in the Polish Triangle and beyond are gearing up to revel in a wide spectrum of their traditions at this coming Sunday’s ... Read more.

An organization dedicated to assisting Gold Star families and empowering veterans since 2010, Mass Fallen Heroes has designed a specialty license plate to convert your car into a ‘rolling tribute’ to honor those who have ... Read more.

Hundreds of motorcyclists, family and friends are expected to gather at Dorchester’s Florian Hall on Sunday morning to set off on the 14th Annual Rick Graham Diabetes Awareness Memorial Ride held in memory of a father and ... Read more.

In a feisty hour-long debate Tuesday over whether Massachusetts should expand access to charter schools, questions of funding and student-body makeup dominated a back-and-forth over a ballot question that Gov. Charlie ... Read more.

The Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed an order for a new trial for Sean Ellis, one of two men convicted of fatally ... Read more.

Updated Sept. 9, 2:41 p.m. -- State Rep. Dan Cullinane secured his 12th Suffolk District seat tonight, beating out second place finisher Jovan Lacet by more than 800 votes after a low-turnout primary.

Cullinane, ... Read more.

Something resembling a large shipping crate that today is sitting in the Mattapan MBTA station parking lot will make its way on Saturday to Fields Corner. Inside the 385-square foot space is a prototype studio apartment, ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports a man in his 20s was shot to death at 10 Ripley Rd. around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

Anyone with information can contact homicide detectives at (617) 343-4470 or the anonymous tip ... Read more.

He emerged from the tunnel to roars of applause, in a foreign country, with thousands of hungry eyes eagerly anticipating the imminent clash of helmets and bodies.

As he looked around, a state of shock taking ... Read more.

Disturbed by recent arrests involving Uber drivers accused of assaulting passengers, state Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry, who backed an unsuccessful effort earlier this year to fingerprint drivers of app-based ride-hailing ... Read more.

Peabody Square will be transformed into a beer garden ringed by food trucks next week as Greater Ashmont Main Streets stages the first-ever Dorchester Bike & Brew Fest. The event kicks off on Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. at the ... Read more.

One side of the Forest Hills MBTA station platform closed this week to allow for continued work at the station as part of the Casey Arborway reconstruction project. Crews will be performing electrical work in preparation ... Read more.

CVS Pharmacy will require its staff to check the state’s prescription monitoring program database before filling certain abuse-associated opioid prescriptions under a newly announced settlement with Attorney General Maura ... Read more.

Dorchester resident Vincent F. Rocchio, PhD, has just published his third book, “Christianity and the Culture Machine: Media and Theology in the Age of Late Secularism.” Rocchio, 55, will celebrate the launch of the book ... Read more.

Through the generosity of the Free For All Concert Fund, Ashmont Hill Chamber Music will be presenting Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble members Mike Block, cello and tabla player Sandeep Das in a concert on September 18, at ... Read more.

Boston Public Schools officials have made no determination on potential closings, but they are ramping up efforts to monitor student needs and activities throughout the course of this year, said Superintendent Tommy Chang ... Read more.

Two Dorchester incumbents in the House of Representatives are seeking to stave off challenges to their seats today: Rep. Daniel Cullinane has two challengers as he seeks his second full term: Jovan Lacet, a Mattapan ... Read more.

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