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Questions about crime and punishment dominated the Mattapan installment of Mondays with the Mayor, a rotating series of public forums featuring Mayor Walsh and his senior staff. The evening event at the Mildred Avenue School included several key members... Read more
Two Vietnamese restaurants on Dorchester Avenue that don't have liquor licenses were cited by police detectives, who say they found patrons drinking beer out of tea cups last month. On Wednesday, meanwhile, the City Council could vote on a proposal by... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports Anthony Sinclair, 28, was stabbed around 12:30 a.m., Tuesday, at 5 Nightingale St. He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Valerie Cirilo-Perez, 25, was charged with murder. She is... Read more
A Framingham man was killed last night after a collision between a motorcycle and a car at the intersection of Gallivan Boulevard and Adams Street. The incident happened at about 11 p.m. State Police say that the operator of the motorcycle, Mervyn Justin... Read more
Photo allegedly from Bigsbee's phone, showing a machine gun
Ashley Bigsbee, 26, was charged with possession of one of the machine guns stolen from a Worcester armory last month after investigators found photos on her phone of the weapon in her Page Street home - and after the man charged with the burglary... Read more
Sean Ellis has a huge reason to be thankful this week: On Thursday, he will celebrate his first Thanksgiving as a free man in 22 years. The 41-year-old Dorchester native was released from prison in June after serving more than half his life for the 1993... Read more
Boston Emergency Medical Services held their 23rd annual awards banquet on Friday, Nov. 6 at Dorchester’s Venezia restaurant to honor those who have dedicated their lives to “exemplary practice of emergency care, contributions to the advancement of EMS,... Read more
Fernando Owens
Plymouth County officials and State and Bridgewater police are hunting Fernando Owens, 43, on charges he murdered a New Jersey woman and set her body on fire because he apparently thought she had something to do with the shooting death of his son Dominic... Read more
As one of the biggest shopping days of the year approaches, Rep. Jay Livingstone joined a consumer advocate group Tuesday in urging the public to educate themselves about dangerous or toxic toys they say should not be on gift lists. The 30th annual "... Read more
An East Boston man had bail set at $2,500 Monday on charges related to the loaded gun and "high-capacity feeding device" police say they found in the trunk of his car after a traffic stop early Saturday at Columbia Road and Washington Street. At his... Read more

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