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Three of the twelve candidates running for mayor, meeting in a forum on Tuesday at the Palm restaurant at One International Place, differed among themselves on whether the city’s School Committee should consist of elected ... Read more.

The special election for U.S. Senate may be over, but weary Massachusetts voters will get little reprieve from the seemingly endless cycle of campaigns as attention shifts immediately to other races looming large on the ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports it got a quick lead on a suspect in a Fields Corner robbery yesterday - the alleged criminal mastermind left behind his birth certificate.

According to police, a ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports two men and a woman, all in their 20s, were shot to death at 153 Intervale St. around 4:15 a.m.

Police are looking for a maroon or red, older looking Mercury car. Anybody with ... Read more.

Lower Mills-based Vargas & Vargas Insurance has issued a call for nominations for the 5th annual Boston’s Best Neighbor Award. The citywide contest is open to all Boston residents, according to award founder Carlos ... Read more.

In the wake of primaries in US Senate and state Senate races, and a general election for a state Senate seat, Dorchester and Mattapan voters will go to the polls next week for the third time in three months. This time, on ... Read more.

Four bus routes that run through Dorchester and Mattapan and are among the 15 busiest routes in the MBTA system are set for improvements this summer, transit officials said this week. Aiming to reduce trip times and ... Read more.

Edmond Romulus, a Milton resident, has pulled nomination papers and is aiming to run in the special election for the vacant 12th Suffolk District House seat. Romulus, who managed Jean-Claude Sanon’s campaign for City ... Read more.

Though Dorchester Day was celebrated a few weeks ago, Kelly Butts still cannot fathom the outpouring of support she received to become Mayor of Dorchester. “A little tiny party I had at St. Brendan’s and I could not ... Read more.

Arroyo

On a chilly May morning outside a Dunkin’ Donuts in Fields Corner, Felix G. Arroyo was pouring on the charm.

“I want to know how you look so good at your age,” Arroyo said, recognizing the 80-year-old man ... Read more.

Ross

As the Volvo sped westbound on Storrow Drive last Thursday night, Gustavo Quiroga, in the passenger seat, sketched out what had happened over the previous 36 hours.

Quiroga and the driver, City Councillor Michael ... Read more.

This Saturday, the day after summer officially arrives, two local events will kick off the outdoor arts season: a temporary museum in Uphams Corner and an official opening ceremony at a new arts venue in Four Corners. ... Read more.

Elizabeth Seton Academy
The 9th commencement took place on Thursday, May 26 at St. Gregory Church. An invited speaker was Jana M. Karp, Founder, Boston Youth Sanctuary. Hoang Ngan Hong Tran ... Read more.

Could this be the future of public transit in parts of Boston— perhaps even Dorchester's own ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department is investigating a midday shooting at Devon Street and Vaughan Avenue that sent a man and a woman to the hospital on Monday.

Both adults, in their early 20s, are expected ... Read more.

Fire on Hancock Street

The Boston Fire Department reports a two-alarm fire that broke out around 5 p.m. on Sunday at 271 Hancock St. did an estimated $350,000 in damage.

The cause of the fire, which broke through the roof, is under ... Read more.

Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry, introduced by Senate President Therese Murray as "another Dorchester ... Read more.

Gov. Deval Patrick this week used a two-family home on Glenway Street in Dorchester to highlight a push for 10,000 loans over a five-year period to first-time, lower-income homebuyers. He also pointed to $1.3 million that ... Read more.

Several of the candidates hoping to succeed state Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry in the State House hit the campaign trail this week, wasting little time in their bids for public office. That’s probably because the primary, ... Read more.

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