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Gov. Deval Patrick on Sunday signed a $32.5 billion state budget that raises state aid for public schools by 4.5 percent and counts on $700 million in health care cost savings to achieve balance.

Patrick found only ... Read more.

A pair of men arrested in Roxbury Sunday morning are charged with five armed robberies from Dorchester to Hyde Park that left two Dorchester residents in the hospital with gunshot wounds.

The Boston ... Read more.

State Rep. Marty Walsh had pushed for the funding of $3.5 million for Dorchester sidewalks in transportation legislation that was on the move on Beacon Hill, but the version of the bill that reached Gov. Deval Patrick’s ... Read more.

In one of the largest gatherings of residents and stakeholders in Codman Square and Four Corners, over 130 people filled the Great Hall in Codman Square on June 19 to participate in planning processes for the neighborhood ... Read more.

After a year of reaching out to the community, Mattapan United revealed the results of resident feedback at its “give back” meeting Wednesday evening at the Young Achievers School.

Most respondents said the quality ... Read more.

After spending 11 years as a chef at Legal Seafoods, Tim Williams is starting anew at Community Servings, a non-profit food service based in Jamaica Plain. Williams, who was the regional executive chef for six Legal ... Read more.

The state budget under review by Gov. Deval Patrick this week contains additional funding for statewide food pantries and State Police patrols on roads and recreation areas in Dorchester and Mattapan. It does not contain ... Read more.

City councillors last week signed off on Mayor Thomas Menino’s $2.5 billion fiscal 2013 budget. The budget vote, which usually draws criticism from District 4 Councillor Charles Yancey, was unanimous and ... Read more.

As part of its second annual Dorchester Descendants festivities last weekend, the Dorchester Historical Society (DHS) threw open its doors for a double-barreled, century-spanning art display at the William Clapp House, ... Read more.

Most football fans know New York Giants Coach Tom Coughlin, the winner of two Super Bowl games against the New England Patriots of Bill Belichick, as an intense, no-nonsense guy who brooks no dissent from his autocratic, ... Read more.

For 27 years while living across the street from the Cronin/Wainwright Park on Brent Street, Dr. Rev. Bill Loesch spent time planting flowers and trying to make it more attractive for visitors. Now, the newly renovated ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports it is looking for five men for an armed home invasion around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday at 42 Semont Rd.

Police say two residents had to be transported to Boston ... Read more.

Several Favre Street residents raised concerns about people looking into their windows at the Cummins Valley Neighborhood Association meeting Monday evening.

Laura Saunders said she has filed several reports with ... Read more.

The House and Senate on Thursday will vote on a $32.5 billion state budget for fiscal 2013 after negotiators struck a compromise that increases funding for local aid, keeps Taunton Hospital open, and makes some reforms to ... Read more.

In Egypt this month, citizens voted against the toppled Hosni Mubarak regime that controlled them for 30 years more than they voted for a presidential candidate from a fundamentalist group, according to Congressman ... Read more.

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