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School officials are tweaking one of three models that a mayoral advisory group is weighing as it seeks to overhaul the city’s school assignment system. A 10-zone model will become an 11- zone model, with Dorchester ... Read more.

Ice build up at Mather Street.

The Boston Fire Department reports a fire at 49 Mather St. late last night quickly went to three alarms and sent two residents and two firefighters to the hospital. One resident was rescued from a top floor of the multi- ... Read more.

The Boston Fire and Police departments report a man in his 20s was found dead in a car outside 57 Woolson St. in Mattapan around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday.

Authorities say the man, who may have gotten in ... Read more.

Updated on Feb. 12, 12 noon— Boston Public Schools will re-open tomorrow, Wednesday, February 13. The Parking Ban and Snow Emergency will be lifted today at 6 p.m.

“Our snow removal teams did great work ... Read more.

A snow emergency and parking ban will begin at noon today as the region braced for what could be a blizzard of historic proportions. The National Weather Service is also advising people not to travel after noon on ... Read more.

It ended not with a bang but with a text message to the Boston Herald’s Howie Carr: “U r the first to know I am not running,” former US Sen. Scott Brown stated, ending weeks of speculation about his interest in John Kerry ... Read more.

St. Mark’s Area Main Street (SMAMS) presents Oscars on the Avenue, a community celebration of the Academy Awards, on Sun., Feb. 24, 8 – 12 p.m., at Tavolo Ristorante, 1918 Dorchester Ave. in the Carruth Building at ... Read more.

It can be difficult for those recovering from alcohol or drug abuse to find a place that not only welcomes them, but also helps them navigate their return to their community and their families. ... Read more.

The Irish Social Club of Boston is back and offering a thousand welcomes to members, guests, and inquisitive minds alike at its West Roxbury home. The club acquired a permanent liquor license early last month and so the ... Read more.

The Strand Theatre will host a special free performance this month that will blend scenes from two plays that are being staged this year in Boston.

On February 20 at 7 p.m., the Huntington Theatre Company and ... Read more.

Two Dorchester health centers have been recognized for their high-quality care by a committee charged with reviewing patient care across the country. Codman Square Health Center and the Dorchester House Multi-Service ... Read more.

Former WTKK-FM talk show hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan are teaming up again as the new co-hosts of 89.7 WGBH’s Boston Public Radio, starting Monday, Feb. 25.

The program airs from noon to 2 p.m. ... Read more.

Mayor Thomas Menino on Tuesday asked for the advisory panel eyeing a school assignment overhaul to again delay their vote, scheduled for Saturday, and wrap up their work by before the end of the month.

“I ask that ... Read more.

Democrats from across the state on Thursday night converged at the Boston Teachers Union headquarters in Dorchester and heard from the two Congressmen hoping to succeed U.S. Sen. John Kerry. Expecting to face off against ... Read more.

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