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A Boston man wanted for allegedly murdering two sisters in their Dorchester apartment in 2011 is now one of the most hunted men in America— and internationally.

The U.S. Marshals added fugitive Jean Weevens Janvier ... Read more.

The Boston Fire Department reports a fire in the basement of 50 Barry St. spread upwards and required striking a second alarm before it was brought under control Tuesday morning.

The department estimates damage ... Read more.

Public comments skewed heavily against fare hikes ahead of an MBTA control board discussion on proposals that would raise rider fares an average of either 6.7 percent or 9.7 percent.

Out of 33 ... Read more.

Donald Trump tops the ticket among likely Republican primary voters in Massachusetts, as the Grand Old Party puts a premium on candidates' ability to create "real change" over the candidates' experience.

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The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled Wednesday former nurses at Carney Hospital can proceed with a defamation lawsuit over the way the hospital handled the reorganization of a psychiatric unit in 2011, but that they can' ... Read more.

It was a troubling discovery. Last October, during a routine call to open a vacant warehouse on Hancock Street in Dorchester for a client viewing, a representative for the property owner stumbled into what from all ... Read more.

Thursday (25th) – Ashmont Hill Association meets at 52 Welles Ave., Dorchester at 7:30 p.m. Supper at 7, desserts appreciated.

Friday (26th)
– The Massachusetts Black Lawyers ... Read more.

It’s a harbinger of spring that has been greeting Bostonians for 40 years.

The Ice Creamsmith, the homemade ice cream parlor in Lower Mills, opens on March 1 after its traditional winter hibernation. The family- ... Read more.

Students, faculty members and parents expressed serious concerns about proposed Boston Public School budget cuts at a lengthy town hall forum at Boston Latin School on Monday night. City Councillors Tito Jackson and ... Read more.

With some 116 party delegates on the line, Massachusetts voters will take the measure of Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in next Tuesday’s so-called “Super Tuesday” presidential primary. On the Republican ... Read more.

Proponents are told they need to make ‘strong case’

Top state transportation officials have informed advocates for the Blue Hill Avenue/Cummins Highway commuter rail station that the $25.2 million ... Read more.

The MBTA expects to come in $75 million under budget by the end of fiscal 2016 in June and plans to invest the savings into capital spending and substantially reducing the projected fiscal 2017 deficit, which has been ... Read more.

Amari Pope didn't like the way an argument between two other teens was going Sunday afternoon, so he went up to his Columbia Road apartment, got a kitchen knife and returned to plunge it into one of the teens, prosecutors ... Read more.

Gun in a baby seat

The Boston Police Department reports the arrest of two alleged drug dealers - whom they say stored a loaded gun in a baby seat in a house that had an armed home invasion in December.

Police say officers armed with ... Read more.

A Boston Redevelopment Authority-hosted public meeting on the sprawling South Bay Town Center development will be held next Wednesday to give residents another chance to review the massive mixed-use project.

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Boston voters in November may be asked to implement the Community Preservation Act, an action that would result in a property tax surcharge to be used for historic preservation, housing, and parks.

City ... Read more.

Thursday (18th) – The next monthly meeting of the Boston State Hospital Citizens Advisory Committee will be held on from 6-8 p.m. at the Foley Building, 249 River St., Mattapan. Members of the public are ... Read more.

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