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Two of the candidates hoping to replace former State Senator Jack Hart on Beacon Hill made their pitches to Dorchester voters in Savin Hill on Monday, appearing before a joint caucus of the Ward 13 and Ward 17 Democratic ... Read more.

Jose Valenzuela saw something missing from the city’s youth sports offerings. It seemed to him that Boston wasn’t ready to support wrestling on its own the way it had supported other sports.

It was this void that ... Read more.

Artistic Dorchester mothers and their offspring are starting a trend in a local pop-up art gallery. The Real Estate Group (REG) is following in the grand Dorchester tradition of businesses offering wall space to local ... Read more.

An advisory panel on the city’s school assignment system on Monday night signed off on a plan providing students with a minimum of six choices. The plan uses an algorithm and students’ home address to determine the set of ... Read more.

Looking to make the city’s school system the focus of his campaign, City Councillor At-Large John Connolly launched his mayoral bid on Tuesday morning outside of a Brighton school. He said he plans a “bottom-up” campaign ... Read more.

Boston Police report a man, 23, was found with life-threatening stab wounds around 3:30 p.m. at 16 Almont St.

Police say they are looking for a black man, about 5'9" and 150 lbs, wearing a black cap or ... Read more.

Awash in data and comments from the school department, parents, and outside groups, the panel tasked with revamping the city’s school assignment system will meet at City Hall for a Saturday morning (Feb. 23) discussion. A ... Read more.

Mattapan United’s Housing Action Group hosted a Housing Information Fair at the Old Mattapan Library on Tues., Feb. 5. The event was a huge success with over 100 participants.

One of Mattapan United’s ... Read more.

City councillors plan to review the city’s response to the two feet of snow that hit Boston earlier this month at a hearing on March 4. The northeaster and City Hall’s clean-up efforts prompted responses of praise and ... Read more.

City councillors are pushing the school department to increase the number of teachers of color, citing a federal court order that requires the department to maintain the number of black teachers at 25 percent, at a ... Read more.

Sitting idle. Cruising empty.

“Those are the killers,” said Arnold Julce, 55, a taxi driver. “To make money, you need to have paying passengers in the cab.”

Julce has driven a cab in Boston for 24 ... Read more.

City Councillor At-Large John Connolly yesterday acknowledged what has been apparent to close observers of campaign finance filings: He is considering a run for mayor this year regardless of what Mayor Thomas Menino ... Read more.

The New York Times plans to sell its New England Media Group, including The Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, according to a memo to company employees from New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger ... Read more.

UPDATED Fri., Feb. 22— This event has been postponed due to inclement weather. It has been re-scheduled for Sun., March 10 at the same venue. Tickets sold for Sunday's event will be honored on that date.- Ed. ... Read more.

The advisory panel tasked with overhauling the city’s school assignment system is expected to choose a new plan next week after pushing off a vote on a model several times. A vote is tentatively scheduled for Monday (Feb ... Read more.

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