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The state’s political elite paused for a group selfie, turned the probation department hiring scandal into a laugh line, and took pokes at Republicans Charlie Baker and Scott Brown during the annual St. Patrick’s Day ... Read more.

A Suffolk County grand jury has indicted Olivia Mora, 36, for manslaughter for the death of Briana Rosales, 7, on an ... Read more.

With the press on from charter school advocates to lift or eliminate the cap on charter enrollment in poorly performing school districts, the battle brewing over the issue in the Legislature appears to have as much, if ... Read more.

MBTA weekend service into the wee hours will start March 28, the Patrick administration plans to announce at a Cambridge subway station Thursday.

“We’re excited to see how customers respond. I think ... Read more.

One special primary election down, one more to go.

Dorchester voters have gone to the polls eight times in the last 12 months, including last week, when they picked former State House aide Dan Hunt as Marty Walsh’ ... Read more.

Don Berwick stays away from caffeine.

“Decaf, please,” he reminds a waitress at McKenna’s in Savin Hill, as she goes to refill his cup.

He got off caffeine just before he moved to Washington, D.C. He had a ... Read more.

Interested in improving early education in his home city, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and a delegation of other top city officials toured Boston schools last week.

Murray and his group observed preschool and ... Read more.

Brilliant!

The Irish Film Festival, Boston (IFFB) was named one of the country’s “coolest” festivals by MovieMaker magazine. The print and online publication also rated Boston at #6 in its 2014 ranking of Best Big ... Read more.

A open meeting was held last Thursday, March 6 in the Mattapan Branch Public Library to discuss violence in the neighborhood and to engage stakeholders in a discussion about resources, prevention, and response. In ... Read more.

Lifting the cap on charter schools in certain underperforming school districts is a question that may test Gov. Deval Patrick this year or his successor next year, and a News Service survey of contenders for the Corner ... Read more.

A Dorchester man was ordered held without bail Thursday at his arraignment on charges he shot a man to death after a Christmas-eve concert.

Ian Holness, 27, stood behind a door as murder and illegal-weapons charges ... Read more.

Althea Garrison, a frequent candidate for public office, is suing state elections chief Bill Galvin, claiming she should be on the Democratic primary ballot in the special election to replace former state Rep. Carlos ... Read more.

Mayor Marty Walsh is still hopeful that a deal allowing gay groups to march in the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 16 will happen even as the parade organizers and one of the groups appear to be far apart ... Read more.

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Joe Avellone, a former healthcare executive and one of the five Democrats running for governor, toured the Dimock Community Health Center in Roxbury on Wednesday and highlighted his ideas on how to slow the state’s ... Read more.

This post was updated at 3:06 p.m. on Wednesday with the latest version of the story.

Dan Hunt will be the next representative for the 13th Suffolk House District. The former State House aide and ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports a man was stabbed shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Saturday at ... Read more.

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