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Ridgewood Street fire aftermath

The Boston Fire Department reports a fire in a three decker at 25 Ridgewood St,. sent a man to Mass. General in critical condition early this morning.

The fire, reported at 3:50 a.m., went to two alarms.

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Gov. Charlie Baker has vetoed a bill that would have allowed retired Boston police officers to serve on police details, writing in a letter to lawmakers that the legislation would have caused Massachusetts unemployment ... Read more.

Dominic Shiner, 33, was ordered held without bail today at his arraignment on a charge he stabbed Sean Dwyer to death in front of Dwyer's barbershop on Adams Street in Dorchester last December. He was arrested Friday ... Read more.

Dominic Shiner, 33, of Malden, was arrested Sunday on charges he stabbed Sean Dwyer to death in front of Dwyer's Adams Street barbershop ... Read more.

Suspects wanted for holdups

The Boston Police Department on Saturday arrested two men in Dorchester on charges they held up 11 convenience stores, gas stations and fast-food restaurants, mostly in Mattapan and Dorchester.

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Thursday (10th) – The city’s Commission on Affairs of the Elderly will host an Age-Friendly Boston event at 5:30 p.m. the Great Hall in Codman Square. The initiative seeks community feedback to the ... Read more.

The third annual Dorchester Park Classic Car Show and Family Fun Day is set for Sunday, Sept. 13 at Dorchester Park. Cars will be on display from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. near the Adams Street entrance to the park. All antique ... Read more.

Michael Bonina of Dorchester has been appointed to the newly created position of Head of School at Elizabeth Seton Academy. Among Bonina’s first tasks will be the development of a strategic plan to grow the Lower Mills ... Read more.

Students returning for the first day of school were greeted with a rousing welcome from neighborhood men who lined the entryway of the Mattahunt Elementary in Mattapan this morning. The event — inspired by similar events ... Read more.

City council candidates from Districts 4 and 7 made one of their last pushes to distinguish themselves before voters take to the polls on Tuesday for the preliminary municipal elections. At a candidates’ forum Thursday ... Read more.

An alert Dorchester resident’s curiosity led to an unusual political discovery, after she found that her Adams Street housing complex was incorrectly assigned to District 3 instead of District 4.

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Despite concerns from abutters and civic leaders, the Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday approved a petition from the owners of Sam Maverick’s, a new Adams Village eatery slated to open later this year, to allow outdoor ... Read more.

In a continuing effort to address parking and traffic difficulties well-known to Bostonians, along with making the city a bit more green, the Walsh administration is bringing 80 new car-share vehicles to the streets. ... Read more.

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