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Jymaal Cox, a 33-year-old Mattapan man, was shot to death on New Year’s Day near Mattapan Square, according to Boston Police. Officers responded to 1601 Blue Hill Ave. just before 6 a.m. on Sunday for reports of gunshots ... Read more.

A group of men intent on curbing bloodshed in Boston by intervening in bubbling disputes before they turn violent is putting out the call for people to call them for help.

The Black-led effort – called the 10,000 ... Read more.

When Michelle Wu met virtually with Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) staff in January 2022, a few months into her mayorship, she had just turned 37. At the meeting, the staff joined together to awkwardly sing ... Read more.

Charlie Baker takes his leave from state government this week, and from this vantage point, it’s fair to say that the Baker years will be most warmly remembered for this governor’s steady, effective leadership through the ... Read more.

Boston City Hall ended 2022 with a well-stocked mayoral cabinet, including several members with Dorchester connections.

Mary Skipper, the superintendent of the Boston Public Schools (BPS), is a resident and the ... Read more.

When Michelle Wu met virtually with Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) staff in January 2022, a few months into her mayorship, she had just turned 37. At the meeting, the staff joined together to awkwardly sing ... Read more.

As students and staff return to Boston Public Schools after winter break, the superintendent is asking them to mask up for the first two weeks of the year at school and on buses.

Superintendent Mary Skipper, in a ... Read more.

Jan. 1 is typically a busy day at the city’s only public waterfront amenity, as scores of “Brownies” brave what are normally frigid temps to take a New Year’s plunge into Dorchester Bay. But this year’s traditional swim ... Read more.

You can forgive yourself if you go by Boston Bowl in Neponset next year and have a distinct sense of deja vu, or the feeling that you’re seeing double.

A few steps away from the bowling alley and arcade, a ... Read more.

The developers behind the $5 billion “Dorchester Bay City” proposal, which would remake 36 acres in the neighborhood’s Columbia Point area, are hoping to receive a key approval from city officials by this summer.

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On Nov. 8, a majority of Massachusetts taxpayers voted to change the Commonwealth’s Constitution to create a tax of 4 percent for income over a $1 million in addition to the existing 5 percent flat-rate income tax. The ... Read more.

They were among the many who said goodbye. Some served in government. Some served the interests of their neighborhoods in public settings while others did so from home. Some offered spiritual direction. Some built things ... Read more.

When cousins Sharieff Andrews and Takai Whitmore were six years old, they played football side by side in Dorchester Eagles Pop Warner uniforms that were a bit too big and their efforts more cute than dominant.

One ... Read more.

The year in crime and public safety was one of major leadership changes from the US Attorney for Massachusetts to the Boston Police and Fire departments. It was also a year of heartbreak in neighborhoods where murders by ... Read more.

Owen Thomas lives in Savin Hill with his wife Hilary and their two children, ages 4 and 1. Last Friday morning, as a wind-driven rainstorm hit the coast in the middle of high tide, Thomas carried his kayak— designed to ... Read more.

Mora Street three decker during fire

A Dorchester woman was arrested Tuesday on charges she set a Mora Street three decker on fire - in a two-alarm blaze in which Boston firefighters rescued several residents, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office ... Read more.

A man was repeatedly at Franklin Hill Avenue and Shandon Road in Dorchester around 11 p.m. on Friday, the Boston Police Department reports.

Michael Collins, Jr ... Read more.

Earlier this month, hundreds of parents filed into the Blue Hills Boys & Girls Club on Talbot Avenue to look at the first-ever showcase of suburban schools in the METCO program – a racial balancing organization that ... Read more.

The board of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) last week approved a project that will see the demolition of the Ramada Inn at 800 Morrissey Blvd and the construction of 229 residential units on the site. ... Read more.

The apparel company that is moving its headquarters from South Street downtown into the former Globe headquarters on Morrissey Boulevard, has picked up a prestigious client for its products: The National Football League ... Read more.

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