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James Rooney, who has led the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority for more than a decade and before that played a role in assembling the Big Dig financing plan, is leaving the authority to succeed Paul Guzzi as ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports officers responding to a report of gunfire around 11:25 a.m. on Tuesday at 332 Harvard St. first had to wait for firefighters to douse the flames in a first-floor apartment.

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Prosecutors rested their case against Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Monday after jurors in his federal death penalty trial saw gruesome autopsy photos and heard a medical examiner describe the devastating ... Read more.

What started as an emergency work-around to cope with the winter’s avalanche of snow could result in permanent traffic changes in South Boston. Mayor Walsh’s office this week extended its “Emergency Transportation ... Read more.

Seeking to make good on a campaign theme, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg on Tuesday plans to detail the creation of a new committee to help her develop a state-run website and other tools for government and private business ... Read more.

The Lion of the Senate’s tribute to the body that he loved finally became a reality today with the dedication and opening of the Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Dorchester. In a ceremony replete ... Read more.

The Lion of the Senate’s tribute to the body that he loved finally became a reality today with the dedication and opening of the Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Dorchester. In a ceremony replete ... Read more.

It is "not unlikely" that the 40-member Massachusetts Senate might meet at a new scale model representation of the U.S. Senate on Dorchester's Columbia Point when the chamber in the State House undergoes renovations, ... Read more.

Leaders of the Franklin Park Coalition are expressing frustration this week after a March 5 meeting intended to extract more in depth information about Boston 2024 plans for the park failed to meet their expectations. ... Read more.

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Dorchester Day Parade Committee’s annual Kick-off Meatloaf Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. at First Parish Church, 10 Parish St., Dorchester. Tickets $15 at the door; $7 for children; $30 ... Read more.

A prominent but long-vacant Adams Corner property could soon be converted into a bustling family-style restaurant and pub under a plan that will be considered at an upcoming civic meeting. The Cedar Grove Civic ... Read more.

The Dorchester Winter Farmers’ Market is ending their season on Friday, March 27. The market, now in its fourth year, is the first project of the Dorchester Community Food Co-op. Based in the Great Hall at at 6 Norfolk St ... Read more.

In the spring of 1772, wealthy Bostonians John and Susannah Wheatley sent a frail teenage girl to the fresh air of the countryside, hoping that the change of locale would spare her from maladies afflicting Bostonians. ... Read more.

Another effort to create a ballot referendum on the 2024 Olympic Games is full speed ahead as Evan Falchuk, founder of the United Independent Party, released draft language of a 2016 ballot question on Wednesday morning ... Read more.

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