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A Cincinnati-based transit company will pay the state $7.3 million after allegedly bailing on a contract with the MBTA to operate “The Ride” service, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office said Friday.

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Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray joined the list of opponents of a ballot question that would legalize medical marijuana in Massachusetts, calling the proposal “dangerously overbroad” and fraught with potential for abuse.

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Law enforcement and emergency response officials will practice responding to a simulated emergency this weekend at UMass Boston and other areas in the city. Dubbed “Urban Shield: Boston,” the training exercise will last ... Read more.

The most famous and most valuable painting ever to visit Dorchester is currently on display at the JFK Library and Museum. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has loaned the larger-than-life-size Pablo Picasso canvas “Rape ... Read more.

Leslie Jackson, 66, completed a 1,305-mile bike ride from Joliet, IL to Dorchester last weekend to raise funds for Living Water International, a Christian non-profit dedicated to providing clean water solutions for those ... Read more.

The Apple Grove Neighborhood Association met at Harbor Health Services building on Morton Street last Wednesday. Officers of the B-3 police district joined residents as they discussed safety concerns and the best ways to ... Read more.

Joe Chaisson has seen a lot of change take place all around him over his 80 years on this earth. But this lifelong Savin Hill resident —who has been one of the fixtures of civic life in this part of Dorchester since 1970 ... Read more.

A week before her retirement, the outgoing principal at the Marshall Elementary School lit into Mayor Thomas Menino and Superintendent Carol Johnson, accusing them of neglecting the Dorchester school she has led for ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports arresting Oasis Pritchett, 22, on charges he fatally shot Alfonso Rivas in the head at 14 Lyndhurst St. in ... Read more.

Leading in the latest Suffolk University poll by seven points over U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday said she still wants to debate Brown one more time, and suggested Thursday night ... Read more.

City officials have assembled a team to work closely with home and business owners affected by Hurricane Sandy. Boston Home Center staff will be working with homeowners and senior homeowners to help facilitate any ... Read more.

The city’s elections chief is warning voters to read up on today's ballot, saying its length could lead to longer wait times at the polls. The ballot spans two pages and is 18 inches long due to several complex ... Read more.

State and city officials are urging the public to hunker down today as a massive hurricane swept up the East Coast, with the potential for wind damage, power outages and coastal flooding locally over the next 24 hours. ... Read more.

A three-alarm fire in a six-family three decker at 4 Theodore St. Saturday night sent two residents and two firefighters to the hospital.

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With Hurricane Sandy working its way toward the East Coast, Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday outlined storm response preparations, including the cancellation of his planned trip to Florida Sunday to campaign for President ... Read more.

This Saturday the fourth annual Boston Book Festival (BBF) will attract thousands to Copley Square for twelve hours of free book-related events. The festival’s events include presentations and panels featuring ... Read more.

City planning officials will host a community meeting next month for residents along the Fairmount commuter rail line as they seek to encourage economic development along the 9.2 mile-long corridor. About 160,000 ... Read more.

Over the weekend, the campaigns of Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren brought in star power in a bid to roust their respective supporters ahead of Election Day.

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