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On Monday, students, parents, teachers and lawmakers gathered at the State House for a ceremony to commemorate the 375th anniversary of the Mather School. The school, which sits atop Meetinghouse Hill in Dorchester, is ... Read more.

A trio of artists— each hoping to win a competition for the chance to create a new sculpture inside Town Field in Fields Corner— displayed models of their proposed works at a community meeting on Monday evening at the ... Read more.

Mayor Marty Walsh said that recent false alarms and lessons from Texas and abroad are helping Boston prepare for what he considers a low probability of an Ebola case in Boston.

“If we get an Ebola case, clearly we’ ... Read more.

The path to the corner office runs through the Haitian community for any aspiring governor, according to Gov. Deval Patrick – and he would know. “You cannot win without the Haitian community. You shouldn't even try ... Read more.

Councillor Frank Baker’s idea to study turning branches of the city’s public libraries into mixed-use spaces was well-received at Wednesday’s meeting of the Boston City Council.

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After more than 20 years, City Councillor Charles Yancey’s proposed state-of-the art high school in Mattapan is within reach after the measure was initially approved at the City Council meeting on Wednesday.

“This ... Read more.

Future of Morrissey Blvd. site is very much on Mayor Walsh’s mind

Mayor Martin Walsh hopes that the sale of the massive Boston Globe property on Morrissey Boulevard will result in a new mixed-use ... Read more.

Bill Walczak, the pioneering Dorchester civic and health activist who was a candidate for mayor of Boston last year, will join one of the city's leading progressive foundations as its first president. Walczak will lead ... Read more.

A former Dorchester resident was sentenced to 18-20 years in state prison today after he admitted he raped a woman walking home from the Savin Hill MBTA stop on Oct. 30, 1992.

Terry Abercrombie, 52, had avoided ... Read more.

A Quincy man was ordered held without bail Tuesday on charges he fatally stabbed another man in the neck outside the Chung Wah take-out place at 199 Bowdoin St. Thursday evening, the Suffolk County District Attorney's ... Read more.

The corner of Dudley Street and East Cottage Street in Dorchester will be dedicated to longtime community leader Sr. Margaret Leonard in a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 31. Sr. Leonard is the executive director of Project Hope ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports a woman was fatally stabbed in a fight around 4:45 a.m. at 188 Washington St. in Dorchester.

The woman, believed to be in her 20s, was taken to Boston Medical Center, where she ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports officers found Gerald Williamson, 31, suffering from a stab wound around 7:20 p.m. on Thursday at 205 Bowdoin St.

He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he died.

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Joseph O'Donnell, the former Neponset funeral home director now under indictment for an array of alleged crimes related ... Read more.

SUV on front porch of 44 Hill Top St.

The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded around 4 p.m. on Friday to a report of an SUV up the front stairs of 44 Hill Top St.

The driver is being evaluated for injuries. A woman and two children in ... Read more.

Beginning Monday, the Neponset Trail and Greenway will be closed between Granite Avenue and Butler T Station according to the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

The closure will last approximately three ... Read more.

A top Democratic operative and the campaign manager of a November ballot effort has registered as a lobbyist. The move comes two months after she participated in meetings with Boston City Hall officials and a company ... Read more.

Gov. Deval Patrick came to Mattapan on Thursday morning to roll out a flurry of planned improvements to the Fairmount commuter rail line, including plans for a new station on Blue Hill Avenue and — more immediately— ... Read more.

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