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The Boston Police Department reports arresting a Mattapan man for a spree of violence that began with a failed holdup attempt at a Blue Hill Avenue check-cashing place and ended with him firing the gun at passersby around ... Read more.

The lead House negotiator on an anti-crime and sentencing reform bill said on Monday that changes to mandatory minimum sentencing laws for drug offenders remain one of the last unresolved issues between the branches. ... Read more.

A team of Boston Police and city inspectors raided a Woodrow Ave. house early this morning, seizing DJ equipment and ordering the third-floor tenant to appear in court for keeping a disorderly house and allegedly running ... Read more.

The alleged domestic assault and battery that led to the arrest of Rep. Carlos Henriquez (D-Dorchester) on Sunday began in the backseat of a car on a quiet street in Arlington Heights, according to a new, more detailed ... Read more.

Boston Police are investigating an overnight break-in at the Cristo Rey-Boston high school at 100 Savin Hill Ave. that included the theft of computers and one of the ... Read more.

The Boys and Girls Club, along with other collaborating youth serving agencies, will be participating in the approaching Rodman Ride for Kids. The Ride is a 25, 50 or 100 mile bike ride through the towns of Southeastern, ... Read more.

Landlords of an East Cottage Street three-decker have settled discrimination allegations leveled by Attorney General Martha Coakley, who claimed they attempted to avoid a responsibility to remove lead paint and refused to ... Read more.

State Rep. Carlos Henriquez, who represents parts of Dorchester and Roxbury, has vowed to fight the allegations of domestic assault and kidnapping in court, issuing a statement proclaiming his innocence. But that’s ... Read more.

An upcoming signal replacement project on the MBTA’s Red Line will cause weekend train shut-downs in July and August — starting this weekend— between the JFK/UMass and Ashmont stations.

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Nearly a year after Attorney General Martha Coakley accused Peggy O’Neil’s Pub & Grille of discrimination, her office and the co-owner of the Dorchester Avenue bar are still slugging it out in Suffolk Superior Court ... Read more.

Steward Health Care, a for-profit hospital chain that owns Dorchester’s Carney Hospital, attempted to transfer the Dorchester Ave. facility to Merrimack College, according to a magazine report this week.

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Gov. Deval Patrick on Sunday signed a $32.5 billion state budget that raises state aid for public schools by 4.5 percent and counts on $700 million in health care cost savings to achieve balance.

Patrick found only ... Read more.

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