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Party primaries to choose finalists for the decisive November general election will be held next Tuesday, Sept. 9. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. The statewide focus is on contested constitutional seats, ... Read more.

Two Dorchester organizations have been chosen to receive Preservation Achievement Awards by the Boston Preservation Alliance (BPA). First Parish Church and the Dorchester Historical Society will accept the awards at a ... Read more.

Over the next year, an 18,000-square foot abandoned warehouse at 181 Bowdoin St. will be transformed into the first contract manufacturing brewery in the state – a $1.7 million project set to make waves, beginning in the ... Read more.

Thursday (4th) – The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services invite the public to the final meeting to discuss upcoming improvements to the passive areas of Savin Hill Park, ... Read more.

Judge Carol C. Ball presided over three days of hearings in Suffolk Superior Court last week that were held to consider appellate attorney Rosemary Scapicchio’s charges that prosecutors withheld exculpatory information ... Read more.

Before the Democratic Convention in June, Marty Walsh gave his support to Warren Tolman’s candidacy for attorney general, but on Tuesday afternoon the mayor made it proper at a well-attended rally in Grove Hall. “Everyone ... Read more.

Congressman Michael Capuano said he encourages President Barack Obama to seek congressional authorization for military action as the White House determines how to deal with the Islamic State, which has captured vast ... Read more.

Warren Tolman, one of the two Democrats running for attorney general, on Tuesday will highlight the official backing of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, who helped Tolman to a narrow edge over rival Maura Healey at the ... Read more.

Union members appeared split Monday among the Democrats running for governor and other elected offices, as their chiefs sought to look past the Sept. 9 primary, while reveling in last year’s election of a card-carrying ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports a man was found shot outside 52 Claybourne St. around 9:20 p.m. on Sunday.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Anybody with information can call homicide ... Read more.

This video produced by the Dorchester-based New England Regional Council of Carpenters shows how ... Read more.

The Transit Police Department reports that around 5 p.m. on Sunday, a man walked into the Savin Hill Red Line station and began shooting at two other people.

All of his shots missed, police say. Both the intended ... Read more.

Boston Police arrested a suspect in a brazen early afternoon bank robbery in Dorchester Lower Mills today, and he was arrested with the help of a fleet-footed bank executive.

A lone robber demanded cash from a ... Read more.

Cynthia Loesch and Ivan Liriano completed construction on the first LEED (Leadership on Energy and Environmental Design) home in Dorchester in 2011. “After all the rebates and tax breaks, and energy savings, this house ... Read more.

“At last, a lawyer who speaks my language.”

For women experiencing domestic violence in Dorchester’s Vietnamese immigrant community, language can be the final barrier to getting help, but since Tram T. Nguyen, Esq ... Read more.

More than 700 veterans took part in the annual Massachusetts “Stand Down” event  held last Friday at the IBEW Local 103 hall on Freeport Street.

The event is organized by the US Veterans Administration and ... Read more.

Althea Garrison is no quitter: The perennial candidate is back on the ballot for the 5th Suffolk state representative seat and feeling confident about her chances to return to the Legislature. “I know a lot of people ... Read more.

For many students, summer means relaxing and soaking up the sun, but 75 teens from across Boston have spent their summer learning about a variety of health careers, public health topics, and how to make positive changes ... Read more.

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