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The leading candidates for governor Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Charlie Baker spent the final hours of the campaign on Monday trying to rally their supporters and drum up enthusiasm before the polls open to ... Read more.

Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Dorchester and Mattapan to salute Mayor Thomas M. Menino and his family as his funeral procession followed a route through the neighborhoods to his Hyde Park parish church this ... Read more.

Former Mayor Tom Menino will take his “Final Ride Home” through the streets of Boston today, passing by a number of significant locations before arriving at Hyde Park’s Most Precious Blood Parish at noon.

Bells in ... Read more.

Public and private schools in Boston circulated a message from Boston Police yesterday warning about an "uptick" in vandalism and other criminal acts by school-aged kids — and asking for increased vigilance on Halloween ... Read more.

Yet another development could be on the horizon in Savin Hill.

The Spire building at 65 Bay Street, adjacent to Savin Hill MBTA station, is on the market for $13.9 million.

The parcel was listed online this ... Read more.

An Irish bar in the shadow of City Hall was transformed into a somber campaign rally of sorts early Thursday evening, signaling the end of an era in Boston politics.

Inside, men and women clutching ... Read more.

Boston’s political community hailed former Mayor Thomas Menino as a “man of the neighborhoods,” “political giant,” and the “greatest mayor” in Boston’s history at the news of his passing on Monday.

Menino died at 9 ... Read more.

A team of union painters have just completed a four-month project to re-paint the National Grid gas tank on Dorchester Bay. The workers for the John W. Egan company — all members of the Painters District Council 35 based ... Read more.

Four proposals have been submitted to the city of Boston by development teams eager to build a mix of housing and retail on the site of a long-empty Mattapan car dealership.

The Cote Ford property on Cummins ... Read more.

Voters heading to the polls on Tuesday will be presented with a choice for governor in a tight race, a chance to repeal the state’s casino law, and votes on three other ballot questions and a number of offices. The polls ... Read more.

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DCR Neponset Great Pumpkin Float begins at 5:30p.m.at Pope John Paul II Park in Dorchester. If inclement weather, call DCR at 617-333-7404 for updates.

Grove Hall branch BPL all ... Read more.

After eight years on the watch at District B-3, Capt. Joe Boyle was ready for a change of pace. The Dorchester-Mattapan precinct is now under the command of a newly minted captain, Haseeb Hosein, the third person of color ... Read more.

Last week’s news that former Mayor Thomas Menino was suspending his book tour and entering palliative care for his cancer brought somber words from a number of Irish-American politicians who know him well.

“For ... Read more.

A volunteer helped to sand down recently built toddler beds at the New England R

Volunteers helped to assemble 500 toddler beds for Boston area families last Saturday at a service day at the headquarters of the New England Regional Council of Carpenters on Dorchester Avenue. The initiative was led ... Read more.

Fulfilling a promise he made on May 22 after members of the Boston Taxi Drivers Association staged a protest near South Station, Mayor Walsh has appointed a committee to address mounting problems in the industry.

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STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 29, 2014....Defense attorney Lisa Grant does not think having spent her entire career as a criminal defense attorney will hinder her from being an impartial judge.

Grant, 47, who was ... Read more.

Republican Charlie Baker's tearful debate story Tuesday night about a fisherman from New Bedford and his two sons may go down, win or lose, as one of the more memorable moments of the 2014 campaign for governor.

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