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The Boston Police Department reports officers investigating a call about an unconscious man in the yard of the Oliver Wendell Holmes on School Street around 6 a.m. on Wednesday found a sleeping man with a gun tucked under ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports a man in his 30s was shot to death around 11:40 p.m. on Friday at 21 Algonquin St. Police say he was shot repeatedly.

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Nestled beneath towering trees beside the Dorchester North Burying Ground sits a small, gray-sided building once used to shelter riders awaiting the next streetcar along Columbia Road. The streetcars no longer come by, ... Read more.

Using authority granted under a law just signed by Gov. Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh plans to work with the city council to lower the default speed limit in Boston from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour ... Read more.

Municipal control over liquor licenses across the state took a hard knock at the State House in July, but the status in Boston remains unchanged, with only 25 affordable licenses left in play this year and a competitive ... Read more.

Developers officially broke ground on the South Bay Town Center project Wednesday morning, kicking off construction for the sprawling mixed-use complex adjacent to the existing South Bay Mall.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh ... Read more.

Mary M. Madden, whose smile lit up the streets of Dorchester her whole life long and the halls of Boston College High School for some 40 years, died on Monday at age 76. A member of a noted Dorchester (St. Brendan’s) ... Read more.

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The race for the 12th Suffolk House District is under way, awaiting the Sept. 8 primary pitting incumbent Rep. Daniel Cullinane against ... Read more.

Jovan Lacet, who is challenging incumbent state representative Dan Cullinane for the 12th Suffolk State Representative seat in the Sept. 8 primary election, points to his experience as a US Marine veteran and a former ... Read more.

Herb Chambers told the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association planning board on Tuesday that his plans for a Land Rover and Jaguar dealership on a key Morrissey Boulevard parcel are independent of anything that will happen ... Read more.

A criminal defense attorney representing a top Boston City Hall aide in an extortion case asked federal prosecutors on Monday for evidence that could cast doubt on a statement made by a former client.

Tom Kiley, ... Read more.

Citing "declining enrollment and mounting financial difficulties," the board of Elizabeth Seton Academy has voted to close the school effective immediately.

Frances Birmingham, the chair of the Board ... Read more.

Charles Washington, 43, was arrested in June, and indicted Wednesday, on charges he and associates set up a sophisticated system to steal money from the bank and home-equity accounts of 16 high-income residents at several ... Read more.

Over five generations, the Russell family built landing crafts to storm the beaches in World War II and hydrogen tanks for the space program. Richard Russell even engineered and supervised the construction of the ... Read more.

Liquor licensing is again up in the air for the Kriola Bar and Restaurant at 33 Hancock St. Although the owners and management team last week applied for a beer and wine license rather than a full liquor permit in the ... Read more.

Massachusetts will soon face a moment of reckoning with its hundreds of sober homes and those who rely on them. New regulations will take effect Sept. 1, at which point only certified homes will be eligible to receive ... Read more.

Filmmakers continue to shoot scenes for an untitled film at multiple locations along Ashmont Street near Peabody Square this week.

The movie, which is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, known for her ... Read more.

Dorchester’s Joe O’Malley is the new General Manager of Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston’s beloved hub for locals and tourists flocking into the city every summer finding all things food, shopping and fun.

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This summer, producers of free, outdoor Shakespeare are switching things up. Instead of doing yet another production of pieces like “Romeo and Juliet” or “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” they’re piquing the interest of ... Read more.

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