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Several thousand Boston public school students walked out of their classrooms and onto the city’s streets on Monday morning, protesting budget cuts at schools in Boston and across the country. The action was part of a ... Read more.

It’s a harbinger of spring that has been greeting Bostonians for 40 years.

The Ice Creamsmith, the homemade ice cream parlor in Lower Mills, opened on March 1 after its traditional winter hibernation. The family- ... Read more.

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The Boston Fire Department reports a fire in a second-floor apartment at 380 Talbot Ave. early this morning left a woman dead.

The one-alarm fire, reported at 3:50 a.m. in the former Girls Latin Academy building, ... Read more.

Parents, students, and educators gathered at Dorchester’s Kroc Center on Wednesday evening to discuss the proposed Boston Public School budget for the upcoming year, which include across-the-board cuts to the city's high ... Read more.

The Ashmont TOD2 development team has announced they have closed on the financing to construct the six-story mixed use ... Read more.

The MBTA is reviewing a pair of competing proposals that would transform a sleepy parking lot next to the Mattapan Square trolley and bus station into a bustling mix of rental housing, condos, and ground-level retail. The ... Read more.

Greenhills Irish Bakery in Dorchester’s Adams Village is marking a quarter-century in business this year by donating $1,000 per month to local charities. They started with a hometown favorite: The Martin Richard ... Read more.

A debate about labor contracts has become an issue as the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) continues its review of the DOT Block development project. The proponents of the large-scale, mixed-use redevelopment plan say ... Read more.

Thursday (3rd) – Ashmont Adams Neighborhood Association meeting at 7 p.m., Plasterer’s Union Hall, 7 Fredericka St., Dorchester.

• The Choice Is Yours, a performance about sexual health, ... Read more.

A brick-oven Italian restaurant will open in a now-vacant Adams Corner storefront by May, according to its chef-owner. Jeff Cincotta, a chef for over 40 years, will launch Molinari’s, with seating for 28 people and a ... Read more.

Dorchester People for Peace partnered with First Parish Church last Sunday night in hosting a gathering of Dorchester families, advocates, and Syrian refugee survivors for an evening of Middle Eastern food and discussion ... Read more.

Changes to the South Bay Town Center design were met with both support and concern at a Boston Redevelopment Authority-hosted public meeting last Wednesday, as community members assessed traffic flow at the 10-acre site ... Read more.

Over its first decade, “A St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn” has made a point of featuring performers representing the younger generation of Irish, Scottish, and other Celtic music and dance traditions. And there’s even ... Read more.

The South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sun., March 20, will be shortened for the second consecutive year, according to Mayor Martin Walsh’s office. It will keep to the abbreviated trek – about half the traditional ... Read more.

A Boston man wanted for allegedly murdering two sisters in their Dorchester apartment in 2011 is now one of the most hunted men in America— and internationally.

The U.S. Marshals added fugitive Jean Weevens Janvier ... Read more.

The Boston Fire Department reports a fire in the basement of 50 Barry St. spread upwards and required striking a second alarm before it was brought under control Tuesday morning.

The department estimates damage ... Read more.

Public comments skewed heavily against fare hikes ahead of an MBTA control board discussion on proposals that would raise rider fares an average of either 6.7 percent or 9.7 percent.

Out of 33 ... Read more.

Donald Trump tops the ticket among likely Republican primary voters in Massachusetts, as the Grand Old Party puts a premium on candidates' ability to create "real change" over the candidates' experience.

On the ... Read more.

The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled Wednesday former nurses at Carney Hospital can proceed with a defamation lawsuit over the way the hospital handled the reorganization of a psychiatric unit in 2011, but that they can' ... Read more.

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