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The Dorchester Brewing Company celebrated its ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Martin Walsh and other city and state officials Wednesday ... Read more.

An estimated 10,000 "copycat" assault weapons were sold in Massachusetts during 2015, according to the attorney general's office, which announced a crackdown effort on Wednesday.

Joined by anti-violence advocates ... Read more.

The city of Boston launched a redesigned web portal on Wednesday, aiming to steer traffic through action-oriented webpages, create a more mobile-friendly layout and provide multiple ... Read more.

About fifty Dorchester residents joined Police Commissioner William Evans, Capt. Tim Connolly and police officers from Boston Police C-11 District to click on flashlights for a half-hour walk around the neighborhood on ... Read more.

Mayor Martin Walsh is geared up to be one of the featured speakers at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next week, he told reporters Wednesday morning.

Speaking outside of the Dorchester Brewing ... Read more.

(Updated Wed., July 20)— As news on a new agreement to sell the 16-acre Boston Globe property on Morrissey Boulevard continues to break, car magnate Herb Chambers – who owns an abutting property that could prove to be a ... Read more.

Boston Police responding to a call of a person with a gun this morning ended up confiscating four replica guns — including two that resembled black assault rifles—brandished by a group of teens driving around Bowdoin- ... Read more.

A man spent more than 40 minutes trapped in his car Friday evening after a utility pole collapsed, falling on his car and bringing live wires down with it on Erie Street at Washington Street.

The incident happened ... Read more.

The Boston Redevelopment Authority's board of directors has given its blessing to another significant mixed-use development across from Ashmont station. A proposal to build a new 64-unit apartment complex on what is now ... Read more.

One of the pieces of legislation Gov. Charlie Baker tapped as among his priority bills for the waning days of formal sessions -- a package of municipal government and finance reforms -- inched closer to his desk after ... Read more.

Some of the city-owned parcels speckling Boston have stood vacant for decades, unused and frequently described as “missing teeth” in the face of a neighborhood. New hope for those properties is on hand, the Walsh ... Read more.

According to the office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, its Student Loan Assistance Unit – a team of insurance and financial services attorneys assembled in 2015 – has so far “helped hundreds of borrowers ... Read more.

The thousands of active gas leaks in the city of Boston were again on the table at a City Council hearing Tuesday afternoon as experts and residents weighed in on an ordinance proposed by City Councillor Matt O’Malley ... Read more.

Mayor Martin Walsh hosted a ‘Mondays with the Mayor’ town hall this week at the Richard J. Murphy School in Neponset where he and residents discussed, among other things, the city-wide development boom, investments in ... Read more.

Get ready for beach games, bounce houses, the Sausage Guy from Fenway, East Coast gaming, Dot Art, face painting, Kona Slush, and around 300 of your neighbors. They are all on tap at the second annual family fun beach day ... Read more.

Boston Police returned to their normal deployment on Monday afternoon after several days of requiring two officers per car for patrols in the aftermath of a sniper attack that left five police officers dead and ten more ... Read more.

This weekend’s annual Festival Betances in the South End is the oldest and longest running Latino celebration in New England. Attracting thousands over the course of its three days, it is the most authentic of the many ... Read more.

Melville Park resident Orlando Cruz, Jr. is a college admissions dean’s dream: exemplary student, award-winning athlete, hip-hop dance instructor, and conscientious member of the community.

As a sophomore track ... Read more.

Up to 100 Boston Police officers will test out a body camera initiative for six months, according to an agreement between the city and the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association that was announced on Tuesday. A start date ... Read more.

Renew Boston will hold two workshops on energy efficiency for homeowners, renters, landlords and property owners next week at the Grove Hall Library and the Dudley Square Library. They will share how to save money while ... Read more.

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