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Boston Emergency Medical Services reports taking seven people to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after an apparent problem with a heating repair job sent high levels of carbon monoxide into the air.

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Fifty-two new security cameras will be installed around the JFK/UMass MBTA station next year, the transit agency said this week. The company started soliciting bids for a contractor for the installation of the cameras at ... Read more.

Boston and MBTA Police are stepping up patrols this week and warning the public after a flurry of street robberies targeting women that may be the work of a single, armed bandit. The incidents have all targeted women who ... Read more.

As part of a plan to address an estimated $540 million mid-year budget gap, Gov. Deval Patrick on Tuesday slashed spending by $225 million and asked the Legislature to allow him to unilaterally reduce unrestricted local ... Read more.

The undefeated Dorchester Bears square off against the Upper Cape Cod Tech Rams in the Division 5 Super Bowl game to be played at 1 p.m., Saturday at Curry College. The game will be shown live on Boston City TV (Comcast ... Read more.

Mayor Thomas Menino on Thursday signed off on a schedule shift for the group he charged with radically revamping Boston’s student assignment system. The 27-member group, known as the External Advisory Committee, will now ... Read more.

The Bowdoin-Geneva Main Streets organization is “in transition” following the abrupt departure of its executive director, Sandra Kennedy, who was terminated “for cause” by the group’s board of directors last month. Weeks ... Read more.

A coalition of unions and social justice activists is pushing for a transit-orientated payroll tax as one of a number of solutions that could put a dent in the state’s transportation financing problems. Beacon Hill ... Read more.

And on the thirty-first day, he was still resting.

Mayor Thomas Menino did experience a change of scenery, however, as he was transferred this week to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital after spending more than a ... Read more.

On Nov. 17 Harbor Health Services (HHSI), Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP), the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) joined forces to host Living Well with Diabetes: A ... Read more.

All good things come to Whos who wait! Finally Dr. Seuss’s “How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical” about the Whoville Xmas that almost didn’t happen returns to the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre for 28 ... Read more.

The team tasked with overhauling the city’s student assignment system meets at City Hall on Nov. 29. The 27-member group, known as the External Advisory Committee and appointed by Mayor Thomas Menino, will meet at 6 p.m. ... Read more.

Police at the University of Massachusetts report a woman was attacked around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday on Sidney Street.

"The unknown suspect has been described as a white male, approximately 28-30 years old, heavy build ... Read more.

A UMass Boston student was sexually assaulted near the Sydney Street entrance to the JFK-UMass MBTA station on Tuesday afternoon, according to a notice issued by the UMass Boston Police Department. The alleged attack took ... Read more.

The Massachusetts Lottery will roll out a new monitor-based poker game early next year, replacing an existing racing game that proved to be a flop.

The poker game, described for now as World Wide Poker ... Read more.

Manufacturing in Massachusetts faces a threat to its survival as older manufacturing workers retire without younger workers in line to replace them, according to a recent study.

During the next decade ... Read more.

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