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VietAID in Fields Corner held a ribbon cutting last Friday (Nov. 17) for their completely renovated and expanded outdoor play space. The Au Co Preschool is the state’s only bi-lingual, bi-cultural Vietnamese early ... Read more.

The Campaign for Catholic Schools (CCS) has announced a $37,000 grant from the Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation toward a new science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) set to be offered this fall at ... Read more.

Fairmount Line ridership jumped by nearly 35 percent during last month’s Red Line diversion on the Ashmont branch and Mattapan trolley, according to the MBTA and Keolis, the company that runs the commuter rail.

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Franklin Park Coalition Thanksgiving Turkey Trot is Thurs., Nov. 23, at 9 a.m. Chip-timed 5k fun run. Walkers welcome. This annual fundraiser supports the coalition’s programs. Adults $35, kids/teens $18, children under 5 ... Read more.

The Halfway to Dot Day 5k Road Race — sponsored by the Dorchester Running Club— will be held on Sat., Dec.9 along the paths of DCR’s Pope John Paul Park in Dorchester. The shotgun start is at 9a.m.

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The storied Dorchester Eagles Pop Warner program put in the hard work this season on the gridiron, elevating its 14-Under team as New England champions and qualifiers for the national tournament in Florida.

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It was 1983, and the nation was just starting to climb back from double-digit unemployment. More than 2,000 people would die from a newly discovered disease called AIDS. Time Magazine’s Man of the Year was “The Computer ... Read more.

November has been a good month for Lola Griffin. The 18-year-old from Dorchester led the Notre Dame Academy (NDA girls soccer team to the Division 2 state championship and ten days before signed a letter of intent to play ... Read more.

The MBTA lifted speed restrictions along nine Red Line stretches between its Park Street and JFK UMass stations following service disruptions that enabled crews to expedite track work over the past week.

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Tributes poured in Monday as the Massachusetts political world mourned the death of John Walsh, a Democratic activist who helped get Deval Patrick elected governor and invigorated the party's progressive grassroots in the ... Read more.

Frank Baker took a victory lap during last Thursday’s meeting of the Cedar Grove Civic Association, which set aside a portion of its monthly meeting at the McKeon Post to formally thank him for his 12 years on the Boston ... Read more.

Members of the Cedar Grove Civic Association voted last week to support a proposal by the owners of Greenhills Irish Bakery to replace their current one-story building in Adams Village with a four-story building that will ... Read more.

The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board voted 4-0 on Thursday night to approve Trinity Financial’s 72-unit affordable rental housing project on the Fitzpatrick Brothers Auto Body site next to Shawmut MBTA ... Read more.

The Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday overturned a man's first-degree murder conviction for the shooting death ... Read more.

Nearly three years after the Legislature tasked a panel with recommending changes to the state seal and motto, the group prepared to disband last week by asking to shift its unfinished work onto Secretary William Galvin's ... Read more.

A significant decline in shooting incidents and homicides is driving an overall drop in serious crimes across the city, according to an analysis of statistics disclosed by the Boston Police Department this week. Overall, ... Read more.

On the wall opposite the medical supplies in Debbie Doherty’s office at Jeremiah Burke High School there is an array of photos. One shows a former student – now a colleague – playing college soccer. Another shows a ... Read more.

In another new development with big implications for riders, the MBTA’s push to trade near-term headaches for long-term improvements will soon be put to the test on an unprecedented scale.

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Entering and leaving our capital city can be impressive, with our burgeoning skyline of high rises, views of the river and harbor, and nice neighborhoods. But over the past few years, our views coming into and leaving ... Read more.

After going 9-1 in the regular season, the Mattapan Patriots 14-Under football team has been invited to compete in a national tournament in Naples, Florida next month. The team punched their ticket with a come-from-behind ... Read more.

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