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State Rep. Marty Walsh last week added more members to his transition team and sat down for coffee with the man he is replacing, Mayor Thomas Menino. Walsh said he wants the city’s 64 departments covered under the ... Read more.

The Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) was awarded the 2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award by First Lady Michelle Obama at a ceremony in Washington, D.C over the weekend. The BCC was selected from more than ... Read more.

A full-on flurry of tree lighting ceremonies will begin this Saturday as neighborhood volunteers join with officials to “light and unite” the city. The Dorchester Holiday Celebrations Committee will launch the seasonal ... Read more.

The City of Boston will once again be providing parking incentives during the holiday season— including two hours of free parking on select days at city meters. Boston drivers can also participate in the popular “Toys ... Read more.

Father Jason M. Makos will begin his duties as the administrator of St. Ann and St. Brendan parishes this weekend. It will be the first city assignment for Makos, a 36-year-old East Bridgewater native who has served as ... Read more.

In about 400 days, Gov. Deval Patrick will exit the State House and take the long walk down its steps, rejoining the citizenry and, he hopes, grabbing a hefty paycheck once he’s re-ensconced in the private sector. Patrick ... Read more.

The lights were ablaze and the stands abuzz at Harvard Stadium last Friday afternoon and evening as four local teams took to the historic gridiron for a couple of championship games. The Crimson squad, however, was not ... Read more.

US Rep. Stephen Lynch, traveling with a delegation of Congressional colleagues, visited Libya for the first time earlier this month and reviewed embassy security in the wake of the death of a US ambassador in Benghazi in ... Read more.

The building at One Peabody Square sits at the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Ashmont Street, All Saints Church on its left and a Tedeschi’s on its right. The squat office building that once housed a chiropractor’s ... Read more.

Hoping to meet in the next few weeks with other new mayors from around the country to discuss immigration, Boston Mayor-elect Marty Walsh on Tuesday said if he could "get around" enforcing the Secure Communities Act he ... Read more.

Mayor-elect Marty Walsh's transition team on Friday added three co-chairs, including the former CEO of Boston Children's hospital, a UMass Boston professor and the head of a Roxbury-based organization.

The new co- ... Read more.

On his way from the House of Representatives to Boston City Hall, Mayor-elect Marty Walsh brought his fellow lawmakers to their feet several times Wednesday afternoon, as he gave a farewell, imparted thanks on most ... Read more.

The 13th Suffolk District field remained in flux this week as one candidate waded deeper into the upcoming race to replace state Rep. Marty Walsh while two potential contenders said they would sit this one out.

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The Boston Landmarks Commission is scheduled to vote next week whether or not to designate the house at 24 Grampian Way in Savin Hill as a local landmark. The home, also known as the Kehew-Wright House, is owned by the ... Read more.

Fresh off his third straight win, Dorchester boxer Donnie Palmer has his eyes fixed upward, looking to be the best boxer there is.

While in one sense, the six-foot-ten Palmer rarely looks up, in another that’s all ... Read more.

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