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Superintendent Carol Johnson is taking a leave of absence after the death of her husband Matthew late Monday. The chief financial officer of the school system, John McDonough, will take over as acting superintendent. ... Read more.
Richard Sullivan Jr., the state secretary of energy and environmental affairs, is exploring a run for statewide office in 2014 and could be interested in running for either governor or lieutenant governor, according to ... Read more.
Local lawmakers and members of Mayor Thomas Menino’s cabinet on Sunday morning flocked to the Cedars of Lebanon’s hall in Jamaica Plain for a fundraiser. Over 400 people attended the small-dollar event, one of several ... Read more.
The Boston Police Department reports officers found two men shot in a gray Toyota Corolla at Columbia Road and Hancock Street around 6:30 p.m., Saturday.
One man was pronounced dead at the scene, the other was ... Read more.
A clearer picture of the First Suffolk Senate field emerged this week while candidates staked out positions on a controversial topic that emerges nearly every year: The traditional St. Patrick’s Day parade through South ... Read more.
Gov. Deval Patrick is using transportation projects in Dorchester and Mattapan to pitch his tax-hike plans to lawmakers and members of the public.
The transportation plans include the filling-in of the missing ... Read more.
Residents along Dorchester’s northern border have long dealt with the double-edged knife of convenience and frustration that comes with living next to a major shopping center. As developers look to expand the ... Read more.
About 12 years ago, Barry Mullen, along with husband Kevin, was instrumental in the creation of over 30 neighborhood watches in St. Mark’s parish.
“Everybody knows everybody. We’re like family here. We look out ... Read more.
Among the many touring Irish cultural shows headed for Boston this month is Atlantic Steps, which prominently features Dorchester’s Kieran Jordan. She has been dancing since she was five and holds An Coimisiun le Rince ... Read more.
“I don’t think God is making them like her any more,” said Tom Colbert in speaking of his mother several days after her funeral Mass at St. Brendan’s Church late last month. “She was, I’d say, one of the last of her kind ... Read more.
William A. McDermott, Jr. died on Feb. 27. His son, Liam, delivered the eulogy. His family shared it ... Read more.
A top Boston lawyer who was working with Congressman Stephen Lynch’s US Senate campaign was buried this week, the victim of injuries suffered when he was hit by a Range Rover on Day Boulevard in South Boston on Feb. 27. ... Read more.
City councillors took testimony last week on District 3 Councillor Frank Baker’s proposal to switch the makeup of the School Committee to a mix of elected and appointment members from an all-appointed crew. “How do we ... Read more.
Charged with improving program integrity after a few high-profile and embarrassing disclosures, Interim Department of Transitional Assistance Commissioner Stacey Monahan said recent news had damaged the department while ... Read more.
An Abington man was under the influence of drugs when he ran into two kids who were crossing through a crosswalk in Peabody Square last week, prosecutors say. Michael Duca, 29, was also charged with driving without a ... Read more.
President Obama on Monday nominated Gina McCarthy, a Dorchester native, to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
McCarthy went to UMass Boston for a social anthropology degree, graduating in 1976. She later ... Read more.
Sign-ups underway for Cedar Grove Baseball
Registration has begun for the 2013 season of Cedar Grove Baseball. Remaining sign-up times include Fri., March 8 from 6-8 p.m. at St. Brendan’s School Hall, 29 Rita Rd. ( ... Read more.
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