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Members of Dorchester’s State House delegation are weighing in against a “Stand Your Ground” bill that would allow individuals to use deadly force if they felt threatened in public.

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Bay State commuters who rely on the MBTA will be slapped with an average 23 percent fare hike under a budget proposal that state transportation officials plan to unveil Wednesday morning.

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The results are in: MBTA riders communicated with the agency nearly 8,000 times over the last two months and, according to a partial review, nearly all of the comments contained pleas to save service – bus, rail and ferry ... Read more.

A Suffolk Superior Court jury on Thursday acquitted Edward Washington of the quadruple murder on Woolson Street. ... Read more.

Despite having more than a week to review a House offer for compromise on a sweeping crime and sentencing reform package, the three senators negotiating the deal were still working Thursday on a counteroffer that is ... Read more.

Here are several things for you to consider while waiting patiently for the Final 68 to finish their collective madness, thus enabling the children to get back to the library:
Is it not fitting that the University ... Read more.

The Postal Service has announced plans to change the zip code for 1,655 city addresses after residents claimed they lived in Hyde Park, even though their zip code indicated they resided in Mattapan.

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The Marr-lin Swim Team hosted five teams for their Annual Beanpool Meet in March. A variety of swimmers from all age groups set new personal best times including the following swimmers in the 8 & under age group: ... Read more.

Larry Doyle was many things in his all-too-brief 42 years: a son, a brother, an uncle. He was a product of St. Ann’s, president of his class at Don Bosco, cooked at Gerard’s Adams Corner, a Red Sox fanatic and a proud ... Read more.

Officials from the state’s Department of Transportation are making the last rounds at community meetings in Dorchester and Mattapan beginning this week to wrap up two separate transportation studies.

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At the annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in South Boston, elected officials attempt to manufacture laughs. This year was no different, with an added dollop of Democrats attempting to manufacture a scandal.

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Lower Mills will see another street closure, this one during the last week of May and the first week of June as the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority puts the finishing touches on the rehabilitation of a major water ... Read more.

A treacherous stretch of Savin Hill Avenue is getting renewed scrutiny from city officials after complaints from neighbors who say that speeding, reckless drivers, and the narrow nature of the street itself pose a serious ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department is investigating stabbings outside the Bowdoin Street Health Center and on Park Street on Wednesday.

A fight outside the health center ended with a man stabbed. Police described the ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department is investigating a fight outside St. Mark Parish that ended with two stabbing victims on Semont Road and a third man with stab wounds checking himself into Boston Medical Center.

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The Postal Service last week announced plans to change the zip code for 1,655 addresses after residents claimed they lived in Hyde Park, even though the zip code indicated they resided in Mattapan.

The move, ... Read more.

Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray's car crash last year provided ample material for dozens of politically charged taunts at Sunday morning's South Boston St. Patrick's Day Breakfast, with Murray himself making the most mockery out ... Read more.

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