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Edmond Romulus, a Milton resident, has pulled nomination papers and is aiming to run in the special election for the vacant 12th Suffolk District House seat. Romulus, who managed Jean-Claude Sanon’s campaign for City ... Read more.

Though Dorchester Day was celebrated a few weeks ago, Kelly Butts still cannot fathom the outpouring of support she received to become Mayor of Dorchester. “A little tiny party I had at St. Brendan’s and I could not ... Read more.

Arroyo

On a chilly May morning outside a Dunkin’ Donuts in Fields Corner, Felix G. Arroyo was pouring on the charm.

“I want to know how you look so good at your age,” Arroyo said, recognizing the 80-year-old man ... Read more.

Ross

As the Volvo sped westbound on Storrow Drive last Thursday night, Gustavo Quiroga, in the passenger seat, sketched out what had happened over the previous 36 hours.

Quiroga and the driver, City Councillor Michael ... Read more.

This Saturday, the day after summer officially arrives, two local events will kick off the outdoor arts season: a temporary museum in Uphams Corner and an official opening ceremony at a new arts venue in Four Corners. ... Read more.

Elizabeth Seton Academy
The 9th commencement took place on Thursday, May 26 at St. Gregory Church. An invited speaker was Jana M. Karp, Founder, Boston Youth Sanctuary. Hoang Ngan Hong Tran ... Read more.

Could this be the future of public transit in parts of Boston— perhaps even Dorchester's own ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department is investigating a midday shooting at Devon Street and Vaughan Avenue that sent a man and a woman to the hospital on Monday.

Both adults, in their early 20s, are expected ... Read more.

Fire on Hancock Street

The Boston Fire Department reports a two-alarm fire that broke out around 5 p.m. on Sunday at 271 Hancock St. did an estimated $350,000 in damage.

The cause of the fire, which broke through the roof, is under ... Read more.

Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry, introduced by Senate President Therese Murray as "another Dorchester ... Read more.

Gov. Deval Patrick this week used a two-family home on Glenway Street in Dorchester to highlight a push for 10,000 loans over a five-year period to first-time, lower-income homebuyers. He also pointed to $1.3 million that ... Read more.

Several of the candidates hoping to succeed state Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry in the State House hit the campaign trail this week, wasting little time in their bids for public office. That’s probably because the primary, ... Read more.

Members of the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association voted in a new slate of officers last month as part of its annual elections. The new president of the association, which meets monthly, is Eileen Boyle, who takes over ... Read more.

Next Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Strand, Dorchester theatre artists and their greater Boston colleagues will present a free staged reading of “A Soldier’s Play,” Charles Fuller’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about the ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot around 9:45 p.m. at 70 Ames St. He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The victim, in his 20s, had been shot in the ... Read more.

Gov. Deval Patrick said on Tuesday that his administration will provide $1.9 million in capital funds for designing the completion of the Neponset River Greenway Trail. Administration officials added that the state ... Read more.

With leaked revelations disclosing the scope of the federal government’s ability to peer into the public’s phone calls and email use, both U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Congressman John Tierney indicated the law that ... Read more.

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