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Fire on Harvard Ave.

The Boston Fire Department reports a fire called in around 5:45 a.m on Monday at 28 Harvard Ave. sent a 13-year-old boy to Massachusetts General Hospital with burns.

Five firefighters were also taken to ... Read more.

A bouncer at Ups and Downs was stabbed in the leg trying to break up a fight that sent six other people to the hospital with stab wounds as well, Boston Police report.

The bouncer was taken to Boston ... Read more.

City officials will launch a massive planning initiative next week that will center on the nine-mile commuter rail line between South Station and Readville that stretches through Dorchester and Mattapan. Mayor Thomas ... Read more.

The February school vacation week is upon us, but there are still plenty of free or affordably priced options for working parents who can’t break away for a week of fun with the kids.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of ... Read more.

Beware of candidates bearing narratives.

Crafted by consultants and borne to voters by conservative talk radio and liberal-leaning blogs, campaign narratives are aimed at carrying their authors to campaign cash and ... Read more.

Five of the country’s largest banks last week agreed to pay out $25 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by state and federal authorities seeking relief for the millions of people who lost their homes to foreclosure in ... Read more.

Editor’s Note: This Sunday, the Dorchester Historical Society will host its Great Chocolate Cook-off— featuring a tasting contest and a look back at the ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department charges Morgado Veiga, 19, tried to hold up two people in rapid succession yesterday afternoon but was successfully turned away by both.

Veiga, police say, first showed a ... Read more.

Mayor Thomas Menino this week unveiled the make-up of the advisory committee that will work with his administration on revamping the city’s school assignment policy.

Menino has promised to set up a “radically ... Read more.

Boston Police arrested a 19 year-old Dorchester man on armed robbery charges last evening in Savin Hill after the suspect allegedly accosted two people at gunpoint in back-to-back incidents around 5 p.m. Neither victim ... Read more.

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, FEB. 14, 2012…..Momentum appears to be building in House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s circle of deputies for a short-term solution to an MBTA budget bind that threatens to crush commuters with 40 percent ... Read more.

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, FEB. 9, 2012….A national settlement with the state’s five largest mortgage lenders will bring $318 million to Massachusetts in relief for homeowners through cash payments, loan modifications and other ... Read more.

Netchie Patterson-Sampson is one of many people who use the No. 18 bus to get from Ashmont to the Dorchester House, the local grocery store, or Kit Clark Senior Services in Fields Corner.

But that route could be ... Read more.

Faced with rising addiction rates across the Commonwealth, state senators last week passed a bill that would more strictly regulate the distribution of prescription pain drugs in an effort to keep increasingly popular ... Read more.

“Statement on MBTA Fare Increases & Service Cuts,” read Tuesday’s blast e-mail from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. Attached were three pages of talking points from the regional planning agency, along with an ... Read more.

Caroline English is a hockey player with a rare mix of skills: She’s both aggressive and lighthearted and that combination has taken her places in her collegiate career. The 22-year-old junior at Holy Cross College has ... Read more.

In an effort to expand their services to financially struggling families, the Salvation Army recently announced it would slash membership fees at the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center on Dudley Street.

Since ... Read more.

Since its opening in October 2010, Yury and Sharon Shenkar’s home music studio has evolved into the five-room music school in the Lower Mills village of Dorchester that they had dreamed of for several years.

The ... Read more.

The Boston Public Schools’ system is receiving a $4 million infusion from the New York-based Wallace Foundation for arts-focused education. The grant adds to $4 million provided by local philanthropists and public money ... Read more.

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