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The Boston Police Department reports arresting James Martin, 22, on charges he fired the shot that sent a woman who'd just left church to the hospital last Friday afternoon.

Police charge that Martin pulled out a ... Read more.

Calling for more funding and less standardized testing, about 200 Boston Public School students walked out of their classes on Tuesday afternoon to attend a rally at City Hall. The scene was in marked contrast to a rally ... Read more.

Supporters of the Catholic Schools Fund, led by Fidelity’s Peter Lynch (shown above) visited the Lower Mills campus of Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy last Thursday, May 5. The visit was 50 part of the annual Inner- ... Read more.

Dorchester will honor those who gave their life in service to the country in Memorial Day parade and observances set for next Monday, May 30. The parade, which annually attracts more than 1,000 people, will begin at 10 a. ... Read more.

Before the James Blake House was moved in 1895 to a part of what was then Dorchester Common near the newly named Edward Everett Square, a pond on the property had to be filled in. Neighbors contributed their trash to the ... Read more.

With his tourism chief due in federal court Thursday afternoon to face extortion charges, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh described 52-year-old Ken Brissette as a "good and hardworking person" and pledged continued cooperation ... Read more.

The City of Boston's tourism office director was arrested Thursday morning after a federal grand jury indicted him in connection with the extortion of a music festival production company," according to federal prosecutors ... Read more.

A playground modernization project at Ventura Park in Lower Mills continues this spring as contractors hired by the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) work to complete work by early summer.

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Developers are again moving forward with a condominium complex proposed for a key stretch of Washington Street in Lower Mills. City Point Center, LLC, filed a Letter of Intent with the Boston Redevelopment Authority last ... Read more.

Mayor Martin Walsh stopped by the library on Adams Street last Saturday morning to talk about a planned $12.6 million investment in the branch over the next several years. As laid out in the 2016-2017 capital plan, the ... Read more.

It was “batter up” at Toohig Park in Neponset on Saturday for girls between the ages of 5 and 16 as the All Dorchester Sports League hosted the first girls softball games of the season. ADSL has the only girls softball ... Read more.

A Suffolk Superior Court jury on Monday convicted Harold and Shawn Coleman of second-degree murder for the ... Read more.

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department is now recruiting high school students to participate its Summer Enrichment Program. Established in 2014 by Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins the program provides summer employment for ... Read more.

Since Thursday, two women have been shot and a street sprayed with gunfire in blocks around Codman Square.

Around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, police responded to a report of gunfire in the area in front of Alex's ... Read more.

The Dot Block and the South Bay Town Center projects each received the approval of the Boston Redevelopment Authority Board at its monthly meeting last night. The projects account for $350 million invested in over 1.4 ... Read more.

The Boston airwaves will soon add a station, one with content tailored towards community news and local performers, Mayor Walsh's office announced Thursday. Broadcasting on 102.9 FM under the call signal WBCA, the new ... Read more.

The filming of a rap video on a Dorchester cul-de-sac Wednesday evening ended with six people under arrest and the confiscation of four loaded guns, police and prosecutors say.

One man had bail set at $100,000, two ... Read more.

The MBTA has chosen a development team to build a mixed-use project on what is now an underused parking lot next to Mattapan Station. The decision sets in motion an important new housing start in one of the few Boston ... Read more.

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