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When Mary Ann Nagle was working in her grandparents’ candy shop as a child, she and her siblings were mostly scraping candy residue from huge sheets. Among those candies were a mainstay treat of roasted nuts, gooey ... Read more.

Operation Exit, Boston’s reentry program, was established on the notion that young people’s poor decisions do not need to permanently damage their futures, and the technical skills and knowledge to successfully enter a ... Read more.

Thursday (26th) – Franklin Park Turkey Trot starts at 9 a.m. Start your holiday with a 5K walk/run through the jewel of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace. Start and end at the Golf Clubhouse, One ... Read more.

Since its launch last May, Uphams Corner’s Fairmount Innovation Lab has already ushered its first round of Dorchester-based entrepreneurs through months of legal workshops, financial trainings, and business mentoring. Now ... Read more.

Boston Emergency Medical Services held their 23rd annual awards banquet on Friday, Nov. 6 at Dorchester’s Venezia restaurant to honor those who have dedicated their lives to “exemplary practice of emergency care, ... Read more.

DOT Block, the ambitious mixed-use development project that could bring hundreds of new housing units to Dorchester Avenue, is facing a new round of changes to its design and timeline that could delay its review by city ... Read more.

Fernando Owens

Plymouth County officials and State and Bridgewater police are hunting Fernando Owens, 43, on charges he murdered a New Jersey woman and set her body on fire because he apparently thought she had something to do with the ... Read more.

As one of the biggest shopping days of the year approaches, Rep. Jay Livingstone joined a consumer advocate group Tuesday in urging the public to educate themselves about dangerous or toxic toys they say should not be on ... Read more.

Two Virginia residents who recruited bogus buyers in Michael David Scott's scheme to defraud banks in Dorchester and Roxbury condo deals have each been sentenced to two years in federal prison.

Jerrold ... Read more.

An East Boston man had bail set at $2,500 Monday on charges related to the loaded gun and "high-capacity feeding device" police say they found in the trunk of his car after a traffic stop early Saturday at Columbia Road ... Read more.

Family members of homicide victims shared their personal stories Monday to mark a month-long observance period dedicated to honoring murder victims and highlighting services for families dealing with trauma.

A ... Read more.

Rakeem Austin, 30, had bail set at $75,000 Monday on five charges each of armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, and threats to commit a crime, but had his bail on six outstanding cases in two counties revoked. ... Read more.

In an effort to combat the thousands of gas leaks in Boston, City Councillor Matt O’Malley held the first of at least two ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports officers drew their guns yesterday before arresting Matthew Davis, 25, of Roxbury, on charges he repeatedly stabbed his mother in an apartment building at 435 River St. in Mattapan on ... Read more.

In 1692, Judge William Stoughton frowned from the bench at the misfortunate Salem men and women accused of witchcraft. His long, white hair flowing beneath his black skullcap, he appeared the living embodiment of an Old ... Read more.

The recently released movie Spotlight, which will open nationally tomorrow, dramatically and effectively relays the story of how in 2001 and 2002 a determined team of Boston Globe journalists, working under the banner of ... Read more.

The Boston City Council at-large race ended with a shake-up as challenger Annissa Essaibi-George bested longtime incumbent Stephen Murphy to claim the fourth at-large seat on the council and first-time candidate Andrea ... Read more.

Thursday (19th) – Lower Mills Holiday Stroll starts at 5:15 p.m. with a tree lighting ceremony at Meetinghouse Bank, Dorchester Ave.

• Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez will be featured in a discussion ... Read more.

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