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Layoffs are expected at Carney Hospital in the next few weeks, the Reporter has learned. The number of layoffs remains unclear, but is likely to be low, according to sources.

Carney executives, including ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports a man charged with robbing the Tedeschi convenience store at Columbia Road and East Cottage Street Thursday morning also robbed the place earlier this week.

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Parents and residents gathered on Wednesday night at St. Katharine Drexel Church on Blue Hill Ave. to oppose proposed changes to the city's school assignment system. Those in attendance – many of whom were members of ... Read more.

The timeline for an advisory committee’s sign-off on a plan to overhaul the city’s student assignment policy has been pushed into mid-December as the group struggles to come up with a final proposal.

The 27-member ... Read more.

With a voter-approved law allowing the set-up of medical marijuana treatment centers expected to go into effect in January, City Councillor Rob Consalvo is pushing for strict zoning that will keep the centers out of ... Read more.

The annual Holiday tree lighting trolley tour of Dorchester villages organized by the Mayor’s Office will be held on Sat., Nov. 24 beginning at 3:10 p.m. in Lower Mills at Meetinghouse Bank. The tour will make nine ... Read more.

Remember those Cracker Jack prizes, pictures that featured an image that seemed to move or change expression? Much more sophisticated versions of these “wiggle pictures” are currently on display at the HallSpace (950 ... Read more.

Bill Walczak, who co-founded the Codman Square Health Center and briefly served as head of Carney Hospital, is taking a job with Shawmut Design and Construction, the company said Wednesday.

A Savin Hill resident, ... Read more.

Describing a housing market on the upswing in Massachusetts, researchers on Wednesday released a report calling for a surge in housing production and predicting that young workers saddled by college debt and again Baby ... Read more.

The annual Holiday tree lighting trolley tour of Dorchester villages organized by the Mayor’s Office will be held on Sat., Nov. 24 beginning at 3:10 p.m. in Lower Mills at Meetinghouse Bank.

The tour ... Read more.

Three people were arrested on gun and drug charges Sunday after their downstairs neighbor dialed 911 to report a bullet had just come through her ceiling, the Boston Police Department reports.

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Boston Police in Dorchester's C-11 district today issued a warning to merchants after a pair of overnight break-ins targeting stores in recent days.

"Recently, Area C-11 has seen two burglaries of businesses ... Read more.

Magnetic Tom, a.k.a. Tom Magnetic, was arraigned Thursday on charges he was storing loaded, unlocked guns in an apartment full of little kids, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

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After two years driving a taxi, Yogesh Sagar has decided to seek justice.

“On a typical weekday, I might bring in $150 in fares, but with all the fees the cab company collects, there might be $40 left,” said Sagar ... Read more.

When the cops closed a bootleg cigarette joint on Dorchester Avenue last summer, art educator Janet Lynch saw a chance to fulfill her longtime dream of opening a neighborhood facility where locals could explore their ... Read more.

Election day was a long, chilly day for Dorchester Democrats. Dozens of campaign volunteers had arisen well before dawn to organize the troops for Elizabeth Warren and President Obama in one of the biggest GOTV (Get Out ... Read more.

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