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Members of the union representing Boston school bus drivers rocked the city on Tuesday by deciding to go on a surprise strike that enraged Mayor Thomas Menino and disrupted the race for his successor.
Menino called ... Read more.
City Councillor At-Large Ayanna Pressley and Michelle Wu, a former campaign aide to US Sen. Elizabeth Warren, topped a poll on the eight-way race for four at-large council slots that was released early this week. A Boston ... Read more.
The University of Massachusetts Boston has long had major plans for campus development and remodeling, and a $150 million construction project now in its eighth month is a key element in the first phase of its $750 ... Read more.
The National Endowment for the Arts reported that last year less than 47 percent of Americans read even one book for pleasure. One way Bostonians are trying to remedy this deplorable state of affairs is by promoting the ... Read more.
Days after the nephew of a longtime peace activist was shot and killed, dozens of members of the community gathered in Uphams Corner to mourn and voice their frustration with violence in their neighborhoods. On Monday ... Read more.
In a congenial interview with the elected panel that reviews judicial nominees, colleagues of Edward Savage recounted his travels from the "mayhem" of Dorchester District Court to the rigors of Brookline's demanding ... Read more.
A 15-year-old from Dorchester was arraigned Tuesday in Dorchester District Court on attempted murder and firearm charges after he was identified as the gunman in a shooting on Corona Street on Monday night that left an 18 ... Read more.
A surprise and unauthorized school bus drivers strike impacted at least half of the city's student population this morning, according to the Boston Public School department. The work action, which BPS officials have ... Read more.
The two finalists in the race for mayor spent the days after the Sept. 24 preliminary chasing endorsements and trading statements over an arbitration award favoring the police department that has dominated the campaign ... Read more.
“As a person of color and as an actress, I can say, ‘It’s always nice when you’re at the theater to see a little something of yourself up on the stage.’ ”
At least that’s the experience of Codman Square resident ... Read more.
The owner of a historic but run-down Mattapan property that was seized by city officials in August went to court this week seeking an injunction allowing them to reclaim the land. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Judith ... Read more.
A house in Savin Hill is facing designation as a “problem property.” The home, located at 56 Sudan St. and a longtime source of complaints from neighbors, will be on the agenda of Mayor Thomas Menino’s “problem properties ... Read more.
Gov. Deval Patrick on Tuesday headlined a fundraiser for his former aide, City Councillor Tito Jackson. The District 7 councillor, who worked on Patrick’s reelection campaign in 2010, is up for reelection this year, after ... Read more.
A top adviser to former state Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie’s mayoral campaign rejected criticism of her candidate and said there had been “quite a bit of unfairness” directed toward her.
Joyce Ferriabough Bolling, a ... Read more.
Dorchester Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry said on Wednesday that she would decide within the “coming days” whether to endorse in Boston’s mayoral election, but refuted a report that she must decide whether to “return the favor ... Read more.
For the first time in more than 17 years, the federal government on Tuesday did not open for business after Congress failed to meet a midnight deadline to implement a temporary budget measure to keep government funded. ... Read more.
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