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Mary M. Madden, whose smile lit up the streets of Dorchester her whole life long and the halls of Boston College High School for some 40 years, died on Monday at age 76. A member of a noted Dorchester (St. Brendan’s) ... Read more.

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The race for the 12th Suffolk House District is under way, awaiting the Sept. 8 primary pitting incumbent Rep. Daniel Cullinane against ... Read more.

Jovan Lacet, who is challenging incumbent state representative Dan Cullinane for the 12th Suffolk State Representative seat in the Sept. 8 primary election, points to his experience as a US Marine veteran and a former ... Read more.

Herb Chambers told the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association planning board on Tuesday that his plans for a Land Rover and Jaguar dealership on a key Morrissey Boulevard parcel are independent of anything that will happen ... Read more.

A criminal defense attorney representing a top Boston City Hall aide in an extortion case asked federal prosecutors on Monday for evidence that could cast doubt on a statement made by a former client.

Tom Kiley, ... Read more.

Citing "declining enrollment and mounting financial difficulties," the board of Elizabeth Seton Academy has voted to close the school effective immediately.

Frances Birmingham, the chair of the Board ... Read more.

Charles Washington, 43, was arrested in June, and indicted Wednesday, on charges he and associates set up a sophisticated system to steal money from the bank and home-equity accounts of 16 high-income residents at several ... Read more.

Over five generations, the Russell family built landing crafts to storm the beaches in World War II and hydrogen tanks for the space program. Richard Russell even engineered and supervised the construction of the ... Read more.

Liquor licensing is again up in the air for the Kriola Bar and Restaurant at 33 Hancock St. Although the owners and management team last week applied for a beer and wine license rather than a full liquor permit in the ... Read more.

Massachusetts will soon face a moment of reckoning with its hundreds of sober homes and those who rely on them. New regulations will take effect Sept. 1, at which point only certified homes will be eligible to receive ... Read more.

Filmmakers continue to shoot scenes for an untitled film at multiple locations along Ashmont Street near Peabody Square this week.

The movie, which is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, known for her ... Read more.

Dorchester’s Joe O’Malley is the new General Manager of Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston’s beloved hub for locals and tourists flocking into the city every summer finding all things food, shopping and fun.

O’ ... Read more.

This summer, producers of free, outdoor Shakespeare are switching things up. Instead of doing yet another production of pieces like “Romeo and Juliet” or “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” they’re piquing the interest of ... Read more.

A new novel written by acclaimed author Liz Moore has a Dorchester connection: It is set in Savin Hill. “The Unseen World” hit bookshelves and mailboxes on July 26. The Washington Post — the first major news outlet to ... Read more.

The Mayor’s Mural Crew has completed work on large piece of art at the corner of St. Marks Road and Dorchester Avenue this summer that will serve as a tip-of-the-straw-hat to a Dorchester native who played a starring role ... Read more.

Residents want to see healthy, smoke-free apartments, award-winning design elements and — critically— a family-friendly, fine dining restaurant included in a mixed-use development now on the drawing board for Mattapan ... Read more.

Terrance Roberson sat motionless in the front seat of his friend’s black 2001 Honda Civic as fire trucks and police vehicles encircled the car, sirens blaring. Phone wires and electricity cables hissed on the roof over ... Read more.

MBTA riders can expect shuttle buses to replace train service on the Red Line for nine weekends beginning in September and running through December as winter resiliency work takes place, MBTA officials said last week. ... Read more.

An 7 year-old child who went missing from a city-run summer program on Tuesday afternoon near the L Street bathhouse was found dead in the nearby waters of Dorchester Bay that evening. The boy’s disappearance had sparked ... Read more.

Mattapan’s Almont Park has another new amenity this summer— a security camera aimed at helping the already vastly-improved city park become even more of a safe haven. The park— home to the Mattapan Patriots Pop Warner ... Read more.

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