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New details emerge on Columbia Point, Franklin Park impacts

Proponents of Boston 2024’s Olympic bid outlined elements of the presentation that won the city a seat at the international table last ... Read more.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo wants to see 2024 Summer Olympics venues around the state and not just in the greater Boston area.

Organizers should look to Springfield, Worcester, the South Coast and the Berkshires for ... Read more.

Man seemed unsure; police say that he had note ready for tellers

A man who made two self-aborted attempts to rob Meetinghouse Bank on Tuesday was arrested by Boston Police, who later found that the ... Read more.

Massachusetts gets two new constitutional officers, Olympics backers finally spill some details on their vision for the region, and the Senate holds its first debate of the new session on Wednesday.

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The future of the program extending late night operation of MBTA trains and buses could be in jeopardy as state transportation officials look for ways to help solve for a massive mid-year state budget shortfall and plan ... Read more.

Andy Davis, the president of Carney Hospital, is resigning from his post at Dorchester’s only hospital, the Reporter has learned. The move comes as Carney – which is owned by the Steward Health Care Network – prepares to ... Read more.

A longtime Dorchester civic activist has been tapped to lead the city of Boston's Landmarks Commission. Rosanne Foley, who presently serves as executive director of Fields Corner Main Streets, will manage the city's ... Read more.

Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley says officers acted properly when they fatally shot Darryl Dookhran on Dec. 7, 2013.

In a letter today to BPD Commissioner William Evans, Conley says Dookhran had ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports arresting Ameen Lacy, 37, on charges he held up the Tedeschi store at 187 E. Cottage St. at gunpoint early on Dec. 23.

Based in part on tips related to surveillance photo from ... Read more.

Boston 2024 and other Olympics bid supporters have made transparency a major part of their public messaging, but have released little information about the bid that helped them prevail over competitors before the U.S. ... Read more.

Gov. Charlie Baker's move to rescind all of Gov. Deval Patrick's late-term appointments to boards and commissions has resulted in just two commissioners to obscure state boards being pulled back, and even they may be ... Read more.

Community members heard four proposals that would transform the long-abandoned Cote Ford parcels in Mattapan at a public meeting last Thursday. The meeting comes as the city of Boston prepares to select a developer for ... Read more.

The long-awaited appointments of three priests to serve as pastors of newly realigned parishes in Dorchester and Mattapan are expected to be made public this weekend. The assignments will be announced at parish Masses on ... Read more.

Ashmont Hill Chamber Music launches its 2015 concert with a performance by the Borromeo String Quartet on Sunday, January 25 at 3 p.m. The concert will be held in the newly restored Peabody Hall of All Saints Church. ... Read more.

Thursday (15th) – Adams Street Branch of the BPL begins a weekly class, “Introduction to Watercolor and Creative Problem Solving,” 12:30-2:30 p.m. As part of the Creative Aging program, artist and teacher ... Read more.

Details of who would pay for the facilities and the public infrastructure that would be needed for Boston to host the 2024 Olympic Games remain murky this week. Boston 2024 organizers say they will reveal more about their ... Read more.

In his first "state of the city" address, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Tuesday pressed state lawmakers to endorse a pair of planned proposals creating tax incentives for middle-income housing and setting aside funding for ... Read more.

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