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FamilyAid Boston has recently purchased two buildings in the Four Corners section of Dorchester to convert into affordable housing for homeless parents and children. These acquisitions add to the stock of six homes ... Read more.

For Debbie Britt, the executive director of the National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture, every month is Black History Month.

The museum, now in its fifth year, is located in downtown Mansfield, about 25 ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports the arrest Sunday of a 14-year-old they'd been watching as part of an investigation of several alleged gang members.

The teen and Darnel Marve, 24, were arrested around 1:30 p.m ... Read more.

Boston police have arrested a student at the Jeremiah E. Burke high school on firearm charges, police said Thursday.

The 17-year-old suspect from Dorchester was arrested at about 8:30 a.m. after he brought a ... Read more.

On Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m., the Dorchester Historical Society kicks off a series of talks by graduate students from UMass Boston’s public history program. One of the speakers this weekend will focus on “Dorchester ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department’s six-month body camera pilot program is set to conclude next month, although city and police leadership favor extending the 100-camera program.

Andrea Campbell, who chairs the City ... Read more.

The city has paused in its effort to re-develop two city-owned parcels at the corner of Washington and Euclid Streets in Codman Square after leaders at a neighboring church objected to a conversion from their existing use ... Read more.

The mother of 2-year-old Bella Bond last week admitted to helping cover up her daughter’s murder, changing her plea from not guilty and agreeing to testify against the alleged killer, according to the Suffolk County ... Read more.

Concern over density continues to haunt even small-scale neighborhood developments in Dorchester as abutters grapple with the impacts of extra-large projects in residential areas.

At the Columbia Savin Hill Civic ... Read more.

On Sat., Feb. 25, dancers of the Roxbury Center for the Performing Arts will take the stage at the Strand Theatre to showcase Sankofa, a performance with a focus on Black History.

Andrea Herbert Major, ... Read more.

Savin Hill’s Catherine O’Neill, a Dorchester native who has become a well-regarded playwright over the last several years, turns to one of the less-heralded founders of the American recovery movement for her next play, ... Read more.

The new Coco Leaf Dessert Café has re-opened after closing for a week to refine the menu. Coco Leaf celebrated its ribbon cutting last week, launching the Asian-French twist coffee shop in Fields Corner.

Coco Leaf ... Read more.

Dorchester’s Travis Mitchell has been named the general manager of Joe’s American Bar & Grill on Newbury Street.

Mitchell previously served as a bartender, manager and assistant general manager at Joe’s ... Read more.

Mayor Martin Walsh on Tuesday announced funding for 10 affordable housing developments across Boston, a nearly $22 million investment to preserve or produce 602 housing units. Dorchester and Mattapan projects account for ... Read more.

As US immigration officials arrest hundreds in raids in major cities across the United States, anxiety is growing within Greater Boston, fueling reports of immigration enforcement and random arrests.

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After asking about drug and alcohol use at your next checkup the doctor may ask similar questions about gun safety, part of an effort to further curb gun violence by treating it as a public health issue and involving ... Read more.

The snow is tapering off across Massachusetts as wind gusts pick up, according to the National Weather Service, blasting across the region at 40-50 miles per hour inland and up to 60 miles per hour along the coast.

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Boston Public Schools will be closed for a snow day Friday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced midday Thursday, asking the public to remain off the roads while a major snowstorm howls through the region.

"I'd ... Read more.

A Zoning Board of Appeals decision that has green-lighted the demolition of a single-family home to clear the way for a three-story building with six apartments in Ashmont has caused waves in community meetings ... Read more.

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