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A realtor representing the MBTA held an on-site meeting on Jan. 20 with parties interested in purchasing a 2.48-acre parking lot and two other nearby parcels next to the Mattapan Square station. The site is being marketed ... Read more.

Gregory Maneikis, originally from Neponset, is now an aspiring musician in Austin, TX and his song “American Dreams (Over you)” has been nominated for song of the year by The Austin Chronicle. He started to find his voice ... Read more.

Khari Wilcox, 18, of Abbot Street and Antonio Brown Jr., 27, of Cambridge were arrested in hospital beds this morning on charges related to a botched home invasion in Brookline Wednesday morning, Brookline Police Chief ... Read more.

Dr. Chiledum Ahaghotu has joined the staff of Carney Hospital as Vice President of Medical Affairs. Most recently,he worked at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he served as the Dr. R. Frank Jones Endowed ... Read more.

Earlier this month, Boston Public School Superintendent Tommy Chang projected a $50-million deficit for the system’s budget in the upcoming fiscal year. More than $1 billion, nearly one third of the entire city budget, is ... Read more.

Mayor Martin Walsh has approved the recommendation of a City Council-led commission to bolster the enforcement of the 40-year-old residency requirement for all city employees, a move that has led some to express concern ... Read more.

Thursday (28th) – Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy Open House for students entering Preschool (age 2.9) - Grade 8 at their Lower Mills Campus at 6 p.m. For more information, please contact the Lower ... Read more.

A pay equity bill that aims to close the gender pay gap by changing workplace standards for salary disclosure is scheduled for debate and a possible vote in the state Senate this week.

Along with requiring ... Read more.

The MBTA’s Presidential Conference Cars – the vintage orange and cream-colored trolleys that shuttle passengers between Ashmont and Mattapan Square – are usually referred to as a “fleet.” But there are only ten such cars ... Read more.

A bill to require a high-visibility orange stripe on imitation firearms sold in Massachusetts that seemed poised to be debated and voted on by the House on Wednesday instead was sent back to a committee for further study ... Read more.

Gov. Charlie Baker plans to boost state spending next fiscal year by 3.5 percent, making targeted investments while holding the line on many government accounts despite back-to-back years of major jobs gains that are ... Read more.

A 19-year-old male was shot to death on Wednesday around 1:40 a.m. near the corner of Washington Street and Dunbar Avenue, according to Boston Police.

The victim— who has not been identified— was pronounced dead ... Read more.

Dorchester will be getting a sparkling new addition next week with the opening of Dorset Hall, a 5,300-square-foot restaurant and bar on Neponset Avenue.

The restaurant, which sits on the site of the former Boston ... Read more.

Tito Jackson opposes Blue Hill Avenue liquor store

Grove Hall residents and religious leaders packed the Boston Licensing Board hearing room on Wednesday to urge rejection of a license request for a Blue Hill Avenue liquor store.

The proposed Blue Hill Liquors, 438 ... Read more.

In an emotionally charged room of parents, the state education board voted narrowly on Tuesday to revoke the charter of Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter School. It appeared Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary ... Read more.

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