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Patrick Lee, 45, admitted in federal court on Wednesday that he and relatives defrauded lenders of $1.5 million in a mortgage-fraude scheme in 2005 and 2006, involving properties in Dorchester, South Boston and Randolph.
The US Attorney's office in Boston... Read more
The Strand Theatre will host the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre company for a series of performances of “The Nutcracker” this holiday season, with 13 shows scheduled over a ten-day period from Dec. 14 to Dec. 23.
Since its premiere in Fall River in 1988, Jose... Read more
A pair of threatening phone calls made over the weekend to two LGBTQ-themed bars in the city, including dbar in Glover’s Corner, has prompted a police investigation.
According to Sgt. John Boyle of the Boston Police, the first threatening call was... Read more
With state and federal elections now wrapped up, a well-populated city council race is looming on the horizon as Councillor At-Large Ayanna Pressley heads off to Washington, setting up a contest to fill her seat until next fall.
In the meantime, former... Read more
Massachusetts Democrats, who won race after race in Tuesday’s elections, appear to have some racial tensions within their party.
In a televised interview that aired Friday night on WGBH, Suffolk County District Attorney-elect Rachael Rollins and state... Read more
A 21-year-old man who was held for more than a month after he was arrested and charged in the murder of Dorchester gas station attendant has been released on his own recognizance.
Prosecutors say that the charges against Kevin Williams have not yet been... Read more
Traffic, parking, density, height, and environmental concerns from neighbors and elected officials around a large waterfront project at the tip of Port Norfolk stalled the plan’s progress in August. As the developers work on a new pitch, city officials... Read more
Kevin Williams, held for more than a month for the murder of a Codman Square gas-station attendant, was released on personal recognizance today at the request of Suffolk County prosecutors, who say they have uncovered new evidence in the case, now before... Read more
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, fresh off her re-election win Tuesday night, said Thursday she had no timeline to decide whether to run for president, instead focusing on what she thinks Congress needs to do to keep the Russian election meddling investigation... Read more
More than 1,000 people are expected to participate in a 5k walk, run, and roll organized to honor the nation’s veterans and raise awareness for veterans issues and programs this Saturday, November 10, at Castle Island in South Boston.
The Run to Honor... Read more
Fresh off her general election win, Suffolk County’s next district attorney, Rachael Rollins, said she was geared up and prepared to push local law enforcement to do more. Rollins spoke frankly about her plans for the office and the current criminal... Read more
Alan Price will serve as the Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum starting next week.
Price has most recently served as the president of Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. Before that, he was appointed by President Barack... Read more
The Interdisciplinary Performing Arts Center (IPAC) is currently enrolling students in its inaugural young dancers program, which is currently hosted by the Epiphany School near Dorchester’s Shawmut T stop. The center will soon be housed in a brand new... Read more
Massachusetts regulators want to keep a close eye on the types of marijuana products that will be for sale to adults once marijuana retailers open and whether those products might appeal to children, a concern prompted last Thursday by an applicant... Read more
As US Sen. Ed Markey prepares to work with what he expects to be a Democrat-controlled Congress to push a Massachusetts model of gun legislation, policymakers within the state will also be looking for what more can be done to prevent shooting deaths and... Read more
Dorchester native Amanda Seider has been appointed chair of the KIPP Massachusetts board of directors. Seider replaces Michael Kendall, who served as chair since 2011 and will remain on the board of the organization, which educates 2150 students in grades... Read more
Boston Collegiate Charter School (BCCS) recently marked its 20th anniversary at the school’s annual dinner at the JFK Library with approximately 350 people coming together to celebrate the work the school is doing to provide a college-bound program for... Read more
Red Sox manager Alex Cora will be among the honorees at the city’s annual “We Are Boston” gala on Tues., Nov. 27. The event is hosted by the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement at the Park Plaza Hotel and raises funds for nonprofits that help... Read more
City Councillors Ed Flynn and Frank Baker will hold a hearing on their proposal to lower the speed limit in Boston to 20 mph. The speed limit was lowered from 30 to 25 last January. Flynn and Baker say that the drop to 20 on most streets will “... Read more
Grants aimed at preventing gun violence and targeted at youth and young adults in areas with the state’s highest crime rates will be awarded to community organizations through a pilot program created in a law Gov. Charlie Baker signed last week.
The House... Read more
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