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When Thomas Menino took over the mayor’s chair in 1993, the Internet was still a novel concept. One of Twitter.com’s co-creators was 17 years old, some 13 years away from creating the social networking site. The word “ ... Read more.
Near the climax of Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers, the ever-impetuous Romeo hits the black market for a poison that will end his life “As violently as hasty powder fired/Doth hurry from the fatal ... Read more.
Rep. Martin Walsh of Dorchester has shrunk his opponent’s lead in the mayoral race to within the margin of error, as Boston City Councilor John Connolly of West Roxbury edged Walsh in a recent poll, 41-39.
The ... Read more.
MBTA Transit Police report a 20-year-old man was shot around 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Ashmont station.
Officers on patrol at the station heard "a series of gunshots," police say. One bullet wound up lodged ... Read more.
The Boston Police Department reports an argument that turned physical ended with a woman stabbing her boyfriend in the stomach Sunday afternoon.
Tina Thompson, 46, was arrested on a charge of assault ... Read more.
Suffolk Downs has asked Caesars Entertainment to withdraw as a managing partner in the track's bid to build a resort casino in East Boston less than three weeks away from a scheduled referendum vote on the $1 billion ... Read more.
Inside the WBZ-TV studios on Tuesday night, it was Dorchester vs. West Roxbury as State Rep. Marty Walsh and City Councillor At-Large John Connolly faced off in the general mayoral election’s first televised debate. On a ... Read more.
They ranged from ages 26 to 38, two men and a woman, each having struggled and overcome. Up on the second floor of the Dorchester District Courthouse, they became the latest graduates of an aggressive program aimed at ... Read more.
The two candidates squaring off in a rematch for the District 2 Boston City Council seat appear to be split on the issue of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association (BPPA) winning a large arbitration award that amounts ... Read more.
Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Mitchell D. Chester used a public roundtable format last Wednesday to discuss the imminent possibility of state receivership of the underperforming Dever ... Read more.
• Cedar Grove Gardens hosts its annual fall festival on Sun. Oct. 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. The free event features hayrides through the Cedar Grove Cemetery across the street. Kids love to take a whack at one of several ... Read more.
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), in partnership with the Mattapan Community Health Center, the Mattapan Food & Fitness Coalition, and Mattapan United, will host a community meeting on the health of Mattapan ... Read more.
The Boston Police Department reports the Harbor Point Convenience Store, 17 Harbor Point Blvd., was held up around 8:10 p.m. on Sunday.
"The suspect walked in to the store and brandished a firearm at the cashier. ... Read more.
Citing outside organizations spending over $1 million in support of state Rep. Marty Walsh's mayoral campaign, an education reform group said Friday they plan to return to the race in support of the candidate they ... Read more.
They couldn’t all fit inside the small Washington Street campaign office. So the group of a dozen or so black clergy and community members stepped outside and crowded around City Councillor At-Large John Connolly to ... Read more.
A top Patrick administration official on Thursday warned of “dire consequences” from the partial federal government shutdown, which is in its tenth day.
“Thousands of state employees will be facing furloughs or ... Read more.
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