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Ayanna Pressley’s proposal to revamp the doling out of liquor licenses cleared the City Council last week with a 12-1 vote. City Councillor Bill Linehan of South Boston was the lone ‘no’ vote.

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As Boston’s mayor-elect to succeed Thomas Menino, Dorchester’s Marty Walsh follows in the “green” footsteps of the likes of Patrick Collins, John “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald, James Michael Curley, Maurice Tobin, John Hynes, ... Read more.

Hours after his swearing-in at Boston College on Mon., Jan. 6, Mayor-elect Marty Walsh will join his supporters for his inaugural celebration at the Hynes Convention Center. Tickets, available at Ticketmaster, are $35 per ... Read more.

Marr-lin Swim Team - The Marr-lin Swim Team continued their league schedule this month including a recent meet in Chelsea. Our teen swimmers enjoyed a strong meet with the following members posting new ... Read more.

Boston school officials are projecting a lower enrollment for the Lilla Frederick Pilot Middle School next year, but civic activists and parents are disputing the figure, saying they have worked every year to increase the ... Read more.

A United States postal worker was ambushed, robbed, and shot in his mail truck on Friday evening in a rare and brazen assault that has prompted the US Postal Service to place a $50,000 reward for the suspects, who remain ... Read more.

Expressing continued concern with mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders, Gov. Deval Patrick said he would be “very interested” in commuting the sentences of a segment of the inmate population if it ... Read more.

A postal worker was shot shortly after 6 p.m. Friday on Bailey Street.

The MBTA shut Ashmont station for both subway and bus service as police mounted a manhunt in the area that included searching backyards around ... Read more.

Boston Mayor-elect Marty Walsh on Friday pushed back against reports that there is a simmering tension between his transition team and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, fueled by what has been described as a late push from ... Read more.

School police arrested a student at Burke High School on Washington Street Thursday on charges of illegal possession of a firearm, resisting arrest and assault and battery on a police officer resulting in injuries.

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Annissa Essaibi George, who ran unsuccessfully for one of the four City Council At-Large slots this year, said on Friday that she will not be a candidate for Mayor-elect Marty Walsh’s seat in the Massachusetts House. “I ... Read more.

With Tuesday’s snowstorm forcing the cancellation of that night’s Port Norfolk Civic Association’s meeting to discuss the $4.25 million clean-up of the Shaffer Paper site, officials said the neighborhood input session ... Read more.

On Dec. 30, the Boston Parks and Recreation Commission will consider a motion to install a new historical marker at the Sean P. Sullivan Tennis Court in Savin Hill. The marker, which would be placed next to the tennis ... Read more.

Trucks backing up onto a small residential street in Fields Corner have drawn the ire of local residents, who have taken their complaints of traffic congestion to City Hall.

Fred Zayas, who lives on Faulkner Street ... Read more.

Christmas is coming a little early for Dorchester native Carolynne Warren, who has built a successful career as an actress and entrepreneur in Los Angeles. The actress will find herself onstage at Boston’s Colonial ... Read more.

In a rare rebuke of the Boston Landmarks Commission, the City Council on Wednesday voted 12-to-0 to overturn the designation of Savin Hill’s 24 Grampian Way as a landmark. District 3 Councillor Frank Baker recused himself ... Read more.

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