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Thursday (18th) – Community blood drive at Boston Teachers Union, 180 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For appointment, 617-733-2767.

• Hancock Street Civic Association meets at 6:30 p.m. ... Read more.

The deadline to register for the test needed for entrance to one of the city’s three exam schools in Sept. 26. The Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) takes place at 12 locations across the city on Sat., Nov. 8 ... Read more.

Forty years after Boston was ordered to desegregate its schools in 1974, the Union of Minority Neighborhoods has released a report addressing why it has been hard to move on from that time.

In the report, released ... Read more.

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh will head to Ireland on Thursday, kicking off a ten-day trip that will have him revisiting his roots in County Galway and appearing on a popular late night show.

Walsh, a Dorchester ... Read more.

Days after the headmaster at Madison Park Vocational and Technical High School resigned, Mayor Martin Walsh praised the move, calling it “a step in the right direction.”

Added Walsh in a statement to the Reporter ... Read more.

Boston residents and businesses may now go online and learn about the solar power potential of their homes and buildings, including installation cost estimates. Mayor Martin Walsh on Tuesday announced Solar System Boston ... Read more.

Members of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted 3-1 on Tuesday to award the Boston-area resort casino license to Wynn Resorts and its plan for an Everett casino.

The $1.6 billion Everett casino plan prevailed ... Read more.

The nation's poverty rate dipped in 2013, especially for Hispanic individuals, while the number of people remaining in poverty and median incomes remained relatively unchanged from 2012, according to new U.S. Census ... Read more.

The deadline to register for the test needed for entrance to one of the city’s three exam schools in Sept. 26. The Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) takes place at 12 locations across the city on Sat., Nov. 8 ... Read more.

The headmaster of Madison Park Vocational and Technical High School resigned Friday night, effective immediately.

Interim Superintendent John McDonough accepted Dr. Diane Ross Gary’s resignation after a tumultuous ... Read more.

Saturday (13th) – Annual Harvest Festival & Perennial Divide, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at City Natives, 30 Edgewater Dr., Mattapan. Free event hosted by Boston Natural Areas Network. Festival includes games ... Read more.

Connie S. Wong has been appointed Deputy Commissioner for Labor Relations, Human Resources and Legal Affairs for the Boston Fire Department. Wong will serve as the chief legal advisor on all matters to the Fire ... Read more.

A racially charged argument between teenagers hanging out at Garvey Park ended violently last Saturday night when a 19 year old was slashed in the face with a knife. Boston Police detectives from Area C-11 are ... Read more.

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