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The Franklin Park Zoo has announced the birth of a new bongo – a species of African forest antelope. ... Read more.

My Dot Tour, a nonprofit collaborative that promotes the Fields Corner area by hosting local walking tours, will kick off its second tour season this August and is looking for high school students interested in becoming ... Read more.

The city’s top planning and development agency on Thursday night signed off on redevelopment and education projects in Grove Hall and Codman Square, along with a master plan for the Columbia Point neighborhood.

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Elizabeth Reed, a real-estate broker in Norwood, was indicted this week on 40 counts of wire fraud and 15 counts of money laundering for her role in allegedly flipping an apartment building converted to condos at 135 ... Read more.

Officials from the MBTA, the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the State House met yesterday in an attempt to move forward with a planned expansion of the Neponset Greenway.

The project, which has been ... Read more.

Sparks are expected to fly tonight as Mattapan residents meet with MBTA officials about the siting of a Blue Hill Avenue rail station and abutters who remain opposed weigh their next steps. The Fairmount Line station, one ... Read more.

Endorsements can be tricky things. Closely watched by insiders, they are often considered to have little impact on voters. But endorsements bring more hands to the endorsee’s organization from the endorser, along with an ... Read more.

When the young Jack Marr was working at his family’s scaffolding company in post-WWII South Boston, his specialty was climbing flagpoles, using nothing more than two thin ropes and his own prowess to reach the top. Now, ... Read more.

Editor’s Note:A scholarship fund in memory of Saint William’s Band of Dorchester and Dominic J. Bianculli has recently been established. This scholarship is open to all graduating high school seniors who live in ... Read more.

In an attempt to highlight and protect some of Uphams Corner’s lesser-known historical landmarks, the Boston Preservation Alliance (BPA) is calling on residents to identify important pieces of the neighborhood’s history ... Read more.

Local historians are planning a weekend of events to ring in the 350th anniversary of the James Blake House, the oldest home in the City of Boston.

The Dorchester Historical Society (DHS) chose Dorchester ... Read more.

A lifelong Dorchester resident who danced as child in “The Nutcracker” at the Strand is making her debut there this Saturday as a choreographer as part of a one-night-only special “Out of the Box.” This showcase of fresh ... Read more.

A man apparently intent on killing his girlfriend initiated a gun battle that left him, the woman and a Boston Police officer with gunshot wounds early Tuesday morning.

The Suffolk County District Attorney’s says ... Read more.

The state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will host a public meeting at the Foley Senior Residences on Thursday, June 16 at 6:30 p.m. to present plans for a new water feature, as well as spray elements ... Read more.

Above, the latest report on today's incident from BNN-TV's ... Read more.

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