Politics
The release of an independent report ordered up by the Supreme Judicial Court alleging corruption and widespread mismanagement within the state Probation Department has evoked cautious expressions of concern among local lawmakers and incoming state... Read more
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The Melville Park Neighborhood Association is petitioning the city’s elections department to change their present polling location at Oliver Wendell Holmes School, citing little available parking and low... Read more
To her supporters and defense attorneys, former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson was a voice for some of the state's neediest and most powerless people, as well as a "flawed being, who made terrible mistakes." According to federal prosecutors, the Roxbury... Read more
Former House Speaker Thomas Finneran refused to testify in an independent investigation into alleged corruption within the state Probation Department, according to an independent report released Thursday. The report, ordered by the state's highest court,... Read more
More than 60 Boston officials, victims advocates and family members touched by street crime met at Boston City Hall to discuss resources available for families struggling in the wake of violent crime.
City councillor Charles Yancey and Councillor At-... Read more
Mattapan Square has finally been designated for a branch of Boston’s Main Streets program, which has helped revitalize several other neighborhood business districts over the last 15 years. As the twentieth Main Streets district, Mattapan Square’s... Read more
Grove Hall’s Freedom House will get $1 million in state funds to help build a new headquarters on the site of its present Crawford Street home. The challenge grant was announced by Governor Deval Patrick on Wednesday. Freedom House will need to raise $1... Read more
City Councillor Maureen FeeneyDorchester City Councillor Maureen Feeney will make a decision on whether to run for another term after the holidays, she said this week.
First elected to the District Three seat in 1993, Feeney said she is leaning towards... Read more
The Boston Phoenix's David Bernstein and West Roxbury Patch are reporting that Matt O'Malley will take former City Councillor John Tobin's place on the City Council. Voters went to the polls in West Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, and parts of Roslindale and... Read more
On Thursday, November 11th, we observe Veterans Day. As a nation, we thank our veterans for their service to our country and remember the veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice. All veterans put their lives at risk to protect the freedom, democracy... Read more
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