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Suspects indicted in fatal shooting of Brockton grandfather-to-be

A couple who spent nearly six months on the run have been indicted for their roles in a fatal Brockton shooting that killed 40-year-old father and soon-to-be grandfather Mike Jonas, the Plymouth County District Attorney's office said in a statement Thursday. Michael Thompson, 36, and his girlfriend, Dayana Slade, 25 ,
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Two Boston stabbings in less than 16 hours fuel calls for more police presence

BOSTON — An escalator inside South Station was a crime scene Wednesday night, but Thursday it was filled with its usual commuters during the morning rush. Commuter rail riders lined up in front of the departure board to see when their trains were set to arrive, backpacks and briefcases in hand, while others filed from
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Acclaimed Boston barbecue spot to close after 15 years due to industry ‘challenges’

An award-winning barbecue restaurant in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood will close after more than a decade. Sweet Cheeks Q, located at 1381 Boylston St., will permanently shut down after 15 years at the end of November. Chef and owner Tiffany Faison decided not to renew the restaurant’s lease, citing “the...
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Tiffani Faison to close Sweet Cheeks Q and Fool’s Errand in the Fenway

The chef and restaurateur will close both restaurants later this year. A restaurant that helped transform Fenway’s dining scene is soon ending its long run. Chef and restaurateur Tiffani Faison announced that she’s not renewing the lease for her award-winning restaurant, Sweet Cheeks Q—home of trays of sauce-slathered
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Haitian restaurant in Hyde Park could learn next week whether it can re-open following...

A security guard’s request that a large group of people outside Little Haiti International Cuisine on Hyde Park Avenue leave because it was too late for them to get in ended in a mass shooting that left five people shot, one fatally. Now, even as the security guard, who...
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Boston city councilor Ed Flynn suggests National Guard help after two serious stabbings in...

Boston city councilor Ed Flynn is floating the idea of the National Guard coming to Boston to assist Boston police officers in the wake of two serious stabbings in the heart of the city.
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Boston Fisherman’s Feast Opens Today: Green Line Shutdown Changes the Trip

Boston's 116th annual Fisherman's Feast begins Thursday, August 13, in the North End, giving visitors four days of free street entertainment, religious processions and Italian food before the Flight of the Angel finale on Sunday night. The best reason to plan before leaving is not the program but the route: Green Line
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A grim footnote illuminates a harsh reality for Black Bostonians during the revolution

The intersection of Washington Street and Inner Belt Road in Somerville, Massachusetts is largely unassuming. Steps away from the interstate and an Orange Line stop, a pizza joint sits opposite a Holiday Inn. At the very edge of the hotel parking lot, a statue stands behind a fence, the hotel...
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Boston area gets glimpse of partial solar eclipse

BOSTON (WHDH) - Dozens of people gathered at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse that was visible high above Boston Wednesday. The MIT Astrogazers set up special solar-filtered telescopes that gave spectators a closer look as the moon covered about 16 percent...
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5,500 New Parking Spaces Near Logan? Braintree Wants These Fixes First

Town officials in Braintree say plans are moving forward for a major expansion of the Logan Express facility, and they want traffic and safety fixes in place before the new garage opens. In an announcement shared Monday, August 10, the Town of Braintree reported that Mayor Erin V. Joyce welcomed Massachusetts Transport

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