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Boston police warn public of costly charity scams targeting women in parking lots

Local cases involving suspected fraudsters claiming to collect donations for a deceased child have resulted in losses totaling $170,700.
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Former Charter School Site in Roxbury Will House Islamic Center

Barrie Naji with Coldwell Banker Realty Sharon-Canton Regional Office and founder of Barrie Sells Boston/Global Lux Collective, represented a nonprofit organization, Malik Academy, in acquiring a property that will soon serve as Blackstone Islamic Education Collaborative, an Islamic School and Community Center for...
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Dorchester Couple Creates $750 Micro-Apartments to Address Housing Affordability Crisis

A pioneering housing experiment in Dorchester is showcasing micro-apartments designed to be affordable and efficient. Built over four years by Vivian and Elisa Girard, a couple with construction expertise in Fields Corner, the entire 14-unit micro-apartment building was constructed using recycled materials. The...
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Boston Police Nab Suspected Drug Trafficker in Dorchester with Firearms and Crack Cocaine

Yesterday, Boston police made a significant drug bust in Dorchester, leading to the arrest of a 39-year-old man. Lawrence Chaney Jr., from Dorchester, was apprehended after a meticulous drug investigation conducted by officers from the Drug Control Units of District E-13 (Jamaica Plain) and E-5 (Roslindale/West...
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Organized crime rings drive street takeovers by using kids to steal cars for wild...

Street takeovers organized on social media involve stolen high-performance cars, with thieves targeting luxury vehicles and using new technology to steal them.
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Former Stoughton officer due in court, charged with murder of Sandra Birchmore

BOSTON (WHDH) - Former Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell, charged with killing a pregnant woman, is headed to court. Sandra Birchmore was murdered in Canton four years ago; the case is being tried in federal court in Boston where a pre-trial conference is scheduled for Thursday. Prosecutors said Farwell, who...
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Judge dismisses charges against Boston man who put stickers on Teslas in Brookline

A Brookline District Court judge dismissed the case against a Roslindale man who police said vandalized several Teslas with stickers earlier this year, according to court filings made on Wednesday. In March, 39-year-old Harrison Randall was charged with six counts of defacing property, which is a felony, after...
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Massachusetts earliest winters mapped in new data as Boston prepares for snow

Massachusetts has seen snow as early as October in the past, with the earliest recorded snowfall in the state occurring in 1942
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Convicted former Boston city councilor to report to prison

BOSTON (WHDH) - Former Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson will report to prison Friday to begin her sentence following her federal corruption conviction. Fernandes Anderson was sentenced to one month in prison and three years of supervised release; she was also ordered to pay $13,000 in restitution....
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South Boston Cold Case: Jean Lampron was tragically killed after getting mugged for her...

It’s been twenty years since tragedy struck early one October morning in Southie. According to a cold case featured by writer Emily Sweeney in the Boston Globe, on October 13, 2005, 68-year-old Jean Lampron was walking to the bus stop on her way to work around 5:15 a.m. when a man on a bicycle near D and Fifth...

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