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Tucked into Mayor Michelle Wu’s Jan. 5 inaugural speech was a pledge to revisit the Boston Public Schools student assignment system. “We will revisit school assignment to be simpler and more predictable, reduce time students spend on the bus, and reinvest in advanced coursework, arts, and athletics,” she said in her...

In the wake of resident Yelena Kuzmina’s death in a motor vehicle crash on Jan. 8, community members came together to donate $21,260 in support of her family. Marblehead Police Department initially responded to reports of a car crashing into a pole in the area of 10 Humphrey St. at approximately 4:21 p.m. on Jan. 8....

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Jimmy Fallon tried Massachusetts town names, but Affleck botched Mattapoisett and locals are having fun with it.

The longtime veteran of the force claims Cox demoted him after uncovering widespread fraud in the department’s paid-detail system.

BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — A renowned furniture store in Dorchester is closing after almost 35 years. Norman Mainville opened Machine Age in 1991, and ever since then, he's created a loyal following selling vintage 20th-century American and European furniture, lighting, and art. Mainville said one of the things he...

A Boston man serving a life sentence for murdering his girlfriend in Weymouth in 2017 was charged today with murdering another woman in 1999 in her apartment at 467 Columbia Rd. in Dorchester, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office reports. Cornell Bell, 54, is charged with stabbing Caryn Bonner,...

To many Americans, the Boston accent is as indiscernible as someone speaking English with a thick Scottish accent. Drop someone from Birmingham, Alabama onto a bar stool in South Boston and they’ll be fighting for their lives trying to keep up with the conversation. The Boston accent was forged primarily by early...

A Title IX investigation into Bedford Public Schools Superintendent Cliff Chuang found that he is not responsible for formal complaints made against him. Bedford School Committee Chair Sarah McGinley announced on Tuesday, Jan. 13, that the committee and the parties involved in the investigation received the decision...

CHELSEA, Mass. — A raging fire swept through a multi-family home in Chelsea on Tuesday evening, displacing residents and leaving one building a total loss, officials said. Fire crews were dispatched to Cottage Street and encountered heavy fire on two floors of the structure. The fire began at a multi-family house at...

Boston's culinary scene just leveled up with some serious recognition. Let's talk about what makes 311 Omakase so special.