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Friends and family traveled from near and far last Sunday to celebrate the 106th birthday of Elide Charles, a long-time Dorchester resident who arrived in the neighborhood with her Haitian family in 1969. Born on Dec. 1, 1919, in Jacmel, Charles is the sole survivor of three siblings. She married...

Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead in N.H. After Manhunt

In a stark revelation shaking federal welfare oversight, two Mattapan convenience store owners face charges for allegedly trafficking nearly $7 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, swapping EBT cards for cash in operations run from spaces smaller than many apartments. U.S. Attorney Leah...

Investigators found evidence linking deadly shootings at Brown University and MIT, as authorities probe connection between campus attacks, according to a report.

The men, who operated two small storefronts in Boston, allegedly racked up SNAP redemptions ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 monthly.

Judge Diane Freniere didn't hold back before informing Brian Walshe that he would be spending the rest of his life behind bars.

Luisa de Paula Santos resigned from Cambridge Public Schools, which she will now oversee as a member of the Cambridge School Committee. A newly elected Cambridge School Committee member, who is part of a major union-endorsed overhaul of the body, resigned from her job at a Cambridge public school and signed an...

Residents of Roxbury were met with an unsettling scene last week, as multiple vehicles were targeted in a string of break-ins. Last Thursday, Boston Police responded to reports on George Street, where they found three cars with windows shattered, their interiors in disarray. According to police statements, an...

According to City Councilor Ed Flynn and a post on the Facebook account, South Boston Community Bulletin Board, American flags were vandalized overnight (Tuesday into Wednesday) in the neighborhood, including the Farragut Statue, Medal of Honor Park, and the Korean War Memorial. Flynn will be hosting a meeting at...

There is a long-standing notion that Boston’s music and nightlife scene lacks the cultural diversity or energy of major cities like New York or Los Angeles, but a night like Reggae Fest proves that Boston’s music scene has plenty to offer. On November 22, Big Night Live opened...