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Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts is urging community members to stop abandoning animals outside its facility after multiple incidents in which animals were left unattended at the shelter’s gate. In a recent announcement, the Brockton-based organization said, “We are asking, as sincerely and desper

BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Massachusetts pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to healthcare benefit fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 52-year-old Manuel Antonio Baez pleaded guilty to one count of falsely representing a Social Secur

Adaptive reuse project will transform former convent into 36 affordable senior apartments. BOSTON— Kaplan Construction has begun construction on McDevitt Senior Homes, a $15.7 million adaptive reuse project that will transform the former St. Augustine’s Convent and Paraclete Center at 207 E Street in South Boston into

Friday evening will be about as pleasant as New England gets in September. Clear skies and light winds will allow temperatures to drop noticeably overnight — inland areas that cool efficiently could dip into the mid-40s, while coastal communities and Greater Boston should hold in the low to mid-50s. It will be a great

J.T. Magen & Co. and Extell Development are proposing 1,945 homes across roughly 1.8 million square feet of residential and retail space at 314-420 Dorchester Ave., where Dorchester Avenue splits from Old Colony Avenue in South Boston. The proposal follows the developers' $75 million winning bid at a St. Patrick's Day

A Letter of Intent has been filed for a proposed 1.837 million-square-foot mixed-use development at 314-420 Dorchester Ave. The roughly six-acre site would include a mix of housing, retail, restaurant space, and parking. The property changed hands following a foreclosure auction in March 2026, when an affiliate of JT M

We’re off to a great start this weekend here in Boston! In fact, many of us started this Saturday with temperatures in the 40s sand 50s, feeling a lot like fall with low humidity levels!. High temperatures will climb into the mid 70s this afternoon. We’ll continue to see...

Boston's housing affordability crisis persists as Mayor Michelle Wu's administration considers new measures to support selected developments and adjusts expectations for construction in the current economy. Boston's housing affordability crisis is proving difficult to solve, even as Mayor Michelle Wu's administration l

DORCHESTER, MA — Two people were arrested Friday morning after an attempted shoplifting at a CVS store escalated into a stabbing. Officers assigned to District B-2 responded to a radio call for a person with a knife in the area of 468 Blue Hill Avenue at approximately 10:47 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2026.

Boston has added more than 170 acres of canopy on city-controlled land, but losses on private residential property have wiped out much of the progress made on public land. Efforts to expand tree cover in Boston's hottest neighborhoods are colliding with losses on private residential land, where trees in backyards and a