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Recent homes sales in Greater Boston (Sept. 13)
Real Estate News ABINGTON 117 Monroe St. One-family conventional, built in 1901, 1,401 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 16,098-square-foot lot. $550,000 59 West St. One-family conventional, built in 1890, 1,211 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 8,450-square-foot lot. $535,000 81 Dorsey St. One-family ranch, built in 1952, 1,248 […]
Boston City Councilors Kendra Lara and Ricardo Arroyo lose preliminary elections in wake of scandals
Politics The District 5 and 6 councilors are the first incumbents to lose a preliminary election in at least four decades. Ricardo Arroyo, right, and Kendra Lara, left, both lost their preliminary elections for Boston City Council Tuesday night. Vincent Alban and Tanner Pearson/The Boston Globe In a firm rebuke of two legislators whose progressive […]
Victim shot outside Jeremiah Burke High School sues Boston and school district for negligence
Crime The lawsuit alleged that metal detectors at Burke should have stopped a gun from entering the school, but didn’t. A teen and his family are suing the City of Boston and the school district after the teen was shot at Jeremiah Burke High School in October 2022. David L Ryan/Boston Globe The family of […]
Boston police officer brothers die suddenly within 17 months of each other
Local News Boston Police Officer Brian J. MacLean died last week after an accidental fall, a little more than a year after his brother’s unexpected death. Tragedy struck twice in less than two years for the Boston Police Department and one Dorchester family, as two brothers — both active-duty officers — died suddenly within 17 […]
DA: Oregon man confesses to ‘brutal, ice-blooded’ 1979 murder in Boston
Crime Susan Marcia Rose, 24, was found bludgeoned to death in a Back Bay apartment building nearly 44 years ago. An Oregon man is charged with murder after he allegedly confessed to bludgeoning a woman to death in Boston’s Back Bay in 1979, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. John Michael Irmer, 68, […]
‘Boston is not a real city’: College students say city nightlife is lacking
The Boston Globe It’s hard to have fun if you’re not 21 — and once you are, be prepared to pay up. Bostonians danced through the night at Mariel Underground, a nightclub in downtown Boston, last summer. Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe By Vivi Smilgius, The Boston Globe updated on September 11, 2023 | […]
Holy Cross, lightning almost burn Boston College, but host Eagles barely hang on
College Sports Boston College linebacker Vinny DePalma recovers a fumble at the Eagles’ 33-yard line to turn away Holy Cross and secure the 31-28 victory Saturday at Alumni Stadium. Barry Chin/Globe Staff By Trevor Hass, The Boston Globe September 9, 2023 With 1 minute, 58 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, and Holy Cross down […]
Back in Boston, Milan Lucic hopes to ‘carry the torch’ with the Bruins in the post-Bergeron era
Bruins “When you lose guys, there’s opportunity for other guys to step into certain roles.” Milan Lucic threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park on Friday night. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer A lot has changed since the last time Milan Lucic donned a black-and-gold sweater. The 35-year-old winger is no stranger to the friendly confines […]
Separate Boston crashes leave cyclist, pedestrian with life-threatening injuries
Local News One crash occurred near Southampton and Ellery streets. The other occurred near Stuart Street. Boston police responded to two separate overnight crashes that left a cyclist and a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries. The first occurred late Thursday night. Just before 11 p.m., officers responded to the area of Southampton and Ellery streets near […]
Boston Marathon purse to break $1 million with boost in para athlete divisions
Boston Marathon “Boston is a running city, and we’ve made it our goal to elevate Para athletes as they train and compete for the podium at our events, from the 5K through to the marathon.” Susannah Scaroni smiles after breaking the tape to win the women’s wheelchair division of the 127th Boston Marathon Monday, April […]