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Tomorrow evening, volunteers from the Boston Violence Intervention and Prevention program will try to knock on 400 doors near the John Marshall School to talk to residents about last week's shooting in the school gym .

Adrian Douglas, 32, was arrested for operating without a license, operating an uninsured/unregistered motor vehicle, failure to stop for a police officer.

State and city leaders today will unveil a blueprint for dramatically expanding the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, part of an effort to make the city one of the nation's premier meeting destinations and spur private investment on the South Boston Waterfront, two officials briefed on the matter said.

A union official is sharply criticizing the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority's plans to expand the already-massive Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in South Boston, the Boston Herald reports.

British doctor 'travelled to Alaska for child sex after grooming six-year-old boy in internet chatroom' By Annette Witheridge and Ryan Kisiel Last updated at 9:41 AM on 24th November 2009 A British research doctor working for a pharmaceutical company has been arrested in Alaska in an internet sex sting.

The Boston Latino International Film Festival starts this Friday and the opening ceremony is a free event.

The City Council tomorrow considers a proposal by Council President Michael Ross to designate Huntington Avenue between Longwood and Ruggles as Lt.

The Mary Baker Eddy Library is celebrating the holiday season this year with "Caring for Christmas - a Nineteenth-Century American Story." This original musical and dramatic review will explore the evolution of Christmas as a holiday from pre-nineteenth century forward.

Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, an 11-year-old Springfield, Mass., student hanged himself last April after classmates harassed him because they thought he was gay.

The 58-year-old restaurant chain that takes credit for inventing the roast beef sandwich plans to revamp the former Marty's Liquor store in Allston into its first Hub location.

Did District E7 just make UH news for something other than a stabbing or "head punching"? Progress! Speaking of which, why By Alex Howell Wed, 11/18/2009 - 5:56pm Speaking of which, why doesn't UH cover other police districts with the same intensity as they do E-7? There definitely is news concerning Dorchester, but you never see anything about ...

Four minutes may not seem like a long time, unless you're a homeowner watching flames engulf your house.

Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley is honoring two people for their service in the region's black Roman Catholic community.

Salvation Army officials are expecting a record turnout when they distribute 1,200 Thanksgiving food baskets.

We all know getting around Boston isn't easy. Whether it's the confusing signs, a one way street, and lack of a grid system, it's tough to navigate.

District A-7 reports a man entering his Princeton Street apartment Wednesday night was robbed at gunpoint.

A 17-year old from Methuen was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after running over a 12-year old in Lowell on Wednesday.

The Massachusetts Port Authority board has voted to transfer the Tobin Bridge to the new Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Police have found the car they believe struck and critically injured a 12-year-old boy in a hit-and-run accident on Wednesday afternoon.

WILMINGTON, Mass. To make the holidays a little brighter for children whose families are being helped by domestic violence agencies, Verizon Wireless is conducting its 'Kids In Need' Holiday Drive for the ninth consecutive year at its Communications Stores throughout New England.