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When Roger Andrews was a student at Gomes Elementary School in New Bedford, his math homework was as liable to have a rendition of Iron Man on the flip side as it was to have equations on the front.

From the moment Timothy P. Murray was sworn in as Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick's lieutenant, Western Massachusetts had a good and faithful friend in Boston.

With the release of Converse's new Boston All-Star today, we're feeling a renewed sense of shopping to benefit our fair city.

Thousands of bridges around the United States may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound.

"This was taken in the morning from the Harbor Walk in front of Harbor View. I noticed this reflection of the flag through the trees on the gym window of Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital," writes photographer Glenn Clabo, who shared this photo taken on Thursday, May 23.

Boston will be getting more bike lanes and Hubway bike share stations, the Boston Herald reported Tuesday , just two days after a visiting MIT scientist was struck and killed while riding her bike in the Kenmore Square area.

Egg in a jar: potato puree, hen-of-the-woods mushrooms, duck eggs, and crisp duck skin at West Bridge in Cambridge.

Enjoy a special concert from Lincoln Center's 2013 American Songbook series celebrating the legendary songwriting duo of John Kander and Fred Ebb, who wrote "All That Jazz" and "New York, New York." Broadway stars Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley perform, alongside theater legends Joel Grey and Chita Rivera, in a review conceived and conducted by ... (more)

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department's ParkSCIENCE program is hosting a children's science festival on Sunday, June 9, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.at the Jamaica Pond Boathouse in Jamaica Plain.

After formally throwing his support behind Edward Markey, Mayor Menino said he told Markey to "meet and greet" more aggressively.

A major piece of history connected to one of the most well-known figures from World War II and the Holocaust will soon have a home in the city of Boston.

SOON AFTER ANTIQUING CAUGHT HOLD in America in the mid to late 19th century, Boston became an epicenter for buying a piece of history.

The tech world began crafting whimsical job titles years ago. Now, in the era of personal branding, other companies are doing the same.

A key political power broker in the battleground neighborhood of East Boston has yanked his support for Daniel F. Conley's mayoral bid after the district attorney called for a citywide vote that was seen as a threat to the Suffolk Downs casino bid.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the members of an advisory panel that will help identify and address Boston's new housing needs.

State Reps. Linda Dorcena Forry and Nick Collins, former rivals who faced off in the April 30 Democratic primary, lunched on Beacon Hill this week, ahead of the general election to replace Jack Hart.

Suffolk County prosecutors have charged the sister of an accused murderer with threatening two witnesses in his case over the phone and on Facebook.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the City of Boston will receive $17.5 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency to support ongoing and future homeland security initiatives.

BOSTON - A math tutor at a Boston middle school was arrested just after noon on Tuesday after authorities say he had a package of methamphetamine delivered to the campus, according to CBS Boston .

Seventeen possible Boston mayoral candidates submitted papers Tuesday before the 5 p.m. deadline at City Hall.