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A 26-year-old Boston woman, who allegedly stabbed her 29-year-old boyfriend in the chest Saturday morning at their Union Park residence, was arraigned Tuesday in Boston Municipal Court.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino today joined the ETC Development Corporation and residents to celebrate the Grand Opening of ETC's $10M elderly rental housing development, The Residences at Neponset Field.

The owners of the new Kam Man grocery are ready to open in South Bay as Asian supermarkets gain ground in area Co-owners William Woo and his uncle Wan Wu at one of the lobster tanks.

BOSTON - A Beacon Hill woman says her dog was stolen outside the Whole Foods Market on Cambridge Street Monday evening.

Award-winning court and crime reporter Laurel J. Sweet has been featured in the ABC miniseries "Boston 24/7" and the 9-11 documentary motion picture "Looking For My Brother." isgraced former House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi could testify before a federal grand jury hearing evidence of corruption in the state Probation Department any day now - but ... (more)

Of course, I hope he also loses weight; he is, as we all know, at risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and heart attack; doubly prone to the latter afflictions, given his choleric nature.

Today Mayor Thomas M. Menino kicked off Boston's eleventh Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign announcing the opening of 22 free tax prep centers across the city to assist residents in filing their taxes and claiming the EITC credit.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino invites Boston youth to jump-start their summer planning during February school vacation week at "Boston R.O.C.K. IT!!! Launch into Summer" at Emmanuel College's Yawkey Center gymnasium, on Wednesday, February 22nd from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Organized by Boston Centers for Youth & Families and sponsored by jetBlue, this event ... (more)

Tributes continue to pour in for a retired Boston Police commander who served the city in some of its most transformative years: Willis Saunders.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced today that the Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library has been awarded LEED Silver Certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute .

Shoplifter arrested, found to have numerous warrants A Natick man was arrested Friday after he was allegedly shoplifting from stores on Needham Street.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol R. Johnson hosted U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at the John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Jamaica Plain.

"We're in contact with the State Department, Boston police, the usual suspects," said Kelly Anne Smith, spokeswoman for the Israeli consulate in Boston.

Police and the Suffolk District Attorney's office said Jean Weevens Janvier, 30, of Dorchester is believed to have fatally shot Judith Emile, 23, and Stephanie Emile, 21, in their apartment.

Boston Herald Chief Enterprise Reporter Wedge is the Herald's Chief Enterprise Reporter and writes Sunday's "Pols & Politics" column.

The beer, Milk Stout Nitro, is hitting the Boston area this week in a series of events that include tastings at more than a dozen liquor stores and "rollout parties" at five local bars.

Two Boston EMS EMTs from Ambulance 12, Lyndon Williams and Matt Bryer, helped deliver a baby girl this morning in a Dorchester home.

On Friday, Feb. 3 , a victim reported that, minutes earlier, he had asked a man near the intersection of Walford Way and Monument Street for help locating the victim's girlfriend.

Bank of America will look to maintain its downtown Boston presence at current levels even as it cuts 30,000 workers companywide and puts its landmark building at 100 Federal St.

A pair of silver standing cups that once belonged to Massachusetts Gov. William Stoughton sold at auction for $1.08M. UUA Board urges repudiation of 'Doctrine of Discovery' Meeting in New Orleans, board names moderator candidates, mulls future of UUA headquarters and social justice resolutions.