Hyde-Park News

Citizens invited to comment online and in person on the Librarya s future The Boston Public Library will host three Community Conversations in early January during which the public can play an important role in planning for the future of the Library.

Local veterinarians are caring for a young pit bull they've dubbed "Turtle" after state humane officers say she was dumped alongside a Hyde Park road and left to die by dog fighters.

Around 6:42 p.m. Tuesday, police report they showed up at a Dorchester apartment where a woman allegedly attacked her sister.

Wicked Local Walpole reports on "Turtle," a badly injured pit bull found abandoned and near death along Turtle Pond Parkway in Stony Brook Reservation: "She was in pretty bad shape," said Lt.

Quick with a quip, Joseph M. Tierney was ready when reporters asked how he eked out a slender victory in 1984 for the fourth of five one-year terms as president of the Boston City Council.

December 10, 2009 - As PEACE BOSTON prepares to enter its 5th year on Martin Luther King Weekend, they hope that people will support their efforts to promote peace in Boston.

Wincing in pain, lying flat on a newly purchased automatic recliner with his left leg immobilized in a brace, Mayor Thomas M. Menino stared at the ceiling yesterday, thought of everything he is missing, and sighed.

Share + Dec 3, 2009 11:15 am US/Eastern One week after he was elected to a record fifth term in office , Boston Mayor Tom Menino hurt his knee and had to undergo unexpected knee surgery .

Share + Dec 3, 2009 11:37 pm US/Eastern Reporting Kathy Curran The Mayor of Boston is calling for an independent review after a Boston EMS dispatcher was placed on administrative leave.

The following was posted on the Boston Public Health Commission website : BOSTON -- The city of Boston is holding its first set of large-scale public 2009 H1N1 flu vaccination clinics this weekend in two neighborhoods that lack community health centers, where thousands of Boston residents have gone to get vaccinated against the H1N1 virus.

Thanksgiving at Hyde Park Avenue and West Street, Hyde Park. Sure, there's already a Santa putting people on his knee at the South Shore Plaza, but some people still remember Thanksgiving comes first: Boston TweetsGiving holds its Thanksgiving fundraiser on Nov.

"It would be a good tool to keep an eye on the site and keep people from using it for dumping," said Hookailo, 61, a state worker.

"It comes from all over," said Michael Mackan, the city's chief code enforcer. "You find average, everyday residents who don't want to pay for a sticker will leave their trash in a waste basket .

Seven suspects were indicted on second-degree murder charges yesterday for their roles in a fight in August outside a Back Bay nightclub that led to the death of a 22-year-old Hyde Park father, said Jake Wark, spokesman for the Suffolk district attorney.

On Washington Street in Egleston Square, WBZ radio and the Globe report . NOTE: I originally pointed to a Channel 4 report , which said the man was killed on Washington Street in Roslindale, and I should have known better than to trust Channel 4, because they seem unable to figure out the geography of any neighborhood south of the Fenway.

Boston's only polite intersection? Maybe that's what happens when you put an intersection in the middle of a forest.

There have been a few misconceptions about the UChicago Colleges Against Cancer 's breast cancer awareness campaign - dubbed Breastival - held October 18 - "23. There have been a few misconceptions about the UChicago Colleges Against Cancer 's breast cancer awareness campaign - dubbed Breastival - held October 1823.

Stick to the starters at the African Cuisine. The African Cuisine in Hyde Park has gotten polarizing reviews on the boards: Some stoutly champion the place; others advise giving it a wide berth.

Voters lined up at the Hemenway School in Hyde Park before polls opened at 7 a.m. South End: Reluctance to change Ben Venido Benson shrugged his shoulders and laughed when asked today why he voted again for four-term incumbent Mayor Thomas M. Menino.

Astronaut John Grunsfeld shared the ups and upside-downs of repairing one of the world's largest and widely used telescopes in a lecture Wednesday at the Art Institute.