The Boston Public Health Commission reports a bloom of cyanobacteria (a.k.a. blue-green algae) in that stretch of the river. Read more ...

The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans to convert the two former Penshorn Roofing buildings on Carolina Avenue in Jamaica Plain into six townhouse-style residential units - right next to the ...

Story update: We're slowly getting stories between March 13 and May 20 back online. Apologies for the mess, and if the story you were looking for hasn't made it back from the dead yet.

A disgusted resident filed a 311 complaint shortly after noon about the overflowing dumpster behind apartments at 94-96 Itasca St. in Mattapan: Read more ...

A 16-year-old from Braintree was arraigned last week on a charge of assault and battery causing serious injury for a May 10 beatdown at John Paul II Park in Dorchester that started when he saw his ...

Northeastern University reports it will to catalog, digitize and put online a large trove of documents that local art supporter and activist Elma Lewis donated to the school in the 1990s, which it ...

Story update: We're slowly getting stories between March 13 and May 20 back online. Apologies for the mess, and if the story you were looking for hasn't made it back from the dead yet.

The MBTA is reminding Green Line riders that the B Line will be shut between Boston College and Babcock Street between Aug. 2 and 11 for some of those accelerated track repair sessions. Bustitution, ...

Boston Police report arresting a Dorchester man they say pulled out a gun during one of several fights outside a Whitfield Street party Sunday night. Read more.

The remaining Dunkin' in the Back Bay MBTA station passed a Boston health re-inspection yesterday with no violations found, which means it was cleared to re-open. An ISD health inspector shut the take ...

Shiny and new tracks don't do much good when a shiny new train just dies and then won't be budged, as happened this morning at Chinatown, where one of the new Orange Line trains despaired of life and ...