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Peaceful protests denouncing racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death were held across Massachusetts Friday, drawing marchers and even the captain of one of Boston’s sports teams. Several more protests took place Friday afternoon and evening, including in Salem, Brookline, Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, Lawrence, Malden, Peabody, Billerica and Chelmsford. Bruins captain Zdeno Chara joined in...

Events calling for racial equity and denouncing police brutality, which have remained peaceful in recent days, continue across Massachusetts.

Two firefighters were injured battling a 2-alarm blaze in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood early Thursday morning. The fire was first reported at 28 Heathcote St. shortly before 3 a.m. Boston fire officials said all residents made it out of the house, a 1-1/2-story, wood framed building. Photos showed heavy flames shooting from the roof of the building. The fire was...

With the coronavirus pandemic changing so much, businesses in the Boston area are struggling to survive. At Sophia’s Grotto in Roslindale Village, the restaurant is counting on takeout business to ride out the storm. “Go from one restaurant to doing takeout,” said owner Joe Garufi. “It’s a different ballgame.” Business is down 40%, hours have been cut back for...

A building in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood that houses a polling place and a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles location will be closed until further notice due to a burst pipe. The pipe burst overnight between Wednesday and Thursday at the Roslindale Community Center at 6 Cummins Highway, causing substantial water damage on all floors, the facility said on its website….

A crash involving multiple vehicles in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood left at least one person with life-threatening injuries. Police responded to the crash, which occurred Thursday night on Washington Street near Archdale Road. Two people were transported from the scene, police confirmed around 10:40 p.m. One of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries. Debris could be seen strewn across the busy...

Fred Clay spent 38 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. After being released, he is looking to educate others. Clay was wrongfully convicted in the 1979 murder of a cab driver in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood. Wednesday, the AMC Boston Common showcased much more than a film. Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins joined Clay for a public…

A dozen students and a staff member at a Boston middle school were hospitalized Thursday morning after being exposed to pepper spray. Boston EMS said multiple units responded to Washington Irving Middle School in the city’s Roslindale neighborhood around 11 a.m. after a student discharged pepper spray in the cafeteria.

Two men are dead after a random shooting in Roslindale.

Residents expect more trick-or-treaters from communities that cancelled its Halloween-day events

One of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, according to police.

A former Boston youth baseball couch who was accused of raping a child but deported in 2014 has been brought back to Massachusetts to stand trial, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Jose Ortega, 48, is charged with rape of a child under 16 and battery of a child under 14. He was originally indicted in 2014 and released on bail.

Authorities in Woburn, Massachusetts warned the public to keep an eye on their pets after a dog was mauled to death by at least two coyotes.

There are a few “for sale” signs outside of homes on Ardale Street in Roslindale. Some people aren’t pleased with the new neighbors moving in.

Some coyotes moved into a Roslindale neighborhood, and it has some residents concerned.

Seven adults and a child have lost their home after an overnight in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood. The fire was reported at about 1:15 a.m. Wednesday at a home on 19 Harrison St., according to the Boston Fire Department. The two-story building had flames on the first and second floor, officials said.

A structure fire in Roslindale left seven adults and a child displaced.

A 30-year-old man was shot Thursday in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood, according to police. The shooting was reported shortly before midnight in the area of 83 Wellsmere Road, police said. The injuries appeared to be non-life threatening and arrests were made.

Police are investigating a reported home invasion in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood. Authorities responded to the incident just after 1 p.m. Wednesday at a home on Stella Drive.